Arcana Heart
Beyond our world lies that of the Elemental beings, the Arcana. These mighty spirits offer their abilities to the Maidens, those rare humans who are able to communicate with them. Long ago, our worlds were connected. However, the two worlds unexpectedly split apart, and a dimensional boundary was formed between them, separating our world from the Arcana. Seeking to harness their energy, the mysterious Mildred Avalon is trying to form a rift in the boundary and merge the worlds once more. Should her plan succeed, life on our world will never be the same again. Only the Maidens, with the help of their Arcana, can prevent her from bringing an end to all humanity.
Beyond our world lies that of the Elemental beings, the Arcana. These mighty spirits offer their abilities to the Maidens, those rare humans who are able to communicate with them. Long ago, our worlds were connected. However, the two worlds unexpectedly split apart, and a dimensional boundary was formed between them, separating our world from the Arcana. Seeking to harness their energy, the mysterious Mildred Avalon is trying to form a rift in the boundary and merge the worlds once more. Should her plan succeed, life on our world will never be the same again. Only the Maidens, with the help of their Arcana, can prevent her from bringing an end to all humanity. Features:- An all?girl fighting spectacular – Battles heat up with 11 beautiful female fighters to choose from.
- Customize your fighter’s skills – Arcana add new attack and defense skills. Build your combat strategy by selecting from 11 different Arcana to pair with your fighter.
- Supreme vertical action – Take your fighting skyward! Huge battle maps let you rain down punishment on your opponent with air dashes and homing techniques to create devastating aerial combos.
- Exceptional replay value – Includes the original Arcana Heart and the remixed Arcana Heart FULL, and offers four different modes: arcade, story, versus, and training, as well as a gallery mode filled with unlockable extras.
Arcana Heart Accessories
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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 2
SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1
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Eternal Poison
World Heroes Anthology
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NeoGeo Battle Coliseum
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Arcana Heart Reviews
Yes, I absolutely suck when it comes to fighting games. Arcana Heart is an all-female fighting game, which I think was long past due to debut in a culture where in fighting games the token females were only about half as strong as any male. I highly recommend this for anyone who enjoys fighting games. Anyone who can mash buttons can beat me, but that doesn't change the fact that I love playing them. With 11 girls and 11 arcana to choose from, there are 121 possible choices to make for your fighter, pretty much meaning a fighting style for everyone. The animations are fluid, the storyline is fun, and each girl and arcana has a unique move-set that can keep your opponent guessing at what you'll do next.
This is a great game, for a niche audience. The girls themselves are very interesting and, while not quite a story game, they have some unique personalities to be sure. It's very fast paced as well as exciting. The great thing about this game is it's great fro just pick up and play, or to pass the time, seeing which scores you can beat and unlocking all the art. The music isn't great for listening alone but with the fighting it just feels right, no complaints here anyway.
Overall a fun game with a great cast and playability. The controls are smooth which allows for some very intense matches that you'd never see in Soul Calibur. The fighters are very diverse and when played right are very well balanced. If you like anime/2d fighters you owe it to yourself to pick this game up.
Very challenging at times too.
I am not a hardcore gamer, and if I were, I would give this game a lower rating. This game doesn't really stand out in the sea of fighting games as far as game play. What make this stand out is that, and I hate to say it, its a novelty game for anime fans to have to play for a good 15 - 30 mins. Only pick up this game if you are just want to play this game, beat it and then trade it in, or buying it to be part of your anime collection of video games. Being the anime fan that I am, I love the all female cast in this game.
The animation is fluid and looks very good, the storyline and characters are quirky, and the Japanese flair overall is ever-present as well, although there are some issues to be found the deeper you get in the game. If that sounds like your thing, you'll have a blast with Arcana Heart, and the budget price tag certainly doesn't hurt things either. Make no mistake that Arcana Heart is not meant for the mainstream fighting gamer, but for hardcore fans of the 2-D fighting genre that don't mind an anime flavor. For starters, some may find the loading time to be a little on the long side, while others may have a hard time getting into Arcana Heart's play style and unique fighting mechanics. Featuring an all female fighting roster, Arcana Heart features a surprisingly deep fighting system and an interesting, obviosuly anime-inspired art design to boot. Atlus' Arcana Heart is for truly devoted fans of the 2-D fighter and it shows.
Cute characters and great voice acting are some of the highlights. people not into fighting games looking for something laid back and just fun to play should give this one a shot. not hard to get into just pick up and play. Good graphics and sound effects make arcana heart that much better.
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