New guide helps importers get started with Million Arthur: Arcana Blood

Although the console version of Million Arthur: Arcana Blood is currently only scheduled to be released on the PlayStation 4 in Japan, a new guide can help those who plan to import the game get started with the fighter.

Visual Novel CCP's guide provides an overview of the game, story, systems and even the characters themselves, along with images and translations of the various menus. It even tells players where and how they can purchase the game if they want.

While the guide does not provide in-depth strategy on the fighters or support characters, it is a good resource for people who want to get over the first hurdles of learning the game.

Readers can check out the guide at VNCCP. Million Arthur: Arcana Blood comes to PlayStation 4 in Japan on Nov. 29, 2018.

New footage shows off Arcana Blood's console characters

Three new characters will debut as part of the Million Arthur: Arcana Blood cast when it arrives this fall on PlayStation 4, and a recent stream gave players the first glimpse at them in action.

A Japanese Square Enix stream from Aug. 31 replayed the trailers for Koume Sakiyama, Yamaneko (Wildcat) Arthur and Iori Yagami and then also demonstrated the basic gameplay options for each character including movement, special moves and supers.

Readers can check out the video after the jump, which starts in progress with the character trailers. Footage of the three starts roughly one hour and four minutes into the archive.

Million Arthur: Arcana Blood arrives on PlayStation 4 in Japan on Nov. 29, 2018.

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Million Arthur to feature Iori, other guests when it comes home Nov. 29

SNK's Iori Yagami will join the cast of Million Arthur: Arcana Blood when it launches for PlayStation 4 on Nov. 29, 2018, in Japan.

According to Anime FGC News, he will be joined by Lord of Vermillion 4's Koume Sakiyama, Yamaneko (Wildcat) Arthur from the phone MMO HanGyaku-Sei Million Arthur and assist character Akira Oono from High Score Girl. 

The game will come to console a year after its arcade release and cost players 6,980 yen (roughly $62). 

Readers can check out the Iori trailer, courtesy of Twitter user MechaGS, after the jump. There is currently no information as to a North American release for the game at this time.

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Million Arthur: Arcana Blood coming to Japanese arcades on Nov. 21

Square-Enix's upcoming 2-D fighter has a release date at the end of November 2017.

Million Arthur: Arcana Blood will be launching in Japan on Nov. 21, 2017, three days after a nationwide location test.

Originally announced in January, MAAB features anime-style gameplay and uses "Support Knight" cards that act as assists. The game also features characters from Square-Enix's classic Seiken Densetsu series.

Readers can check out the game's opening cinema scene after the jump.

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Seiken Densetsu characters join Million Arthur: Arcana Blood

Lise and Hawkeye from Square-Enix's Seiken Densetsu franchise, also known as Mana, will be making an appearance in the company's upcoming fighting game.

Announced in January 2017, Million Arthur: Arcana Blood is a 2-D fighter developed by Square-Enix featuring "Support Knight" cards that act as assists. It is currently being developed for Taito's NESiCAxLive 2 platform with a target release date of fall 2017. 

The characters Lise and Hawkeye appear from Seiken Densetsu 3, a game that has never been officially released outside Japan.

The official Seiken Densetsu Twitter account has posted a short clip of Lise, which readers can check out below.

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Square-Enix announces Million Arthur fighting game Arcana Blood

Japanese arcades will have a fighting game adaptation of a card-based mobile game series called Million Arthur this Fall.

Fully named Million Arthur: Arcana Blood, this Square-Enix published game influenced by the legend of King Arthur will be an anime-style 2-D fighter. Based on the footage after the jump, players can expect mechanics like air-dashing and bursts. Special to MAAB is the "Support Knight" cards which act as assists. Players can equip a set of three cards with each requiring a certain amount of assist points to use.

There are currently five characters confirmed so far and the game will have a playable build at this year's Japanese Amusement Expo on Feb. 10-12. The final release will be running on Taito's NESiCAxLive 2 platform.

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