Project X Zone 2: Japanese release date, limited edition, first-print bonuses

In this week’s issue, Famitsu has some new details about Project X Zone 2: Brave New World. The magazine only comes out on Thursday in Japan, but thanks to the usual leaks, we won’t have to wait for it to be available before finding out what those new details are all about!

First, we have the Japanese release date: November 12th. There will be two editions: regular (6 640 Yen), and a limited one called “Original Game Sound Edition” (9 980 Yen). Here’s what’s included in the second one:

– Original Game Sound Edition: a special edition of the game, with a rather neat feature allowing you to switch from the music for Project X Zone 2 to the one from the original titles (and vice-versa). There’s a total of 60 songs included (not counting the tracks composed for Project X Zone 2);
– a download code for “Adventure of Valkyrie: Legend of the Key of Time with Xiamou” (a special version of the game from Namco Anthology 2, with Xiamou as a playable character);
– “Namco X Capcom 10th Anniversary Resource”: a special package illustrated by Takuji Kawano (Soul Calibur series);
– a special “Namco X Capcom 10th Anniversary Resource” Nintendo 3DS Theme.

Famitsu magazine also lists the first-print bonuses for the game:

– a download code for “Woman of ’10 Years’ Past'”, a challenge map. If you beat it, you can get a special item called “Black Hotpants”;
– a download code for a special Nintendo 3DS Theme.

Finally, Famitsu magazine does have some details about the gameplay, and more precisely a new technique introduced in Project X Zone 2 called “Mirage Cancel”. It allows you to suspend a normal attack and enter slow motion by pressing the B button, so that you can take your time and aim for a critical hit during your next attack. However, this technique doesn’t work with Pair Units.

Project X Zone 2: Brave New World (3DS) comes out on November 12th in Japan, and this Autumn in Europe and North America.