Soul Sacrifice out on April 30th in US, boxart + preorder bonus revealed

[Lady Lilith]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/29/soul-sacrifice-out-april-30th-box-art-pre-order-extras-revealed/

Since it was announced for North America, and as new assets and details are rolled out to eager fans worldwide, excitement for Soul Sacrifice has only increased. No other title for PlayStation Vita combines the same frantic real-time combat, thrilling sense of scale, smartly interwoven cooperative multiplayer, or meaningful character customization… Not to mention the contributions of legends of gaming like designer Keiji Inafune or composer Yasunori Mitsuda and Wataru Hokoyama.

For weeks, fans have asked for more info about the game’s North American release, wanting a final date and box art, and details about possible pre-order extras. Finally, those questions can be answered!

Soul Sacrifice for PS Vita launches in stores and via PlayStation Network on April 30th, 2013. As for the box art, it is essentially the same as that which Japanese fans will proudly display on their shelves (or pedestals, if you’re a pedestal kind of person):

Fans who pre-order Soul Sacrifice will receive an exclusive pack of in-game content — it will not be sold anywhereelse!

• Two (2) Unique Costumes with which players can customize their character
  
• Three (3) Magic Items to aid players in battle:
  

• Spirits’ Flamepike – Shards of the spear provided by Fire spirits, unleashing a five hit combo attack with heat effects
  
• Spirits’ Blightstone – Explosive stones with poison effects provided by the spirits
  
• Spirits’ Fulgurwood – Root provided by the Thunder spirits. Tracks enemies on the ground and attacks with thunder spell
  

There’s more! Do you prefer to play with Japanese audio tracks whenever possible? You might want to pre-order…

Reserve Soul Sacrifice and, in addition to the in-game costume & item bundle, you’ll also receive the Japanese voice-over pack for free. This pack will be sold separately, but the only way to get it right at launch for no added cost is to pre-order!

Thrilled to finally be able to reveal a release date to his North American fans, Project Lead Keiji Inafune had this to say:

I’m excited that we are finally able to announce the release date of Soul Sacrifice. I have put all my passion and soul into the game’s concept and my talented team has made an incredible effort to create the best game it could ever be. I’m confident that we’ve created an extremely engaging game that you will enjoy playing.

The game has become nothing like any other game with an original and deep world settings which could only be possible in a dark fantasy environment. I’m looking forward to you being able to experience the unique adventure of real heroism in Soul Sacrifice. Immerse yourself in the world of Soul Sacrifice and have fun playing it!

Keiji Inafune, Conceptor and CEO – comcept, Inc.

Everyone says this is gonna be one of the biggest Vita games so far, and I'm definitely curious to try this out.

[Kirbz]

I pre ordered this a few months ago, and I can't wait!

I have to say, I was a bit disapointed with the pre order bonuses, until I read you will have japanese voices That's great! I doubt the game will have an actual good story, but hearing japanese voices in battles will be awesome.

[griffthedragoon]

I like how it says rating pending on the box but everyone knows i will be M lol

[Dead Weight]

I haven't seen any videos of gameplay but i'm still probably going to get this because of the lack of vita games

[griffthedragoon]

I haven't seen any videos of gameplay but i'm still probably going to get this because of the lack of vita games

Plays like monster hunter but has a lot of gore

[Artemisthemp]

Check HK PSN yesterday for One Piece demo and found out, that Soul Sacrifice will feature a Online Pass

[Gordo132]

Well this is good news indeed, my mate was raving on about how good it was and how much he would want it released over seas for the Vita, I can now tell him that's it's coming out in April, another game I'll need to get for the Vita.