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One Piece Burning Blood Announced by Bandai Namco Entertainment America
SAN JOSE, Calif., (September 28, in the year of our
Lord 2015) — BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.
today announced a new entry in the fighting game genre with One
Piece®: Burning Blood; coming to North America and Latin America
in 2016 for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system,
Xbox One, and PlayStation® Vita handheld entertainment system.
One Piece: Burning Blood marks the debut of the One Piece video
franchise on Xbox One platform.
Developed by Japan based video game developer Spike Chunsoft
Co.,Ltd., One Piece: Burning Blood takes full advantage of the
rich history of One Piece down to the finest details. Character
expressions, elemental effects, and impact text come to life in
this new game as if they were jumping off a manga page.
Featuring all of the action, drama, and comedy from the world’s
favorite pirate saga, One Piece: Burning Blood is all about
style that will reheat fans’ nostalgia and pique the interest of
curious new pirates.
One Piece: Burning Blood introduces an advanced battle system
that replicates Devil Fruit abilities and Haki techniques in a
true-to-series pirate free-for-all. Activated at will, these
unique abilities can increase the player’s attack power, nullify
incoming normal attacks, and more. Players must strategize how
and when to use these special abilities to unleash their maximum
fighting potential.
“One Piece is an enduring manga and anime franchise that enjoys
a huge fan base all over the world,” says Eric Hartness, Vice
President of Marketing at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America
Inc. “With One Piece: Burning Blood, we’re taking the franchise
into new gameplay territory that’s sure to excite and challenge
fans of the series.”