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Accel World VS Sword Art Online Game's 4th Promo Video, 2nd TV Ad Streamed
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
The official website for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Accel World VS Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight began streaming the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game's fourth promotional video and second television commercial on Monday. The promotional video previews KOTOKO x Luna's theme song "S x W -soul world-."
The base game features 38 playable characters, and a total of 40 playable characters are available with pre-order bonuses. The Season Pass offers a total of 44 playable characters.
Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the game's third promotional video in January. Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced in January that it will release the game in North America and in Europe this summer. The game will be digital-only on both systems and will have Japanese audio with English, Spanish, and French subtitles. The company also began streaming a trailer for the game with English subtitles.
Bandai Namco Entertainment describes the game's story:
Svart Alfheim and the Accelerated World have begun to merge. In the midst of the chaos, Yui has gone missing. Kirito must challenge the Seven Kings of pure color from the Accelerated World to gain access to her location. Players from both groups come together in a war of the worlds where the strongest Burst Linkers and ALO Players are on a mission to save Yui from the hands of Personna Babel.
The game will ship in Japan on March 16. The game will include Sword Art Online characters Kirito, Asuna, Lisbeth, and Silica, and Accel World characters Kuroyukihime/Black Lotus, Silver Crow, Scarlet Rain, and Lime Bell. The voice actors from the anime adaptations of the the novels are reprising their roles for the above characters.
First-print copies of the game in Japan will also include costumes from the upcoming Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale movie for Kirito and Asuna, as well as download codes for the Alfheim Online version of Sachi and Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale's Yuna as playable characters. Packaged versions of the game will include download codes for Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale and Accel World: Infinite Burst themes. The download versions will include a shrine maiden costume until April 12.
"Isekai kara no Hyōryūsha" (Castaway From a Different World) DLC will feature Fairy King Oberon as a boss. The character will also be available as a playable character. The DLC will be available through the Season Pass or for purchase separately. “Etoile” swimsuits for Asuna, Sinon, and Leafa will be available through the Season Pass or for purchase separately. Accel World and Sword Art Online character avatars became available through Japan's PlayStation Store on Thursday.
[Via Ota-Suke]
