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XSEED Games Announces Mercenary Edition Details for Ragnarok Odyssey
Norse-themed Action RPG Set to Release with Special Edition alongside Standard Retail Edition this October
Torrance, Calif., (August 22, in the year of our Lord
2012) – XSEED Games, an independent-minded publisher,
today announced that they will be offering a premium version of
the action RPG title, Ragnarok Odyssey, called the ‘Mercenary
Edition’ when it releases this October on the PlayStation®Vita
handheld entertainment system in North America. In addition to
the standard game, the ‘Mercenary Edition’ will include a
soundtrack CD, a ‘Mercenary Guide’ showcasing artwork and
winning strategies in Rune Midgard, and a pack of ‘Monster
Cards’ containing 10 random trading cards from the over 50
available in-game, at an MSRP of $49.99. The standalone game
will have a suggested retail price of $39.99.
Developed by Grandia and Lunar series veteran studio Game Arts,
Ragnarok Odyssey is a new title set in the popular Ragnarok
Online universe. Players will enter a spiritual world where
battle is being waged between humans and giants after the fall
of the gods had previously separated the two races. After
creating a character from over 20,000 possible combinations
based on customizable physical features, players are given the
choice of one of six specialized job classes before entering the
open world and beginning their adventure.
Ragnarok Odyssey puts the focus on real-time, action-based
combat – characters can chain together massive combo attacks
both on the ground and in the air thanks to the game’s extremely
versatile combat system. Massive enemies can literally be
smacked across the screen, and players can even increase their
speed and agility at the expense of HP for particularly
challenging battles. The game promotes cooperative gameplay,
supporting up to four players for ad-hoc and online coop.
Ragnarok Odyssey was developed by Game Arts and GungHo Online
Entertainment in Japan, exclusively for the PS Vita system. The
game will be published by XSEED Games in North America and
released in October 2012. Look for more information in the
coming weeks.