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Ninja Usagimaru and Swords and Darkness Available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop

Rabbits and Regicide
Two New 3DS Games Available Today
from Arc System Works on the Nintendo eShop
Ninja Usagimaru - The Gem of Blessings -

The lone wanderer Usagimaru stumbles across a deserted village. It looks ravaged, as if a devastating battle has taken place. He's not sure what to make of it, until Toyoukebime, the heavenly rabbit, descends from the sky, shrouded in light.

“This village was attacked by monsters known as Mononoke,” the rabbit says. “Will you save them?”

“Fate must have brought me here!” cries Usagimaru, “I will gladly help!”

So begins his adventure. Ninja Usagimaru is a 2D action-puzzle game where Usagimaru saves kidnapped villagers by taking them to the Usagi Statue. Each stage is packed full of obstacles, traps, and monsters—all of which Usagimaru will have to use along with his unique skills to rescue the villagers. Only you can save them!

  • Exciting puzzle action
  • Challenging levels
  • Cute characters and animation
  • Rabbits
  • Demo available

Price: $4.99
Genre: Puzzle / Action
ESRB: E for Everyone
Official Nintendo Website: http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/N9y3igjPjAFCcKM01-CxpJgkmiiMxkCq

Swords and Darkness

Upon returning from an important mission, a knight of Athelstern discovers that his king has called upon forbidden magics to stave off defeat in war. It is an act of desperation, and although Athelstern turned that defeat into a victory, it came at a great cost. The magic ate away at the king's mind, infected his advisors and the army, and turned them against the very country they had sacrificed so much to protect.

The queen, rumored to have survived the chaos and slaughter, hides in the castle somewhere. She is the last, desperate hope for the ravaged Kingdom of Athelstern. This nameless heroic knight, only just returned from his mission, must undertake another, one of the most dire import: Rescue the queen, and save his country. Swords and Darkness is a side-scrolling action RPG with leveling, stat growth, and a skill system. As you fight you level up, and as you level up you are awarded skill points that can be distributed to your attributes: strength, dexterity, agility, stamina, mentality, vitality, and luck. Finding and reading scrolls will teach you powerful new skills that you can use in battle to destroy your enemies.

  • Skills like "Shield Bash," "Blade Storm," "Arrows of Light," and many others
  • A map that shows where you can go, and what enemies are waiting for you there
  • Dark storytelling that examines the intersection of power and responsibility
  • Exciting, fast-paced hack-and-slash gameplay
  • Demo available

Price: $6.99
Genre: Action RPG
ESRB: E10+
Official Nintendo Website: http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/ZgNFobcpD79-tHf_3IMdJ6aZ-n-1YZ37

About Arc System Works
Arc System Works is a developer and fighting game specialist from Japan—best known for the Guilty Gear series of games and, more recently, the BlazBlue series—that has garnered international critical acclaim for its innovative fighting system and spectacular 2D artwork. For more information, please visit the official website at www.arcsystemworksu.com

© 2015 Arc System Works


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