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Project X Zone to be released in North America, Europe and Australia this summer, features a ton of fighting game characters

Posted by SFilp
January 21, 2013 at 6:09 p.m. PST

Today, Project X Zone, the Namco, Capcom and Sega crossover-RPG was confirmed to be releasing outside of Japan in North America, Europe and Australia sometime in the summer of 2013.

This crossover tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS is a follow up to the 2005 Namco x Capcom. There will be over 200 characters will be in the game including Ryu, Ken, Chun-Lii, Morrigan, Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Jin Kazama, Ling Xiaoyu, Mega Man X, Zero, Frank West, Hsien-Ko and many more.

Hit the jump to see more screenshots and characters.

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Via Siliconera, sent in by Killerbee, BlazingIce, Capn Flacid and RealPrismsword.

Comments

SnakeX said on January 21, 2013 at 5:57 p.m.

Huh. Time to buy a 3DS I guess.

zUkUu said on January 21, 2013 at 5:59 p.m.

OMG this is great news!

Astro_Notch said on January 21, 2013 at 6:01 p.m.

Was just about to send this news in lol. This looks amazing, wish it were a psn/xbla game too.

GokaiGreen said on January 21, 2013 at 6:01 p.m.

(This user was banned.)

Aluppoj said on January 21, 2013 at 6:03 p.m.

I get that it's a turn based fighter. But is it an RPG? Does it have a story like super robot wars?

Details can't come quickly enough.

jme said on January 21, 2013 at 6:04 p.m.

It's a stupid boring turn based RPG isn't it? I hate those type of games. Which is why I can't get into FF. (Yes I know I'm the only one in the world who hates FF).

Crazcar said on January 21, 2013 at 6:06 p.m.

Read this on another site earlier. Glad to see it coming to the states, now if only I could stop being such a cheap @ss and buy a 3DS lol.

doctorzoidberg said on January 21, 2013 at 6:10 p.m.

bout freaking time i wanted to play this for ever.

darkanimator97 said on January 21, 2013 at 6:14 p.m.

does it matter if i played the prequal or not?

SnakeX said on January 21, 2013 at 6:18 p.m.

Yes, there's a story. It's basically SRW with Capcom, Namco, and Sega characters instead of robots. The only thing it has in common with fighting games (aside from a handful of characters) is the juggles and combos.

Not quite, It's turn-based in the chess style sense, not like Final Fantasy. There's a player turn, where you move your characters on a grid-map and attack enemies. Think like FF Tactics, Disgaea, SRW, or Fire Emblem. The combat itself involves you doing combos and juggles. Then the enemy gets a turn to do the same. Dunno if that is more up your alley or not, but it's not a FF game in the slightest.

#10

MaskedMan said on January 21, 2013 at 6:19 p.m.

@6 You're not alone!

#11

yamisora said on January 21, 2013 at 6:24 p.m.

The "prequel" you are referring to is Namco x Capcom. The only similarities are that it's the same development team. Consider this a spiritual successor and not a true sequel. Having played through Namco x Capcom I can tell you that you do not need to know anything about it to enjoy this new game. :)

#12

kara said on January 21, 2013 at 6:25 p.m.

Project X.. ?! *nosebleed

but you killed my boner at 3DS

#13

suicidali said on January 21, 2013 at 6:31 p.m.

A Capcom, Namco and Sega crossover game?! Take my mo-
It's on 3DS.
Oh...

#14

GodotLaserFace said on January 21, 2013 at 6:41 p.m.

I can't wait to play this! X and Zero's tag combo is sick.

#15

Scourge739 said on January 21, 2013 at 6:42 p.m.

....will it have online?

#16

darkanimator97 said on January 21, 2013 at 6:45 p.m.

lol did you really ask that question!?

#17

keroberus2 said on January 21, 2013 at 6:49 p.m.

So glad my parents bought me a surprise 3DS.

This game is going to make my year.

#18

ya_boy said on January 21, 2013 at 6:51 p.m.

This ain't got nothing to do with nothing. I also like how the Morrigan and Chun pics are up first to draw the pervs in.

#19

OSM said on January 21, 2013 at 6:56 p.m.

WHAT!

This is awesome news!

#20

Chrisuchiwa said on January 21, 2013 at 6:58 p.m.

#6 you are not alone. FF is a sh1t of game.

#21

rakuko said on January 21, 2013 at 7:01 p.m.

awesome, i love sRPGs and was just looking at some of the combos today, actually.

#22

GigaGilgamesh9 said on January 21, 2013 at 7:03 p.m.

With this and pokemon I'll be set.

#23

jme said on January 21, 2013 at 7:14 p.m.

@10 Oh ok that might be a little better. I hate FF because they make you sit there and PICK your attacks rather than doing them. I'm not saying make FF into a button masher like DmC or God of war, but geez, FF is one boring game. So when I hear "Turn based RPG" I immediately reject it. I know that really bad prejudice but....
Seriously I wasnted to play chess I'd go play it. There are other ways in making gameplay smarter and I dont think turn based is the right way.

#24

Strider_Hien said on January 21, 2013 at 7:17 p.m.

3DS,here we come..........X_X

#25

Eye_of_Orochi said on January 21, 2013 at 7:21 p.m.

I'm getting my 3DS soon and some games coming are only making the investment seem more and more worth it!

#26

Reiji said on January 21, 2013 at 7:27 p.m.

I just want to play as the following:

Zephyr & Leanne
Megaman X & Zero
Kite & Blackrose
Yuri Lowell & Estellise Sidos Heurassein (Estelle)
Vashyron
Flynn Scifo
KOS-MOS & T-elos
Reiji Arisu & Xiaomu

#27

H_Lightning said on January 21, 2013 at 7:29 p.m.

@24
You're not alone, but you are the minority.
This is fantastic news. Better dust off the 3DS.

#28

chipndip said on January 21, 2013 at 7:43 p.m.

News: This game has SIXTY HOURS of content.

So I'm getting it. This game's got more time in it than some PS3 rpgs. DS rpgs tend to just be good. Here's hoping. >_<

#29

gigantor21 said on January 21, 2013 at 8:01 p.m.

Those are some suggestive screenshots... :p

This looks really cool, but unfortunately I don't have a 3DS.

#30

dro2191 said on January 21, 2013 at 8:05 p.m.

what is this game i never heard of it before, can someone explain what this is, is it safe to say its a game like an old final fantasy but with fighting game characters or does it play like fire emblem

#31

drillbit777 said on January 21, 2013 at 8:16 p.m.

Well i'm glad that i bought a 3DS. Can't wait to play this and luigis mansion 2.

#32

OminusBuster said on January 21, 2013 at 8:39 p.m.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!i was just complaining about how they never bring good games to america!

#33

LordProsper said on January 21, 2013 at 8:46 p.m.

The fact that X and Zero's theme is the opening stage from X4 made me need to buy new pants.

#34

Nader886 said on January 21, 2013 at 8:56 p.m.

I'm exited!!!

#35

sarvets said on January 21, 2013 at 9:04 p.m.

dude they need to call this project 9.5 zone it needs to be patched. lets twitter the head of x zone games and make it happen people! it is sooooo BS that the start button is OP dude wtf?! I propose -2 on start button so you can cancel into option mode and set voices to JP before tutorial. ................(just kidding but really hearing this in US voice is like a fan nightmare come true)

titile of this game makes me say street fighter ten tekken

#36

RonnieTheClownPrince said on January 21, 2013 at 9:10 p.m.

@13 & 14: This game has always been a 3DS game... unless this is actually the first time either of you have heard about it? There was a huge push to try and get this game released outside of Japan to begin with, but I guess that won't stop people from complaining about it being on 3DS. Because hating on Nintendo is the "cool" thing to do nowadays, it seems.

#37

SkllXMnky said on January 21, 2013 at 9:16 p.m.

I guess this would make up for not getting Namco X Capcom.

#38

sprflyspdrguy said on January 21, 2013 at 9:25 p.m.

Finally! So glad to hear its coming over here. Now for the Phoenix Wright game

#39

CrossoverFighterRyu93 said on January 21, 2013 at 9:34 p.m.

See Namco, you have fans all over the world and the last thing you don't need is them flaming you having certain big games only in Japan. I am happy that I'm able to have this in my 3DS collection.

#40

DivinePhoenix69 said on January 21, 2013 at 10:03 p.m.

Im super hyped for this game! Day one for sure^_^

#41

NInJabReaKa said on January 21, 2013 at 10:14 p.m.

@4 Stealth spam post

#42

Logos said on January 21, 2013 at 11:17 p.m.

@sarvets
It is going to be Japanese voices only with English subtitles.

#43

Crucob said on January 21, 2013 at 11:42 p.m.

#37 I'll admit it looks interesting, but not enough to go out of your way to buy a 3DS solely for this if you don't already have one. If you own one, good, but some people prefer their games on the big screen.

#44

sarvets said on January 21, 2013 at 11:46 p.m.

43 - that was a joke But I knew someone would say something haha. I am glad this is coming out. and thats no joke.

#45

TioClone said on January 22, 2013 at 1:14 a.m.

Welp, time to buy a 3DS.

This is proof that games make people buy consoles.

#46

Daikuma said on January 22, 2013 at 1:45 a.m.

English dub? no thanks...

#47

J said on January 22, 2013 at 2:17 a.m.

Dammit, now I gotta get a 3DS.

#48

xShonuffx said on January 22, 2013 at 2:33 a.m.

Ah a reason to buy a 3DS. Oh yeah, thats right.

#49

hazelnut1112 said on January 22, 2013 at 2:42 a.m.

@47
Most likely going to be English letters with Japanese dialogue. I doubt they are going to get all the voice actors to do this in English, it's too much.

#50

JiCi said on January 22, 2013 at 3:49 a.m.

@50

Quite a shame actually, because most series in this game got English dubs.

#51

markp said on January 22, 2013 at 3:56 a.m.

nice screenshots

#52

dfherhre said on January 22, 2013 at 4:03 a.m.

(This user was banned.)

#53

Torrie_De_Goddess said on January 22, 2013 at 4:17 a.m.

And yet it isn't a fighting game: makes me wonder if there was bias in not posting my X-Men story. Curious.

At any case, this game looks about as interesting as Cross Edge or Namco x Capcom; which is, to say, not very interesting beyond the character selection.

#54

Sasuga said on January 22, 2013 at 4:38 a.m.

^ This is looking a lot more interesting than that piece of crap Cross Edge. But I don't have a 3ds anyway. I'd rather get a vita to play FF type-0.

#55

tariikz said on January 22, 2013 at 5:41 a.m.

inb4 the other 200 characters are going to be DLC content

#56

revolvingsun said on January 22, 2013 at 5:57 a.m.

(This user was banned.)

#57

Duggs26 said on January 22, 2013 at 6:08 a.m.

Agree with JME. The only turn based RPG I like is Pokemon.

#58

doctorzoidberg said on January 22, 2013 at 6:09 a.m.

jeez well this is a cliche but haters gonna hate last 4 are salty stay salty my friends.

#59

mozart0341 said on January 22, 2013 at 6:36 a.m.

About time, now if we can only get Namco X Capcom.

#60

ElHiznahn said on January 22, 2013 at 6:45 a.m.

Ugh, why did they put in the SFIV version of Ken? Ugly ass mullet. They were better off putting in Alpha/III Ken.

#61

rkzhao said on January 22, 2013 at 6:54 a.m.

I only clicked on this for morrigan's rack and chun-li's thighs.

#62

roknin said on January 22, 2013 at 7:19 a.m.

Ohhhhhhhh my 3DS is going to get a lot of playtime this year!

#63

Kenshiro said on January 22, 2013 at 8:01 a.m.

I hate everything Final Fantasy related. The art looks spectacular with this game but not my type of genre.

#64

SnakeX said on January 22, 2013 at 8:43 a.m.

@50

Don't be so sure. Even low budget games get English VAs nowadays. This game will likely follow suit.

@64

Once again, this game has no similarities to Final Fantasy. It's not even a traditional JRPG like some people are assuming. It's a tactical RPG. Like Fire Emblem, FFT, SRW, Disgaea, etc.

#65

X_Axel said on January 22, 2013 at 9:24 a.m.

YEEEEEA, now it's time for me to get a 3ds. Buy the time this game comes out, 3ds should be a few bucks cheaper.

#66

SyckEndings said on January 22, 2013 at 9:49 a.m.

Was hoping this would be for PS Vita also since I was already strongly thinking about purchasing one even though they're kinda sucky right now but I can manage with SF x Tk & UMVC3, hopefully we SSF4 for it one day too. I don't see myself buying anymore Nintendo related handhelds soooo, o'well...

#67

DontTaseMeBro said on January 22, 2013 at 9:54 a.m.

WTF is Sonic The Hedgehog and Tails!?

#68

suicidali said on January 22, 2013 at 10:10 a.m.

@37
I did know about this game, but I didn't know it was on 3DS. Namco X Capcom was on PS2, so I assumed this game was getting a console release also.
I'm not hating on the 3DS or Nintendo, I still play SSBB on my Wii from time to time, it's just that the 3DS doesn't really appeal to me, or portable gaming in general nowadays. My PSP hasn't been used for the best part of 5 years.

#69

sarif2soon said on January 22, 2013 at 11:08 a.m.

i look at morrigan, i see 69 comments, i ruin it.

#70

old_school_rival said on January 22, 2013 at 11:09 a.m.

I just traded my 3DS for a PS3 last week because I thought this would never come out in Europe. Other than this and Castlevania there was nothing even worth a look anyway.

#71

otakujin said on January 22, 2013 at 12:07 p.m.

.......finish the flippin flashcarts already....

#72