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Namco Reveals More Details on God Eater Burst

As we originally reported, God Eater Burst is more of an upgrade than an all new sequel. It turns out that Namco Bandai intends to release the game first in Europe and North America, presumably skipping the original game. The good news is that since Burst contains pretty much all of the content from the original, we won't be missing anything. The even better news is that the game is significantly improved.

The original 4-player co-op game scored 34/40 in revered Japanese gaming mag Famitsu and went on to sell over half a million copies in under three weeks. In direct response to feedback from gamers, development team Project G.E. decided to go a step further and create an enhanced version of the game, God Eater Burst, and it is this ultimate version of an already incredible experience that Western gamers will get their hands on in 2011.

God Eater Burst re-imagines the post-apocalyptic world with an original and dramatic story of human survival against overwhelming odds. The earth has been trashed by unpleasant mutant beasts known as Aragami and man's only hope against them is the God Arc weapons and the God Eaters who wield them. Players will create their own hero and battle against many different types of these enemies, picking up items along the way to customize their weapons, guns, bullets and shields, boosting their strength and stamina in the massive scale fights.

Is that your gun, or are you just happy to see me?

The furious pace of the gameplay will send players hurtling through more than twice the number of missions in the original God Eater, demanding quick thinking for tactical shifts between weapons to slash, shoot and devour some seriously imposing enemies. Bullets can be customized to alter their strength, patterns and elemental type for wildly effective super attacks.

The original Prey Attack adds a new strategic level as players transform to Burst Mode, boosting their stats and special bullets to launch potent attacks. Players can hunt with AI controlled party members or join hunting parties with up to four players via Ad Hoc connection, or connect the PSP to a PlayStation 3 and play online using adhoc Party in cooperative mode.

If you've ever wondered what a god tastes like, you won't have to wait long to find out. More information about the enhanced content of God Eater Burst will be revealed in the coming months.