Corpse Party: Book of Shadows Trailer
2XSEED Games today announced that the company will release Corpse Party: Book of Shadows on the PlayStation Network for the PSP system in North America this winter. To celebrate, XSEED Games is offering a limited time 50% discount on the original Corpse Party, which will be available on the PlayStation Store at the reduced price of $9.99 for two weeks beginning tomorrow, October 23.
A sequel to last year's hit cult horror title, Corpse Party, the upcoming Corpse Party: Book of Shadows tells a series of short stories that help develop many of the characters introduced in the first game and expand their numbers with some "fresh meat" as well. The game was developed and published by 5pb in Japan, with supervision and input from original Corpse Party developer Team GrisGris.
In Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, players will be thrown back in time to relive the horrific events that unfolded at Heavenly Host Elementary School. Armed with the knowledge gained during their first nightmarish trip through the school's ever-changing halls, they'll be given an opportunity to change the fates of the game's characters this time around. But is this second chance a blessing or a curse? Can the destiny of these unfortunate souls truly be altered, or will the attempt simply lead to an even more gruesome conclusion? Once again, "wrong ends" lurk around nearly every corner, amplified by binaural 3D audio effects and the chilling original Japanese voice track.
Gameplay in Corpse Party: Book of Shadows takes on an all-new point-and-click mechanic, showcasing the spine-tingling events of Heavenly Host Elementary from a first-person perspective. As the terror level rises for individual characters, the game's "darkening" system will slowly distort the game's visuals and alter the students' decision-making abilities. "Wrong ends," in which characters are subjected to unfortunate and horrifying deaths, are once again on order, and this time players can save anywhere and fast-forward through events they've already seen in order to expedite the process of achieving each scenario's true ending.
XSEED Games will publish Corpse Party: Book of Shadows exclusively on the PlayStation Store for the PSP system in North America this winter, and will also publish the game in Europe shortly thereafter. Look for more updates in the coming months. The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB.