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Project X Zone 2 Game's Character Trailer Streamed

Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a character trailer for its Project X Zone 2 crossover Nintendo 3DS game on Monday. The trailer previews some of the characters and teams the player can command in the game, including characters from Tekken, Yakuza, Resident Evil, and Darkstalkers.

The company released the game in Japan on November 12.

Bandai Namco Entertainment describes the game:

Developed by Monolith Software Inc, Project X Zone 2 gives gamers the opportunity to play as their favorite characters from a multitude of franchises including the “Tekken” series, Tales of Vesperia, and “.hack//” series from Bandai Namco; the “Resident Evil” series, “Devil May Cry” series, and “Megaman X” series from CAPCOM as well as Yakuza: Dead Souls, the “Sakura Wars” series, and “Virtua Fighter” series from Sega, with many others to be revealed. Players will form teams of characters hailing from these classic series' and engage enemies through strategic turn-based battles.

Similar to the first game, the sequel features characters from various Bandai Namco Entertainment, Sega, and CAPCOM franchises, with the addition of characters from Nintendo and Intelligent Systems' Fire Emblem Awakening game. Monolith Software Inc. developed the game, which allows players to "maneuver characters into position and perform strategic attacks using different combinations in real time."

Singer/songwriter marina performs the opening theme song "All the World's a Stage," and the ending theme "Tsuki Akari no Curtain Call." Yūzō Koshiro composed the opening and ending theme songs and Sōichirō Morizumi wrote the lyrics.

The Nintendo 3DS strategy role-playing game will ship in North America on February 16, and in Europe on February 19.

The original Project X Zone game shipped in Japan in October 2012, in North America in June 2013, and in Europe in July 2013.