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Akiba's Trip Plus Game's 4 Intro Videos Streamed

The official website for the Akiba's Trip Plus PSP game launched on Monday and began streaming four introduction videos. The one-player game will be an updated version of Acquire's 2011 vampire-hunting action game Akiba's Trip.

Various improvements made to the game in its new version include fully-voiced event scenes, a recreation of Tokyo's Akihabara (Akiba) district revised for 2012 (the game's setting), and "refined" character models, as well as new modes, missions, and costumes. The Ben-To light novel author Asaura collaborated on the scenario for Akiba's Trip, and tanu (Tari Tari) provided character designs. Acquire posted the game's first promotional video last week.

The original game's story begins when vampires attack a young man, controlled by the player, while he is visiting Akiba. A girl named Rui rescues and recruits him to join a group of vampire hunters. He uses various weapons to fight against vampires and removes their clothes so that sunlight destroys them.

The game will retail at 3,990 yen (about US$49) and ship in Japan on June 21. People who pre-order the game will receive a special book with game visuals and a CD with the in-game idol group's song "Vanity Vamp."