Koei Tecmo has announced an updated release date for Bladestorm: Nightmare. The title will now launch across Europe on March 20, 2015 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, there will also be a digital only version available for PlayStation 3 at the same time. The game will release a little earlier in America, hitting the shelves on March 3, 2015. The packaging art work was also released:

Bladestorm: Nightmare allows players to create a mercenary and accept missions that will advance the English or the French cause in the course of the Hundred Year War. Players must hone their fighting abilities, as well as having to think strategically, putting their leadership skills to the test.

The battle system has been updated to allow for simultaneous control of up to four army units. This gives the game a more strategic edge, as the units can be repositioned ordered to take certain actions at any time. Players can switch command of any units in real-time using the battle map interface. There will also be a new Nightmare mode, an all-new and original fantasy scenario involving battling and controlling armies of mythical creatures. According to Koei Tecmo, the game is effectively split into two portions: “‘Bladestorm': the historically accurate account of the 100 Years’ War, and ‘Nightmare': a fictional fantasy scenario that unfolds in the same world.”

SOURCE: Koei Tecmo Europe

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