Capcom unveils PSP-exclusive fighter

By Tom Bramwell Published 28 April, 2009

Fate/unlimited codes via digi-distribution.

Capcom unveiled Fate/unlimited codes for PSP at its Captivate 09 event in Monaco last week.

It's a beat-'em-up due out this summer exclusively via digital distribution, and you can see the first screenshots and footage elsewhere on Eurogamer today.

Developed by Tatsunoko vs. Capcom's Eighting and based on the PC/PS2 visual novel Fate/stay night, it sees seven pairs of "Masters" and "Servants" battling for control of a Holy Grail that grants them any wish.

Capcom promised a fast-paced, weapons-based fighting system with characters including a magician, knight, bowman and samurai (there are 17 in total), and talked up the Reflect Dash system, which allows you to block while advancing to set up a Holy Grail Ultimate Combo.

As well as the main story mode, there will be local wireless play for two players, and dozens of unlockable secrets including costumes, 250-plus missions and mini-games.

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Comments (7) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • dominalien #1 3 years ago

    Very interesting how Sony just started pushing the PSP. I wonder if it manages to bring it back from obscurity.

  • JahB #2 3 years ago

    capcom beat 'em up for on the go? yes please

  • lcmnick #3 3 years ago

    lol yeah, 5 years after it launched, Sony decides now to push the PSP.

    I wonder if this is the strategy that they are employing for the PS3 as well...

  • neonemesis #4 3 years ago

    Nice, a brand new Capcom beat em' up. My only concern over 'download only' games is that what happens when a completely new machine is launched? Will all the 'download only' games suddenly disappear? It's not as if you can hunt the discs down on ebay or anything...

  • Ryze #5 3 years ago

    The other issue is, that PSP games have suffered from dire marketing campaigns as it is.

    Now they don't even have shelf presence to help push them.

    These games, along with PSN & XBL games, should be sold at retail on glossy cards the size of game cases, with cover art, screenshots and the game blurb and features, with a scratch-off strip on them to reveal a download code.

    If Sony aren't careful with the quality of their user experience, then their digital download ambitions will die a death on them.

    There's currently no compelling reason for most people to download PSP Media Manager. There are plenty of reasons to download, install and use iTunes, and to browse its store. Sony haven't created enough reasons, and this could leave many of their games buried in their spot on the PSN store.

    I've never even owned an iPod or dedicated MP3 player in my life, but I've spent over £50 in their iTunes store over the past 5 years. THIS is what Sony lack with the PSN.

    It's already ridiculous how far you have to drill down and use trial and error to find a game on the EU PSN store. I mean - how am I supposed to guess the genre of the game I'm looking for unless I'm a gamer geek?

    So only gamer geeks can easily browse the store?

    Barrier to easy navigation #1.


    Turn the PSP Media Manager into a PSN Portal, with access to friends lists, text, voice and video messaging to PSPs and PS3s, a download manager for PSN, a Playstation Home designer, etc...

    Next, they should start getting TV and film content onto the PS Store - compatible with PSP & PS3. Also - make sure that I can browse the PSN store on my PSP, but have the files added to my download queue on either PS3, or PSN Portal. This would give people many reasons to have the software open on their desktops.

    ...also - MAKE SURE THE PSP HAS A PROPER BLOODY DOCK (ON ITS BOTTOM) OR A WIFI SYNC FACILITY!

    More free consultancy for Sony.

    /sigh
    Edited by 3 at 28/04/09 @ 17:59

  • XanderSan #6 3 years ago

    Is this really exclusive? Wasn't this released on the PS2 not that long ago? Are there some differences or is it exclusively psp for the western markets?

  • Meho #7 3 years ago

    What I am puzzled about is that this piece of news on gamespot also contained the sentence reading something like this "After the announcement that Patapon 2 will be download only..." and it goes on basically using Patapon 2 as an example of Sony embracing the download only strategy. And yet, I have Patapon 2 right here on my shelf, box, inlay, UMD and all. WTF??? Was it never released in retail in the states?