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A.W. Phoenix Festa Announced
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (July 1, in the year of our Lord
2016) — BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., today
announced a new entry in the Simulation Action genre with A.W. :
Phoenix Festa™; coming to the Americas on July 26, 2016
exclusively for the PlayStationŽ Vita hand-held system via
PlayStationŽNetwork.
A.W. : Phoenix Festa is based on a popular Japanese light novel
— The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water, where in the
20th century a catastrophic event known as the Invertia leads to
the destruction of many large cities on Earth. In order to
recover from the devastation, the Integrated Enterprise
Foundation is formed and cities are reorganized including one
city called Rikka, also known as Asterisk. Within Asterisk, six
academies hold tournaments called “Festas” pitting students from
each academy against each other.
A.W. : Phoenix Festa combines dating sim mechanics and combat in
one game and features its own original storyline carved from the
light novel series. The game will let fans experience a true
love adventure with numerous endings. A.W. : Phoenix Festa will
also offer players various options to enhance relationships
between their favorite characters which can be influenced
through battles and conversations with non-playable characters
(NPCs). Players may start the game as main character Ayato or an
original character and go about daily school life by making
friends and competing in the “Phoenix Festa” tournament. Players
also train themselves in order to increase their combat
abilities as they prepare to participate in the “Phoenix Festa”
tournament with their favorite characters.
“A.W. : Phoenix Festa is poised to bring the unique action and
story of the popular Japanese light novel The Asterisk War to
life on the PlayStation Vita,” said Eric Hartness, Vice
President of Marketing at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America
Inc. “A.W. : Phoenix Festa blends two very different genres;
dating sim and action, into a very unique experience for anime
fans and PlayStation Vita owners to enjoy.”
A.W. : PHOENIX FESTA will be available in the Americas on July
26, 2016 exclusively for the PlayStationŽ Vita handheld system
via PlayStationŽNetwork.
No word on a physical copy version of this game at this time.
Families are required to pay for Internet usage fees to download
this game. For more information click
here.