Monday, December 10, 2012

Namco Bandai And Tecmo Koei Announce One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 For The PS3, Comes Out Summer 2013


Namco Bandai and Tecmo Koei have announced One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 for the PS3. this is the sequel to the first Pirate Warriors game that sold over 1.2 Million worldwide. Pirate Warriors 2 is based around the New World story and will include unreleased stages such as Skypiea and new characters including Eneru.

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To celebrate the 1.2 Million units sold of the original game, Namco Bandai have announced the game will go on sale. this sale will last from 12th December until 9th January and will be on the PSN.

Press Release
CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE – 10 December 2012 – NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. today announced that the next game based on the global smash ONE PIECE manga and anime, ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2, is coming to PlayStation®3 in summer 2013.

Developed by Omega/Tecmo Koei, ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2, will come packed with piratical new features. Players will step into the shoes of characters including Luffy, Sanji and Zoro and join the rest of the irrepressible Straw Hat crew for all new adventures in the “New World” story. The game will also feature previously unreleased stages such as Skypiea and new characters including Eneru for the first time ever on PS3.

The successful ongoing collaboration between TECMO KOEI GAMES and NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. has resulted in sales of the first opus, ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS, reaching in excess of 1.2 million units worldwide. The collaboration combines the leading manga franchise with top fighting action to create the perfect ONE PIECE video game experience.

To celebrate 1.2 million sales of ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS, NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe is pleased to offer a special discount exclusively on the digital version of the game and on all the downloadable content released so far. The special deal is part of the PlayStation®Store “Festive Sale” promotion, and will be available via PlayStation®Network from December 12th until January 9th 2013, so be sure to bag the perfect pirate gift this holiday season.

I am very pleased and proud to say that we have successfully shipped 1.2 million units of ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS worldwide, and we are glad to continue working on this fantastic franchise with ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2 to keep all the fans happy,” said Koji Nakajima, producer of ONE PIECE games at NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. “It’s thanks to all of you, the people all over the world who bought the game, that I am able to announce this great news.”

ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2 will feature the best-loved characters from the latest anime series. Using the simple controls from the Dynasty Warriors series, players will be able to enjoy a fresh gameplay experience, including battles against boss characters such as Eneru which are made possible only by incorporating these control features.

ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2 for PlayStation®3 is coming in summer 2013. For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe and its entire line up of games please visit www.namcobandaigames.eu.


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About NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.
NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S., part of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content for platforms including all major video game consoles and PC, with marketing and sales operations in 50 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australasia.  The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN™, Tekken™, SOULCALIBUR™, NARUTO™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, Dragon Ball®, GALAGA™, RIDGE RACER™ and ACE COMBAT™.  More information about the company and its products can be found at www.namcobandaigames.eu or www.facebook.com/namcobandaigames.europe.

© EIICHIRO ODA/SHUEISHA, TOEI ANIMATION
Game © 2012 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Developed by TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD.


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