Berserk and the Band of the Hawk, known in Japan as Berserk Musou (ベルセルク無双 Beruseruku Musō?, lit. "Berserk Unrivaled") is a hack-and-slash game developed by Template:W and published by Template:W for Template:W, Template:W, Template:W, and Template:W. It is a collaboration between Koei Tecmo's Template:W video game series and Kentaro Miura's Berserk manga series.
Berserk Musō will release in Japan on October 27, 2016 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, and in Western territories under the name Berserk and the Band of the Hawk on February 21, 2017 for North America, and 24 February 2017 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Microsoft Windows.
Plot
The game follows the story of the manga series, starting in the Golden Age Arc and ending in the Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc.
Gameplay
Berserk Musou is a 3D tactical-action/hack-and-slash game, set in large arenas based on various locations in the Berserk universe. Players may pick a single character to control in a large environment, where they will face hordes of demons and other monsters to slay in battle. Characters such as Guts can utilize special skills in battle called Kill-Crush Action, where characters can wipe out entire sieges with a single swing.
In addition, certain characters have a special Transformation ability that allows them to change forms and become increasingly stronger, destroying enemies in a single blow. For example, Guts' Transformation Move has him don the infamous Berserker Armor, Zodd can morph into his Apostle form and Griffith can smite foes as the God Hand Femto.
Features
Players can not only enjoy battle on multiple stages, but can also experience Story Mode where they will progress through the story of Berserk from the Golden Age arc through the Falcon of the Millennium Empire arc. In this mode, players can interact with characters, partake in monstrous boss battles from the series and relive the tragic tale of Guts by cleaving through multiple Apostles at a time.
In addition, players can test the highest limits of their survival in Infinite Eclipse. Here, players will encounter endless upon endless waves of enemies that won't stop until you're at your last breath. In this mode, any playable character is selectable and players can have a partner help them out. Whether this partner is CPU-controlled or co-op has yet to be revealed.
Development
Berserk Musō was first revealed in a short promotion video by Koei Tecmo on June 12, 2016, prior to E3 2016. Koinuma Hisashi spearheaded the game's development after discussing his love of the story with the other staff members. He was pleased with the overall response of the teaser video, but feared that the erotic content may hamper overseas localization. A week later, on June 20, a flyer was sent out in Japan, which confirmed a September 21 release in the country.
In an interview, producer Hisashi Koinuma confirmed that the development team is aiming to release the game as a CERO D title similar to their Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage series. Although it is labeled a collaboration, Berserk Musou will remain distinct from the 2016 anime series while containing approximately 120 minutes of footage from the Golden Age film trilogy. On July 15, 2016, Koei Tecmo revealed that the Western version of the game was planned to release in Fall 2016. However, on September 14, 2016, Koei Tecmo pushed the expected release date back to February 2017 for the Western and European releases.
In Japan, first-print copies of the game will include a "wet-outfit costume" DLC code for Casca.
Playable Characters
- Guts (Black Swordsman) (CV: Hiroaki Iwanaga)
- Berserker Armored Guts (Millennium Empire) (CV: Hiroaki Iwanaga)
- Femto (Millennium Empire) (CV: Takahiro Sakurai)
Other Characters
Characters that only exist in menus, special abilities, or the story mode.
- Puck (CV: Kaoru Mizuhara)
Stages
Stages are designed as large, dynamic 3D environments with varying altitudes. All modeled after key locations in Berserk, playable characters can run through the stages which are complex and feature a degree of varying twists, turns and large battle zones for combat.
- Bazuso Castle
- Field of the Hawks
- Doldrey Castle
- Zodd's Lair
- The Field
Gallery
Title Logos
Promotional Art
DLC Costumes
Screenshots
Trailers
Trivia
- This is the first Berserk video game to be developed since the 2004 PS2 game.
- This is also the first Berserk video game since the 1999 Dreamcast game to be released outside of Japan.
- All characters will be voiced by their respective seiyuus from the 2016 anime and movie trilogy.
- The game will feature very little censorship pertaining to events from the manga, as the developers want to bring the full experience of Berserk to life. However, Koinuma Hisashi believes that in order to localize the game overseas, some of the more sexual content might have to be changed to meet requirements.
- On a more positive note, the Western version of Berserk Musou will have "things" that were held back from the Japanese version, which is most likely referring to the game's violent and gory content.
External Links
- Koei Tecmo Games: Berserk Musou Koei Tecmo Games special site
- Koei Tecmo America: Berserk Musou Koei Tecmo America special site
- Koei Tecmo Europe: Berserk Musou Koei Tecmo Europe special site
- Twitter: Berserk Musou official Twitter
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