Video Gaming News - April 2004
Chicago, IL (April 30, 2004) - Midway Games announced today that
Shadow Hearts: Covenant is scheduled to be published this fall in North America
and Europe for the PlayStation 2.
From Midway:
With a mix of turn-based strategy and RPG elements, Shadow Hearts: Covenant
provides players with an even greater magical quest than its predecessor. Shadow
Hearts and Shadow Hearts: Covenant, known as Shadow Hearts 2 in Japan, were
created and published in Japan by Aruze Corporation.
"We are very excited to be bringing a role-playing adventure of this magnitude
to the North American and European markets," said Mark Beaumont, senior vice
president entertainment, Midway. "With its considerable production value and two
DVDs of story driven gameplay, Shadow Hearts: Covenant is a massive RPG
experience."
The story unfolds via amazingly detailed cutscenes which bring the enthralling
and complex characters, powerful battle sequences and unique gameplay to life.
Shadow Hearts: Covenant also brings back the innovative combat system, the
Judgment Ring, which not only allows players to choose which characters to bring
to battle, but also determines the final outcome of the battle based on the
players' speed and accuracy. New to the Shadow Hearts sequel, are enhancements
to the Judgment Ring which allow team-based combo attacks.
Set during World War I in a fantastical world of magic and creatures, the game
takes place six months after the original Shadow Hearts ended. Yuri, the main
character is back, and he embarks on a new expedition with friends Gepetto, a
puppet master, and Kallen, a German female soldier. Yuri's morphing abilities
have been weakened because he has been cursed by Nicholas, a member of a secret
society taking advantage of the war to fulfill their evil ambitions of ruling
the world. Yuri and his companions must journey to find a cure for his curse and
defeat the malevolent cult.
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