Expect wacky fighting sequences reminiscent of Looney Tunes, the beloved Warner Bros animated cartoon series, in new PlayStation Portable (PSP) game Fate Tiger Colosseum.
Published by Osaka-based Capcom and created by Tokyo video-game developer Cavia, Fate Tiger Colosseum is based on the popular visual novel game Fate/Stay Night for PCs, which was developed by Japanese company Type-Moon and released in 2004.
About 140,000 units of Fate/Stay Night were sold in its first year of release and it was adapted into a 24-episode anime television series, which was shown last year. In April, Type-Moon released a version of the original game for the PlayStation 2 console.
Fans of the PC game and the anime TV show can now enjoy playing more than 20 characters - culled from both mediums - in the new 3D multiplayer game. Characters in Fate Tiger Colosseum include Shiro Emiya (the protagonist in Fate/Stay Night), female warrior Saber, secret sorceress Rin Tosaka and her servant Archer, and high-school teacher Taiga Fujimura (nicknamed 'Tiger' by her students).
In addition, all the baddies encountered by Saber make an appearance as playable characters in the basic story mode.
The premise of Fate Tiger Colosseum is simple: the city in which the characters live has been magically sealed within a dome and the inhabitants face certain death unless they find the tiger gem.
Game play is ridiculously easy, with characters running around a 3D setting trying to beat the tar out of each other. This renders the game a simple button-masher on the PSP.