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Neverland Card Battles is a port of a PS2 title that was originally released only in Japan, under the name Cardinal Arc: The Neverland Card War. This game will be joining the ranks of games such as Final Fantasy Tactics and Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness, both card-based strategy games that were released last year for the PSP.

This particular strategy RPG follows the story of Galahad, a young Dominator who wields Neverland’s Spectral Cards as he seeks to banish the evil Hellgaia from his world, thus ending the war between humans and demons.  There are over 200 unique summoning cards included in the game, so you should be able to build yourself quite the deck while completing your quest.

The original Japanese version of Neverland Card Battles was extremely well-received and caught our attention as the best trading card game out there,” said Ken Koyama, Manager of Product Development at YUKE’S Company of America. “We have enhanced and optimized NCB for the portable experience, and will offer one of the finest card-strategy games ever created for the PSP this fall.

Both the sounds and graphics have been updated for the PSP release of the game, along with additional cut scenes.  A major element that has been thrown in is the availability of ad hoc multiplayer modes, which will allow two players to go head-to-head in real time.

Neverland Card Battles is scheduled to be released later this year in October.

You can check out the full press release after the jump.

Neverland Card Battles Stacks the Deck on PSP This Fall

YUKE’S Company of America to Publish Hit Japanese Title in its North American PSP Debut

CHICAGO – August 7, 2008 – YUKE’S Company of America, the U.S. publishing arm of Japanese game developer YUKE’S Company Limited, announced today that it will be publishing Neverland Card Battles for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system in North America. The new title makes its debut on the PSP system, riding on the success of the original PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system hit for the Japanese market. Boasting an original Japanese art style and a cast of super-powered heroes and monsters, Neverland Card Battles will hit retail shelves across North America in October of this year, courtesy of an exclusive distribution agreement with Atlus U.S.A., Inc.

Neverland Card Battles for the PSP will be enhanced with all-new cut-scenes, controls, and ad hoc multiplayer modes. This card-based strategy RPG will shine on the small screen with updated sound and graphics, and a fully optimized 16:9 widescreen display. New ad hoc multiplayer modes will allow two players to battle in real-time for a card war experience unlike any other game.

Visit the Neverland Card Battles teaser website at:
www.neverlandcardbattles.com

“The original Japanese version of Neverland Card Battles was extremely well received and caught our attention as the best trading card game out there,” said Ken Koyama, Manager of Product Development at YUKE’S Company of America. “We have enhanced and optimized NCB for the portable experience, and will offer one of the finest card-strategy games ever created for the PSP this Fall.”

“We are honored to have a strong relationship with YUKE’S Company of America and serve as exclusive North American distributor of Neverland Card Battles,” said Tim Pivnicny, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Atlus.

About Neverland Card Battles
The war between humans and demons is tearing Neverland apart, and the ensuing chaos threatens to free the evil god Hellgaia from his tomb. Now, the future rests solely in the hands of the Dominators, those who can wield the otherworldly power found within the land’s Spectral Cards. As Galahad, a young and brash Dominator, set forth on a quest to banish Hellgaia back to his shrine forever and save Neverland from judgment day.

Neverland Card Battles has not yet been rated by the ESRB.