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Shipping this week: Now with more Yoda edition
This is it folks, this week officially marks the release of Soul Calibur IV. You may recall SCIV as the weapons based fighter that features not only ridiculously proportioned female fighters but also Yoda. The Playstation 3 version gets Darth Vader himself, though he may be Force choking his way to the 360 if rumors are to be believed. Also on the release this week are Spectral Force 3 and Summer Athletics The Ultimate Challenge. Spectral Force 3 is a Japanese strategy RPG and Summer Athletics The Ultmate Challenge is ... well, honestly, we have no idea. Looking at the title, we'd say someone is looking to cash in on the Olympic Games.[Via Joystiq]
Spectral Force 3 site launches, media explosion
A few days ago Atlus launched the official website for Spectral Force 3, the second Xbox 360 title from the acclaimed (niche) publisher based out of Japan. Developed by Idea Factory, of PSP Generation of Chaos fame, Spectral Force 3 takes place in the fantasy world of Neverland during the first Neverland War. Although we haven't heard for sure we are holding out for a playable Peter Pan or, at the very least, a Michael Jackson boss battle. The Xbox 360 exclusive strategy-RPG is expected to hit shelves this May.%Gallery-19629%
Atlus USA publishing Spectral Force 3, Operation Darkness for Xbox 360
Atlus USA, the company behind upcoming surgery sim Trauma Center: New Blood, has become an official 3rd party publisher for the Xbox 360. Fans who have come to expect quirky role-playing games and nuanced localizations from the team should be pleased to see Atlus diving straight into a niche we never expected to associate with the American Xbox 360 -- Japanese strategy RPGs. Two titles are already lined up for release in 2008, with the first tackling one of history's (and gaming's) most sinister foes, Hitler. He's also a vampire, it says here. Battling the Third Reich with an army of bizarre creatures in Operation Darkness would probably strike us as odd, had we not already played an Atlus game featuring a robotic Rasputin from the future. Par for the course, really. As for the fantasy-themed Spectral Force 3, it places you in control of a group of mercenaries caught between the opposing sides of the "Great Neverland War," which we're told was considerably more exciting than the Pretty Decent Neverland War explored in the previous two games.
