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One Piece Pirate Warriors 2 Coming to America
One Piece Fans to Anticipate Embarking on their Pirate Adventures into the New World this Summer
SAN JOSE, Calif., (January
21, in the year of our Lord 2013) – NAMCO BANDAI Games
America Inc. today announced that ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS™ 2
for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system will be coming
to North America in summer 2013. ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2 is
an action adventure game developed by TECMO KOEI GAMES and is
based off of ONE PIECE, one of the most widely read and popular
manga and anime series in the world.
Players will be able to set off on grand adventures with
well-beloved characters such as Luffy, Sanji, Zoro and the rest
of the Straw Hat crew to explore and conquer island after island
while traveling through the New World. With playable characters
from the original title along with never before seen characters
joining the battle, fans can enjoy seeing whole line-ups of
their favorite ONE PIECE characters springing to action,
including Eneru for the first time ever on PS3.
ONE PIECE fans will explore wondrous and mysterious island
environments in the bizarre realm beyond the Grand Line while
they sail through uncharted territories, including previously
unreleased stages such as Skypiea.
The on-going partnership between TECMO KOEI GAMES and NAMCO
BANDAI Games Inc. melds top quality fighting action with the
phenomenally widespread manga franchise to produce a truly
swashbuckling video game experience. By leveraging the simple
controls from the Dynasty Warriors series, players will be able
to enjoy new intensive tactical action in conjunction with the
expanded roster of character appearances.
“The successful collaboration between TECMO KOEI GAMES and NAMCO
BANDAI Games will provide excitement never seen before,
surpassing the previous title with more of Dynasty Warrior’s
excitement and ONE PIECE’s wildly popular adventures,” says
Wyman Jung, Associate Brand Manager at NAMCO BANDAI Games
America Inc. “Our goal is to bring a fresh and riveting gameplay
experience fit for fans aspiring to be the next Pirate King.”
ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2 is slated to launch in North
America in summer 2013 for the PlayStation 3 system.