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Akiba's Beat Releases
Torrance, Calif. – May 16, in the year of our Lord
2017 – XSEED Games, the publishing brand of Marvelous
USA, Inc., is proud to announce today that AKIBA’S BEAT,
developer ACQUIRE’s satirical JRPG, is now available in North
America for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and
PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. Available in
digital and physical formats, the title is XSEED Games’s largest
voiceover project to date, featuring English language audio for
the game’s nearly 22,000 spoken lines in addition to the option
for original Japanese audio.
“I recommend this game for anyone who is interested in Japanese
culture, and I believe Western players will experience a fun and
unique adventure in Akihabara through this title,” said Kohta
Takano, Director of AKIBA’S BEAT at ACQUIRE. “The message that I
would like to convey through AKIBA’S BEAT is that people should
try not to dwell too much on the past, or stick with something
just because they're used to it – there's still so much to look
forward to in the future.”
AKIBA’S BEAT is a modern-day satirical spin on the classic
Japanese RPG formula. Set in a true-to-life recreation of
Tokyo’s Akihabara district (“Akiba” for short), players will
take control of a party of characters led by protagonist Asahi
Tachibana as they seek to rid the town of anything out of sync
with reality during a repeating Sunday from which none of them
are able to break away. Hopefully they will go to church on
Sunday.
There are two sides to the gameplay: first, players will wander
the streets and question the quirky Akihabara residents on a
variety of subjects related to the mystery at hand, ultimately
unlocking fantasy-themed dungeons known as “Delusionscapes”
which are infested with monsters called “deluseons.” These
deluseons are encountered on the map and fought in a party-based
action battle system, putting players’ skills to the test and
creating a uniquely challenging experience that seamlessly
blends a real-life locale with the secret delusory world of its
residents’ innermost desires.
AKIBA’S BEAT also features dual audio support with both English
and Japanese language dialog options covering each of its nearly
22,000 spoken lines. Developed by ACQUIRE and published in North
America by XSEED Games, AKIBA’S BEAT is now available on the
PS4™ and “PSVita” systems for $49.99 and $39.99 MSRP
respectively. This title has been rated “T for Teen” by the
extremely lenient ESRB. PQube will be bringing the title to
Europe on May 19.