Atlus Goes For Digital Distribution with Persona PSP

Kris Erickson • Aug 6, 2009 • Comments (1)

Persona PSP, the next game in a growing list of upcoming titles will launch simultaneously on UMD format and Sony's Playstation Store. Atlus has announced that its western localization of the role playing game Shin Megami Tensei: Persona will come to the digital download service on September 22nd, the same day as its retail release. However, the company doesn't want to turn its back completely on the brick-and-mortar retail channel (for now). Customers have an added incentive to pre-order the UMD release of SMT: a Collector's Edition boxed set will include the game's full 2-disc musical score, courtesy of master composer Shoji Meguro, at no additional cost. Both versions will go on sale for the slightly steep price of $39.99, so the physical box is looking like a much better deal at this point.

Lauded for its mature and philosophical narrative, Persona stands apart from other RPGs of its (1990s) era, blending sophisticated storytelling with addictive combat, negotiation, and demon fusion components. Boasting a fully redone localization (including content never before seen in North America), all-new music, new anime cutscenes, enhanced graphics and sound and a number of technical and design improvements, this is the definitive version of one of the most popular RPGs of all time.

Persona PSP Background:

The rumor going around St. Hermelin High School holds that if you play the "Persona" game, you can see what the future holds for you. When a group of students-some eager, some skeptical-tries the game out, they experience something quite different. Before long, the city is turned upside-down and demons are roaming the streets, and only the students' newfound power of Persona can set things right again.

Whether you pursue Takahisa Kandori and his abuses of the power he wields as SEBEC's president, or whether you delve into the curse of the Snow Queen that has plagued St. Hermelin for decades, a deep, modern, psychological tale awaits. Remember your true self, and free the tortured psyches of others...

Persona PSP features:

• More than the same old JRPG - Dark, philosophical, and complex, Persona sets you up in a modern day Japan that has gone into chaos. Demons run free, and you and your team must navigate corruption, mental frailty, and an alternate version of your world to bring your reality back into order.

• A second chance on PSP - Offering a second opportunity to experience the beginnings of the acclaimed Persona series, this remake boasts a fully relocalized script, revamped user interface, faster battles, expanded soundtrack, and new in-game movies with voice work added just for the North American release.

• Unique tactical opportunities - The inner selves known Personas are your key to progressing through the adventure, adding skills and incredible depth to your battle tactics. Expand and improve your collection through the Demon Negotiation system that offers spell cards that you can later fuse into new Personas.