aksys did two things today to maintain its status as a favorite publisher among fighting game nerds: (1) announced that it's localizing arcana heart 3, the third game in examu's bizarre anime-girl 2d fighting series; and (2) in that announcement, said that the game is being released on psn in north america.

in doing so, however, the publisher also did one thing that might incite a bit of rage among some fighting game nerds: aksys is only releasing the game on psn (for ps3) in north america. in japan, the fighter was released on disc for ps3 and xbox 360. while it might be a loss for xbox players, we're going to assume ps3 owners will be able to pick up the digital release for a bit less than it would cost them to import the disc version -- which sells for ¥7,140 ($86!).

if you're unfamiliar with the series, arcana heart 3 is a hand-drawn 2d fighter featuring a cast of 23 female combatants, who can be paired with 23 different ''''''arcana'''''' spirits to augment their abilities. arcana heart 3 includes three characters new to the series: weiss, eko and scharlachrot, as well as a new, optional simplified control scheme for new players. it'll be available this spring; and a trailer is available right now, after the break.gallery: arcana heart 3 (psn)


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