Arc System Works has confirmed to Niche Gamer that Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo is coming both North and South America via the publisher.
The game is set for a March 24th release via digital download on PS Vita, and it will cost $14.99. The mecha action RPG is also coming to Europe some time afterwards, although a release date was not given.
The mecha-action RPG launched in Japan back in December of 2013, and it puts players in the cockpit of a GEAR robot (good robot), while making them responsible for dispatching RAGE (bad robots), upon which their salvaged parts can be used to customize your own mech.
Here’s the entire synopsis, courtesy of Arc System Works.
About
In the year 2042, the genius scientist Dr. Yui Rich Atsuga unveiled her greatest invention. After that, the world was never the same. [GEAR System] This was the name given to the groundbreaking power system that allowed vehicles to surpass all prior speed and mobility limitations. Scientists around the world scrambled to utilize the highly advanced technology for themselves. With the new system, they built pilotable humanoid robots. These bipedal walking robots, once a distant dream, could outspeed ordinary vehicles. They possessed greater agility than humans, thanks to balancers utilizing the system, and a race to build the best units had begun. These robots were known as [GEAR], derived from the name of the system that unlocked their potential.
…However, Dr. Atsuga’s invention would ultimately lead to humanity’s extinction. The year is now 2097. The [GEAR] turn on their human masters. Within two weeks, 80% of the world’s population is annihilated. The remnants of humanity have been forced to live underground. In order to fight these rogue machines, mankind turns once again to the [GEAR System]. The fate of humanity rests on the upcoming war to recapture the surface. Can the technology that destroyed their civilization be the very thing that gives it a second chance?
Features
- Blades, chainsaws, laser cannons, pile bunkers, and many other weapons for your fightin’ robot.
- Scores of different parts to make your GEAR match your fighting style.
- Tense story mode that documents humankind’s last, desperate struggle for survival.
- Play the mission-based story progression or fight arena-mode versus AI.
- DLC with new armor, weapons, and missions.
- Giant. Freaking. Robots.
