KOEI TECMO EUROPE CONFIRMS STORYLINE OF A.O.T. WINGS OF FREEDOM WILL EXTEND BEYOND SHOW’S FIRST SEASON IN BRAND NEW TRAILER
Brand New, Action-Packed Launch Trailer Showcases the Scout Regiment Locked in Combat with New Forms of Titans
Hertfordshire, 16th August 2016- KOEI TECMO Europe today confirmed that the narrative within A.O.T. Wings of Freedom will extend beyond the events of the first season of ‘Attack on Titan’. A brand new launch trailer has been revealed alongside the announcement in anticipation of the upcoming release of the fast-paced action game based on the hugely successful manga and anime series ‘Attack on Titan’. A.O.T. Wings of Freedom will release on the 26th August 2016 for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, as well as digitally for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®Vita handheld system and Windows PC via Steam®.
Showcasing the Scout Regiment as they repel the fearsome Titans threatening humanity, the launch trailer for A.O.T. Wings of Freedom officially reveals that players will be able to play beyond the end of the show’s first season via extra game-exclusive missions! Capturing intense, action-packed combat and impressive attack moves, the launch trailer reveals two sinister new types of Titans for players to take down. The Armored Titan, a 50 foot tall behemoth with immense strength and speed can destroy anything in its path, and the monstrous Beast Titan is a gigantic ape-like creature that uses immeasurable amounts of force to crush its foes! These extra missions offer additional high-octane battles and exhilarating action within the ‘Attack on Titan’ universe.
As a reminder, those who pre-order the standard version of A.O.T. Wings of Freedom from select retailers have the choice of two different downloadable bonus costumes. The Clean-up Eren & Levi Costume for Eren and Levi is available to those who purchase from Game, allowing them to show off Levi’s love for cleaning. If pre-ordered from Amazon and Independent Retailers through Centresoft players can obtain the Mikasa Costume “Summer Festival”, exchanging Mikasa’s regiment gear for a white summer dress. Alternatively, those who purchase on PlayStation®4 through the PlayStation®Store will receive a selection of Character Avatars featuring fan-favourites Eren, Levi and Mikasa!
The limited edition A.O.T. Wings of Freedom Treasure Box, exclusively available through Centresoft for PlayStation 4, is still available in limited quantities containing must-have items for ‘Attack on Titan’ fans! Alongside the A.O.T. Wings of Freedom game, the treasure box will contain the Official Scouting Report- an artbook showcasing the many characters, weapons and environments the game has to offer, as well as a detailed look into parts of the game. A Muffler Towel, featuring a heroic design of Eren, Mikasa and Levi is also included. These three young scouts can also be found featured on the 6 Pin Badges, with two alternate designs for each character, featuring Eren in both his human and Titan form, Levi in both heroic stance and in cleaning clothes and Mikasa in two different fighting stances. The contents are completed with the Original Game Soundtrack and a digital download code for an alternative special costume for Armin.
New screenshots were also released featuring the Armoured and Beast Titans, as well as a series of event scenes.
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About A.O.T. Wings of Freedom
A.O.T. Wings of Freedom is a titanic action game that successfully replicates the claustrophobic atmosphere and fast paced battles of ‘Attack on Titan’, one of the most celebrated new anime IPs of the last few years, and follows Eren, Mikasa and Armin through the events of the first series. Set in a land where three walls have been built around the settlements, to protect themselves from Titans, three young scouts Eren, Mikasa and Armin witness the end of 100 years of peace. As a Titan breaks down one of the outer walls humanity is once again threatened, and they must fight off the Titans and discover the mystery behind them. Players will experience a claustrophobic atmosphere and fast paced battle action as they repel the fearsome Titans.
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Arata serves as a blunt harem lead that isn’t afraid of letting his perverted side openly show around the girls and thanks to this he is already a step ahead of most harem leads who are incredibly dense in nature. Instead Arata is readily aware of how certain girls feel about him and often teases them in ways that they like or simply flirts with the cast with more than a few girls openly flirting back with him, often causing a little trouble in the ranks as Lilith or another girl get angry about their “shameful” behavior.
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As far as the soundtrack goes, Trinity Seven features a fairly standard set of background music but where it really shines comes from the outstanding opening theme “Seven Doors” by Zaq and the four ending themes that change throughout the course of the series. Every one of the ending themes is fitting for the events that occur during the episode and considering they are performed by the Japanese voice actresses for the female cast, fans will certainly be pleased with the way these songs sound.
