Battle Fantasia

With publisher Aksys prepared to announce a US release this weekend, we thought the time was right for a hands-on with this fantasy-themed fighter from the minds who created the Guilty Gear series. Battle Fantasia is a hodgepodge of fairytale characters living in a magical kingdom and beating the stuffing out of each other. Think of what it might be like if your favorite cutesy RPG characters had a big meeting and decided they'd rather be in a 2D face-basher like Street Fighter - that's what it's like. The sixteen fighters come straight out of a storybook, including a rabbit dressed as a wizard, a cat-girl, several sorceresses, one big, round Viking and at least one pirate.