Drakengard 3 Gives Players More Allies Than A Dragon

Zero, the protagonist in Drakengard 3, has a dragon named Mikhail as a partner. A giant white dragon is probably the only friend you need on the battlefield, but Square Enix's game will give adventurers two more allies on top of that. Male characters known as Apostles can fight alongside Zero.

Dengeki PlayStation revealed four apostles like Tito, a heinous character that is armed with a huge spear. Tito gets pleasure out when he hears shrieks of pain. Decato is an extreme masochist that gets pleasure from pain, Cent is a handsome cool kind of guy, and Octal are the other three apostles. Players can pick which two they characters they want to bring to battle.

Drakengard 3 is slated for release on PlayStation 3 later this year.

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Indie Shoot-em-up Danmaku Unlimited 2 Is Flying To PC This Summer

Danmaku Unlimited 2 is a vertical shoot-em-up that was originally developed for iOS devices by a one-man indie developer in Canada, and it’s now headed to PC. In case you’re wondering what the fuss is about, you can watch a trailer for it below that shows off gameplay footage:

But hey, if you’d rather try it out for yourself, that’s an option, too. While Danmaku Unlimited 2 isn’t quite ready for release yet, there’s a demo available here that lets you try the first five stages. The full version of Danmaku Unlimited 2 has four difficulty levels, runs at 60fps, and includes bonus features like a Boss Rush mode.

Danmaku Unlimited 2 is scheduled for release later this summer and is up for voting on the Steam Greenlight program now.

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Bakumatsu Rock Is The Wildest Music Game You'll Hear About This Year

Feudal Japan is a hot setting and video game companies have different takes on it from the romance series Hakuoki to Sega's more RPG-like Yakuza Restoration. Senran Kagura maker Marvelous AQL has a wild spin on ther era called Bakumatsu Rock.

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Set in the final days of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the Shogunate is using the Heaven's Song to brainwash people and rule the country. Freedom fighters are "rockers" led by Sakamoto Ryoma. Famitsu says Bakumatsu Rock is a rhythm game and it's coming to PSP on February 27.

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Here are some of the characters and voice actors confirmed for the game:

Sakamoto Ryoma (Kisho Taniyama)

Takasugi Shinsaku (Tatsuhisa Suzuki)

Kido Takayoshi (Showtaro Morikubo)

Okita Soji (Kensho Ono)

Hijikata Toshizo (Toshiyuki Morikawa)

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