Project X Zone 2 Trailer Runs Down List of Crossover Characters

3DS strategy RPG slated for February in the west

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Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming its New York Comic Con trailer for Project X Zone 2 on Thursday. The 12-minute video previews the game's characters and various game systems. It also features marina's opening theme song "All the World's a Stage."

Bandai Namco Entertainment describes the game:

Developed by Monolith Software Inc, Project X Zone 2gives gamers the opportunity to play as their favorite characters from a multitude of franchises including the “Tekken” series, Tales of Vesperia, and “.hack//” series from Bandai Namco; the “Resident Evil” series, “Devil May Cry” series, and “Megaman X” series from CAPCOMas well as Yakuza: Dead Souls, the “Sakura Wars” series, and “Virtua Fighter” series from Sega, with many others to be revealed. Players will form teams of characters hailing from these classic series' and engage enemies through strategic turn-based battles.

Similar to the first game, the sequel features characters from various Bandai Namco Entertainment, Sega, and CAPCOM franchises, with the addition of characters from Nintendo and Intelligent Systems' Fire Emblem Awakening game. Monolith Software Inc. is developing the game, which will allow players to "maneuver characters into position and perform strategic attacks using different combinations in real time."

marina will perform both the opening theme "Sekai wa Hitotsu no Budai" ("All the World's a Stage") and the ending theme "Tsuki Akari no Curtain Call." Yūzō Koshiro composed the songs andSōichirō Morizumi wrote the lyrics.

The Nintendo 3DS strategy role-playing game will ship in Japan on November 12, and will ship in North America on February 16, and in Europe on February 19.

The original Project X Zone game shipped in Japan in October 2012, in North America in June 2013, and in Europe in July 2013.