EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – June 7, 2011 – Today, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced Blades of Time, a brand new action title coming to Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system in early 2012. Developed by Gaijin Entertainment, Blades of Time takes a page out of the “hack-and-slash” genre and slices new gameplay mechanics to the genre by incorporating a beautiful heroine, a colorful cast of supporting characters, multiplayer functionality and lush environments.
In Blades of Time, players don the persona of the gorgeous gunsword-wielding treasure hunter, Ayumi. Blessed with beauty and a trigger happy finger, she’s on a mission to find lost bounties in a mysterious and dangerous island. Quickly, she learns this island isn’t just trees, berries and gold – but something more sinister lies beneath the surface. As the wonderment of the island becomes to reveal itself, she learns this land can gift her powers man can only dream of, but also she’s not alone on this island! Thank goodness she brought her own weapons. Ayumi then proceeds to battle against menacing villains on the island by destroying them and everything in her path while looking to acquire magical powers that only the strongest warrior can possess.
Key Features:
• Richly entertaining characters. From the young yet tough Ayumi to her wise and battle worn mentor Zero and more, this character-driven story has a unique charm, banter and mystery all to its own.
• Lushly designed environments. Experience huge and beautifully realized game locations, including snowy lands, jungles, ancients cities, temples and sky islands.
• Deep combat system. Unlock 40+ sets of skills, including melee, tactics, combos, as well as the powerful Order and Chaos forms of magic to defeat your foes.
• Special moves change up gameplay.
o Time Rewind allows Ayumi to turn back time and produce a clone of herself to help solve puzzles, tackle hordes of enemies, and more.
o All-new Dash ability means Ayumi can close the distance between herself and her enemy prey almost instantly, as well as travel quickly using environmental features.
• Robust multiplayer options. Fire up a co-op Campaign or battle in PvP
Blades of Time is schedule to slash into retail stores nationwide in the first quarter of 2012 on XBOX 360 and Playstation3.