58 characters from Capcom, Sega, Bandai Namco and now Nintendo are teaming up for another insane 3DS adventure, when Project X Zone 2 comes stateside this February.
Project X Zone 2 [Brave New World] is already available for Japanese gamers, though North America won’t see the 3DS-exclusive Capcom/Sega/Bandai Namco/Nintendo cross-over until early 2016. Fans may have noticed the inclusion of “Nintendo” in the list of represented companies; Fire Emblem Awakening‘s Chrom and Lucina will be a playable “Paired Unit”, along with Xenoblade‘s Fiora partnered with KOS-MOS (Xenosaga).
Developer Monolith Soft originally planned for a simultaneous international release window for their wild tactical-RPG, however the North American and European versions faced a slight delay; there is a silver lining however, as Project X Zone 2 has been officially dated for Feb. 16. Those who pre-order the 3DS-exclusive will receive a Nintendo 3DS Home Theme and additional in-game extras; owners will receive the Challenge Stage “The Woman From 10 Years Ago”, a NA-exclusive “Sun Sword”, “Diamond Medal Accessory” and “Amethyst Medal Accessory”.
With the additional three Nintendo characters, the final playable roster of Project X Zone 2 features 58 characters. The characters and franchises from each represented developer/publisher are as follows:
Capcom:
- Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney
- Maya Fey, Ace Attorney
- Captain Commando, Captain Commando
- Demitri Maximoff, Darkstalkers
- Felicia, Darkstalkers
- Morrigan Aensland, Darkstalkers
- Dante, Devil May Cry
- Virgil, Devil May Cry
- X, Mega Man X
- Zero, Mega Man X
- Chris Redfield, Resident Evil
- Jill Valentine, Resident Evil
- Leon Kennedy, Resident Evil
- June Lin Milliam, Star Gladiator
- Chun-Li, Street Fighter
- Ingrid, Street Fighter
- Ken, Street Fighter
- Ryu, Street Fighter
- Strider Hiryu, Strider
Sega:
- Hibana, Nightshade
- Leanne, Resonance of Fate
- Vashyron, Resonance of Fate
- Zephyr, Resonance of Fate
- Erica Fontaine, Sakura Wars
- Gemini Sunrise, Sakura Wars
- Ichiro Ogami, Sakura Wars
- Sakura Shinguji, Sakura Wars
- Ryo Hazuki, Shenmue
- Hotsuma, Shinobi
- Ulala, Space Channel 5
- Axel Stone, Streets of Rage
- Akira Yuki, Virtua Fighter
- Kage-Maru, Virtua Fighter
- Pai Chan, Virtua Fighter
- Goro Majima, Yakuza
- Kazuma Kiryu, Yakuza
- Segata Sanshiro, Sega Saturn Live-Action Mascot (TV Commercials)
Bandai Namco:
- Haseo, .hack
- Kite, .hack
- Alisa Ilinichina Amiella, God Eater
- Ciel Alencon, God Eater
- Nana Kouzuki, God Eater
- Valkyrie, Legend of Valkyrie
- Reiji, Namco X Capcom
- Xiaomu, Namco X Capcom
- Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia
- Flynn Scifo, Tales of Vesperia
- Yuri Lowell, Tales of Vesperia
- Heihachi Mishima, Tekken
- Jin Kazama, Tekken
- Kazuya Mishima, Tekken
- Ling Xiaoyu, Tekken
- Natsu, Soul Calibur
- Aty, Summon Night
- KOS-MOS, Xenosaga
Nintendo:
- Chrom, Fire Emblem Awakening
- Lucina, Fire Emblem Awakening
- Fiora, Xenoblade
Again, Project X Zone 2 will release exclusively for the 3DS on 2/16.
