Release commemorates series’ 30th anniversary
Mobile publishing company Edia announced on Monday it will port the Battle Arena Toshinden game series to modern platforms as part of a licensing agreement commemorating the franchise’s 30th anniversary. The company will port the first three Battle Arena Toshinden games with scheduled release windows of 2026 and 2027.
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© Tamsoft, Tomy
Tamsoft and Tomy released the original Battle Arena Toshinden game as one of the first fighting games in a 3D environment for the PlayStation in 1995. The sequel Battle Arena Toshinden 2 launched in December of the same year, and Battle Arena Toshinden 3 launched in 1996.
The games inspired an anime adaptation in 1996. Central Park Media released the series in North America. The series received an English dub.
Source: PR Times via Gematsu