NCS
Product
Synopsis
Update:
February 21,
2007
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NCS started
preorders
for the
Naomi
version of
Trigger
Heart
Exelica in
early 2006
and found
exactly
three
international
players
willing to
pay US$1750
for the disc
and dongle.
Those orders
were
fulfilled in
late May
2006. Fast
forward to
the
beginning of
2007 and
Warashi
recoups some
more of
their
Trigger
Heart
development
costs by way
of the
defunct (?)
Dreamcast.
With a
relatively
small print
run for both
versions of
THE, NCS
expects a
short retail
lifespan
since some
suppliers in
Japan have
already sold
out of their
stock
allocation.
The two
versions of
Exelica are
packaged in
DVD cases
similar to
Under Defeat
and the
insert is
different
for each
version. In
the artwork
for both
covers,
Exelica
takes the
foreground
while Cruel
Tear hovers
in the
background
with a
casual pose.
The
protagonists
in Exelica
are two
heavily
armored
maidens
named Cruel
Tear (pink
hair and
purple eyes)
and Exelica
(purple hair
and blue
eyes) who
wing their
way through
metallic
levels while
weaving a
swath of
destruction.
Despite
their heavy
armor and
weaponry,
both girls
still manage
to reveal a
lot of leg.
Play
mechanics at
first glom
appear
routine
where the
gals blast
away at
their foes
with
standard
vulcan shots
and flit
through
mazes of
enemy shots.
That's not
all however.
Warashi adds
the "Anchor
Shot" to the
game system
where either
Cruel Tear
or Exelica
may lash out
a hook and
tether an
enemy ship.
Once
captured,
the enemy
vehicle may
be launched
like a
projectile
at other
enemies for
added
scoring. An
enemy ship
may also be
hooked and
then used as
a barrier
against
enemy shots.
It's a new
shmup
wrinkle to
explore and
revel in.
Warashi
touts the
V.B.A.S.
(Variable
Boss Attack
System)
where
end-level
gargantuans
change their
attack
patterns
based on the
skill of the
player.
New to the
Dreamcast
version of
Exelica is a
Story Mode,
an Arrange
Mode, and
in-game
voice
samples
which add to
the
atmosphere
and
excitement
of the
action.
-
Trigger
Heart
Exelica
Limited
Edition
(+OST
and
Booklet)
Orders
ship in
2-3
business
days.
Jan
Code:
4516365001010
