[PS4/PS3]Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroine Infinite Duel (Nitro+ Crossover Fighting Game)

[MOONPHASE]

North American video game publisher XSEED games announced on Friday that it will release crossover fighting game Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel in the west on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 this winter.

The game will also debut on PS3 and PS4 in Japan this winter. The console editions of the game promote Super Sonico from partner character to playable character.

Examu debuted the game in Japanese arcades on April 30. Initially, only eight of the 11 playable characters and 13 of the 18 partner characters were made available for play.

The characters in the arcade game include:

Playable Characters

Super Sonico
Homura (Senran Kagura series)
Ein (Phantom: Phantom Of Inferno)
Mora (Vampirdzhija Vjedogonia)
Al Azif (Demonbane series)
Ruili (Kikokugai: The Cyber Slayer)
Saya (Saya no Uta)
Anna (Gekkō no Carnevale)
Ignis (Jingai Makyō)
Sansei Muramasa (Full Metal Daemon Muramasa)
Echika (Tokyo Necro)
Saber (Fate/Stay Night)
Ouka (OKStyle mascot)

Partner Characters

Natsumi Aibara ("Hello, world.")
Anri (Tenshi no Nichō Kenjū -Angelos Armas-)
Ishima Kaigen (Hanachirasu)
Dragon (Dra†KoI)
Another Blood (Kishin Hishō Demonbane)
Kuro no Franco/Franco il Nero (Zoku Satsuriku no Jango -Jikogu no Shōkin Kubi-)
Spica (Sumaga)
Sakura (Axanael)
Carol (Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas)
Miyuki Sone (Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi)
Aoi Mukō (Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi)
Alushia (Hakubō no Dendōshi)
Yoishi Mitsurugi (Phenomeno)
Mugen Yoguruma (D.Y.N. Freaks)
Angela Balzac (Expelled From Paradise)
Akane Tsunemori (Psycho-Pass)
Amy (Gargantia On The Verdurous Planet)

The choice of partner character will determine assist attacks.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...ps3-ps4/.89197

[Zivouhr]

Thanks for the info. I haven't played or heard about this game till now.

[MOONPHASE]

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In Japan, Senran Kagura’s Homura and Arcana Heart’s Aino Heart are DLC characters for Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel. However, people who purchased the game at launch received the two for free. XSEED has revealed it will offer the same promotion for the North American release.

People who purchase Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel within four weeks of the game’s release will receive both Homura and Aino for free. These are the basic versions of the characters, and do not include the swimsuit costume DLC. After that four week period, Homura and Aino will be available alone for $5.99 each or bundled together for $9.99. Their inclusion bumps up the number of playable characters from 12 to 14.

Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel will come to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in 2016. It offers Cross-Play support and leaderboards, so people on both consoles and face off online.

http://www.siliconera.com/2015/12/10...dlc-at-launch/

[ariakon]

It seems like Xseed is releasing more games in the west lately. I haven't heard of this one in particular, but more 2d fighters is never a bad thing.

[Richie-Kun]

It bothers me that two of the three characters that were meant to be console exclusives ended up being DLC characters. Especially since they should have had more than enough time to add them into the game free of charge due to how long it took for this to be released for consoles. It's great that people who bought the game at launch will get them for free, but for those who don't plan on picking it up anytime soon (me), it's just one more annoyance...

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by ariakon

It seems like Xseed is releasing more games in the west lately. I haven't heard of this one in particular, but more 2d fighters is never a bad thing.

Well games like this may seem to be expensive to license because of all of these characters from various series, but really it isn't that much to localize. Plus XSEED has been releasing Senran Kagura which has good sales for what it is. Corpse Party is another good seller along with Story Of Seasons for Nintendo 3DS. Plus they have titles like Ys which were always good sellers. But of course good sales for a niche company that is, but if it brings more localizations, then I say let them bring more titles if it's benefitting their company.

[ariakon]

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

Well games like this may seem to be expensive to license because of all of these characters from various series, but really it isn't that much to localize. Plus XSEED has been releasing Senran Kagura which has good sales for what it is. Corpse Party is another good seller along with Story Of Seasons for Nintendo 3DS. Plus they have titles like Ys which were always good sellers. But of course good sales for a niche company that is, but if it brings more localizations, then I say let them bring more titles if it's benefitting their company.

Oh yeah I'm definitely happy they're doing it, I just meant it was a pleasant surprise to be getting such a decent amount of niche (to an American audience, anyhow) Japanese games coming West recently. This game looks interesting, and I already pre-ordered the ps4 version of Senran Kagura for when it comes out in March.

[Oniros]

I'm borrowing a PS4 from a friend and rented this game from the library. I play all fighting games in existence but never been into Examu's stuff. Needless to say, Nitroplus Blasterz is a mixed bag:

Pros:

+Mechanics are easy to grasp
+Soundtrack is pretty good, I like the victory theme a lot
+Sprites are well-animated
+Assist system reminds me of Marvel

Cons:

-Character roster is as niche as it gets, if you aren't into anime or manga you won't recognize anyone
-Too heavy on the needless fanservice, what's the point of having a bouncy Sonico on the menu?
-Single player modes are as anemic as SFV's
-No legacy arcade stick support, the biggest dealbreaker IMO

I don't pay for PS+ so I don't know how the online for this is. Nitroplus Blasterz looks like it could've been so much more, but I doubt they had a big budget to develop this.

Originally Posted by Richie-Kun

It bothers me that two of the three characters that were meant to be console exclusives ended up being DLC characters. Especially since they should have had more than enough time to add them into the game free of charge due to how long it took for this to be released for consoles. It's great that people who bought the game at launch will get them for free, but for those who don't plan on picking it up anytime soon (me), it's just one more annoyance...

Actually, the DLC characters were free for everyone on release week. I added them to my account years ago, and now that I decided to play the game, I was able to download them without issue. It's becoming a trend for fighting games on console (at least the ones published in NA) to offer them for free on release week.