Aksys Games Announce Muramasa Rebirth For The PS Vita

Aksys Games have announced they are bringing Muramasa Rebirth to the West, at present no release date has been announced for the game. This Japanese RPG from Vanillaware is the sequel to Muramasa: The Demon Blade. the game has been designed for the PS Vita to take advantage of the OLED Screen and features Hi-Rez hand drawn graphics.

There will be 2 stories to play through, Momohime is a possessed princess who is travelling west battling demons or there is the Kisuke story where you play as a Ninja who has lost his memory and he is travelling east collecting demon blades. The Game will feature DLC, where you can purchase additional characters and play through their scenarios.

Press Release

January 29, 2013 Torrance, CA – Aksys Games is proud to announce that it will be releasing the Japanese action RPG, Muramasa Rebirth, the follow-up to the critically acclaimed hit Muramasa: The Demon Blade!  Utilizing PlayStation®Vita system’s eye-popping OLED graphics along with Muramasa’s beautifully hand-drawn artwork, Muramasa Rebirth brings mythical Japan to life!

About Muramasa Rebirth
Enter the visually powerful and colorful world of Muramasa! Face deadly enemies as they follow your every step. Become Momohime or Kisuke as they journey through ancient Japan fighting samurai, ninja, monsters, and evil spirits!
Muramasa Rebirth Features

Redesigned for the PlayStation®Vita system, Muramasa includes hi-res graphics, enhanced controls, a complete relocalization in English, and more!

• Two Stories – Follow Momohime, a princess possessed by an evil spirit, and journey west battling demons and much more!  Or follow Kisuke, a ninja who has lost his memory, and travel east in search of the demon blades.
• Hi-Res Graphics – Using hand-drawn graphics and Japanese artistic styling, Muramasa Rebirth creates a colorfully painted world on your PS Vita screen!
• 108 Blades – Search and forge new deadly weapons and build an inventory of up to 108 blades.  Each blade has a unique special ability.  Equip yourself with these deadly blades and become more powerful as your foes close in on you!
• Purchase Additional DLC Characters – Play in four additional scenarios as different
  characters!

Visit the website at www.muramasarebirth.com or “Like” the official Muramasa Rebirth Facebook Page for the most up-to-date information!

Muramasa Rebirth has not yet been rated (RP) by the Electronic Software Ratings Board.  For more information, please visit: http://www.esrb.org/

About Aksys Games
Founded in 2006 in Torrance, California, Aksys Games Localization, Inc. is a localization studio and visionary video game publisher specializing in the Japanese-to-English translation of games and committed to publishing unique, multicultural, high-quality interactive content for all current-generation platforms with its talented staff. Its lineup of games includes the Record of Agarest War series, Zero Escape: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors (Winning “Best Story/Writing” Awards from IGN and Nintendo Power), Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, and the acclaimed BlazBlue fighting game series. More information about Aksys Games and its products can be found on the company’s website, www.aksysgames.com.