Project X Zone

Release Date: October 11, 2012

RPG, tactics, crossover, jRPG, Nintendo exclusive, singleplayer

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An unusual crossover in which popular figures of three big companies appear: Capcom, SEGA, Namco Bandai. The game is a tactical Japanese RPG with a story set in a fictional world, similar in places to the native worlds of the characters in the game.

Project X Zone is a tactical jRPG, produced by Banpresto and released by Namco Bandai. This is an unusual crossover, because in one production we get the opportunity to play the heroes of Capcom, SEGA and Namco Bandai games.

The story takes place in a fictional world created from places known from various titles of the aforementioned publishers. Fictional threads intertwine in very strange ways. Dante (Devil May Cry) meets Demitri Maximoff (Darkstalkers) in a shop. Akira (Virtua Fighter) accidentally rescues Jim and Xiaoyu (Tekken) from the demon. Valkyrie (The Legend of the Valkyrie) meets Dante by asking him about the use of the toilet. The new hero, Kogoro Tenzai, is a detective who has been involved in other activities because he does not receive orders and thus meets the rest of the unusual individuals. They also appear in the game: Mega Man (Mega Man X), Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine (Resident Evil), Frank West (Dead Rising), Ulala (Space Channel 5), Flynn Scifo (Tales of Vesperia) and others. In total there are more than 200 heroes.

We move on a board divided into small fields, but in contrast to many other productions of this type, we are not limited by any points of movement. Moreover, the world of Project X Zone is full of additional tasks and carefully hidden objects. Our team consists of two warriors, usually a top-down pair like Ryu and Ken or Mega Man and Zero. It is also possible to get help from a third person, but it can only be summoned for a moment during the fight. This takes place in the Cross Active Battle system. By pressing button A and turning the analog mushroom, you can make different combinations and blows. The creators also prepared additional games, such as Cross Hit, thanks to which we can pack the opponent with several warriors at the same time. There is also Critical Hit, we do it right after the first hit and, if we rip it well in time, we deal significant damage.

The graphic design is maintained in manga style. During the fight we watch a lot of flashes and special effects. The game also uses the 3D effect offered by the Nintendo 3DS handheld.

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Last updated on August 14, 2015

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