Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo coming west this month
PS Vita mech action RPG to cost $14.99.
Arc System Works is bringing its PS Vita download game Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo to North and South America on March 24 for $14.99, the developer announced. A European release is planned to follow.
The action RPG, which launched in Japan on Christmas 2013, puts players in the pilot’s seat of a GEAR robot (good robot) and tasks them with destroying RAGE (bad robots), part by part, which can then be added to your own mech.
Get the full synopsis below, via Arc System Works.
About
In the year 2042, the genius scientist Dr. Yui Rich Atsuga unveiled her greatest invention. After that, the world was never the same. [GEAR System] This was the name given to the groundbreaking power system that allowed vehicles to surpass all prior speed and mobility limitations. Scientists around the world scrambled to utilize the highly advanced technology for themselves. With the new system, they built pilotable humanoid robots. These bipedal walking robots, once a distant dream, could outspeed ordinary vehicles. They possessed greater agility than humans, thanks to balancers utilizing the system, and a race to build the best units had begun. These robots were known as [GEAR], derived from the name of the system that unlocked their potential.
…However, Dr. Atsuga’s invention would ultimately lead to humanity’s extinction. The year is now 2097. The [GEAR] turn on their human masters. Within two weeks, 80% of the world’s population is annihilated. The remnants of humanity have been forced to live underground. In order to fight these rogue machines, mankind turns once again to the [GEAR System]. The fate of humanity rests on the upcoming war to recapture the surface. Can the technology that destroyed their civilization be the very thing that gives it a second chance?
Features
- Blades, chainsaws, laser cannons, pile bunkers, and many other weapons for your fightin’ robot.
- Scores of different parts to make your GEAR match your fighting style.
- Tense story mode that documents humankind’s last, desperate struggle for survival.
- Play the mission-based story progression or fight arena-mode versus AI.
- DLC with new armor, weapons, and missions.
- Giant. Freaking. Robots.
Watch the announcement trailer below.