Eureka Seven reloads for Volume 2 @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on December 15, 2006

News: Namco Bandai's sky surfing/mech combat hybrid game returns.

Namco Bandai has announced that the second game is their prequel series to the Eureka Seven anime is coming to the PS2 in Spring 2007. The game, titled Eureka Seven Volume 2: The New Vision, will continue the mecha combat and sky surfing of the first game.

Namco Bandai also revealed a little about the storyline and said it will unfold something like this:

After abandoning the corrupt military and becoming a professional lifter, Sumner Sturgeon has become disenchanted with the life of an air sport athlete. Fate intervenes when his lost love returns and enlists his help to discover and stop the creation of the dangerous CFS (Compact Feedback System). Join Sumner on his quest to find the truth, compete in lift races, and pilot over 17 powerful LFOs (Light Finding Operations) in a variety of thrilling gameplay modes such as Story Mode, Survival Mode, Dream Match and Conflict Mode. With an enthralling storyline that arrives at the dawn of the anime series, this anticipated title promises to deliver an enduring action-propelled experience.

УEureka Seven Vol. 2: The New Vision delivers an intense blend of mecha combat and extreme aerial board racing, while providing a fascinating story that leads up to the events of the animated series,Ф said Naruo Uchida, NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.'s Vice President of Bandai Localization. УEureka Seven Vol.2 has ties to the main animation storyline but will provide original content that enhances the Eureka Seven experience.Ф

We'll have more on Eureka Seven Volume 2 soon.