is an action game

Action game

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 for the PlayStation Portable

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, developed by Access Games

Access Games

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 and published by Square Enix

Square Enix

is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...

.

Gameplay

Lord of Arcana is an action game that allows up to four players to fight monsters and demons some of which make cameo appearances from other Square Enix games.
The gameplay is very close to the Monster Hunter

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, God Eater

God Eater

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, and Phantasy Star Portable

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 series, but this time with cinematic kills and mini-games. Players also have the ability to summon monsters to aid them in battle. Players can also use magic to inflict damage on the enemy (e.g. Fire, Light, etc.)

Plot

Lord of Arcana takes place in a world called Horodyn, named after the land's first king. Somewhere in Horodyn lies an ancient stone known only as "Arcana", which apparently holds great magical power. Unfortunately, as well as humans, the world is home to many great and powerful monsters and beasts, which are fought by warriors known as Slayers who seek Arcana.

Development

The monsters featured in Lord of Arcana are designed by many artists from around the world. Lord of Vermilion

Lord of Vermilion

is an arcade-based fantasy collectible card game developed by Think Garage and distributed by Square Enix in which players control combat cards on an arcade play surface. The objective of the game is to destroy the enemy team's Arcane Stones and eliminate their servants in order to win the game...

's Nobuo Uematsu

Nobuo Uematsu

is a Japanese video game composer, best known for scoring the majority of titles in the Final Fantasy series. He is considered as one of the most famous and respected composers in the video game community...

 and Lord of Vermilion II's Hitoshi Sakimoto

Hitoshi Sakimoto

is a Japanese video game composer and arranger. He is best known for scoring the games Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII, though he has composed soundtracks for over 70 games and arranged music for more than 40 others. He began playing music and video games in elementary school, and began...

will both contribute to the game as music producer and sound producer respectively.

External links

• Japanese Official Website
• International Official Website