She was involved with the incident that happened with Arisu Shogo and Xiaomu 10 years ago, which is why Xiaomu holds a grudge against her. Like Xiaomu, Saya is a werefox, however, she is born in Japan and not China. She is also able to use magic attacks, such as energy rays from her finger, with which she provides most of the duo's ranged attacks. She wields an ice elemental cane sword styled after a Shakujo staff, as well as a handgun. Aside from poking Reiji's buttons, she can become a little protective of Reiji when the subject of his father's death comes around, or Saya. Xiaomu often portrays a bit of a flirty nature towards Reiji, though he often ignores it. She was partners in the Shinra organization with Reiji's father, Shogo Arisu, 10 years ago, until his death. He also has a handgun holstered on his waist.įellow protagonist as well, Xiaomu is known as a "mystic fox" with an age of 765 years. He carries a case containing 2 swords and a shotgun each of the swords has an element associated with it. While he may not show it, he cares deeply for Xiaomu, even if he shoots down several of her comments, jokes or not. Reiji is, often described by his partner Xiaomu, "a sullen tight-ass", which prompts Reiji to shoot a jokingly made comeback. His father was killed 10 years ago in one of the many ongoing fights between Shinra and Ouma. Characters from Darkstalkers, Ghosts 'n Goblins and Shadow Land originate here.Ĭharacters Original characters Protagonists "Demon World" (魔界, Makai): Otherwise known as the "Makai", the Hell-like world inhabited by demons.Characters from Genpei Tōma Den and the Soul Calibur series originate here. "Spiritual World" (魍魎界, Mōryō-kai): A world similar to the Material World's past.
Characters from Klonoa, Tales of Destiny, The Tower of Druaga and Valkyrie originate here. "Illusion World" (幻想界, Gensō-kai): A world set around medievial-styled fantasy and magic.Characters from Baraduke, Burning Force, Captain Commando, Dig Dug, Forgotten Worlds, Mega Man Legends, Strider and Xenosaga originate here. "Distant Future" (超未来, Chō mirai): The highly advanced future of the Material World.Characters from Bravoman, Dino Crisis, Final Fight, Resident Evil: Dead Aim, Rival Schools, Street Fighter, Tekken and Wonder Momo originate here. "Material World" (物質界, Busshitsu-kai): The central world in the game, based off real-life Earth but set in the year 20XX (sometime in the twenty-first century).The game has a cast of over 200 characters selected from several Namco and Capcom franchises, separated in different home worlds: Ten years later, Reiji and Xiaomu are investigating new fluctuations happening in Shibuya, Tokyo and soon discover that characters and locations from different worlds and times are converging together, and "Ouma" agent Saya, related to the death of Reiji's father, is involved. Before the game's story, Shinra stopped a plan from the "Ouma" organization to create "fluctuations" to open up portals between worlds, albeit at the cost of Reiji's father life. The game centers around two original characters Arisu Reiji and Xiaomu, agents of a secret organization known as "Shinra", who deals with supernatural occurrences. There are 50 chapters total (5 prologues, followed by 45 chapters) The game normally takes around 70-100 hours to complete. Successfully blocking attacks will also increase the amount of AP the player's unit has. Defense also puts the player in the action-RPG mode, this time blocking to reduce the enemy's damage. They will also be able to select a Multiple Assault attack if their units on the board meet the conditions. Upon filling up the character's Special Gauge they can use the Triangle button to perform a special attack. Bonuses other than items are converted into extra Experience Points at the end of an attack sequence. If the player perform a certain number of Aerial Chains (hitting the enemy in mid-air), they will gain bonuses, such as items, super meter, extra damage, more branches to use in this turn. Each direction on the directional pad combined with the circle button will perform an attack. The player's character has a number of "Branches" they can use. On the player's turn, he or she can move his character into position and choose to attack an enemy.Īt this point the game switches into the action-RPG portion. Movement is done on a square grid with turns being determined by figuring out which character has the highest AP. The game is a hybrid of an action-RPG and a strategy-RPG.