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Pokkén Tournament Arcade Game Adds Masked Pikachu
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Bandai Namco Entertainment and The Pokémon Company began streaming a character introduction video on Wednesday showing "Masked Pikachu" — a version of Pikachu dressed in a luchador outfit and using wrestling moves — for the Pokkén Tournament arcade game.
In addition, restaurant and entertainment business Dave & Buster's confirmed on Thursday that the arcade version of the game will be playable next week only at its Times Square location in New York. Dave and Buster's executive Kevin Bachus previously announced in July that the arcade game would be available for testing at some Dave and Buster's locations.
The game will be available on the Nintendo Wii U in spring 2016.
The game debuted in Japanese arcades in July. The eight playable pokémon available at launch were Charizard, Weavile, Lucario, Machamp, Gardevoir, Suicune, Gengar, and Pikachu. Blazikin was announced shortly after. Support pokémon, which can be called to assist in battle with the "L" button, include Emolga, Lapras, Snivy, Frogadier, Eevee, and Fennekin.
Battles have two phases. During regular play, a pokémon fills its gauge to activate "resonance burst," where the pokémon is powered-up for a limited time and can perform a special attack.
The game includes tutorial and single-player modes, as well as an online mode that connects players to other arcade systems across Japan.
[Via Twinfinite]
