Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra
Developer(s)	Gainax
Publisher(s)	BROCCOLI
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Release date(s)	PlayStation 2 JP June 28, 2007 PlayStation Portable JP July 30, 2009
Genre(s)	Action-adventure, Anime
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	CERO A

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra is a fighting video game produced by BROCCOLI. The game features Eva units and Angels from Neon Genesis Evangelion battling each other. The game is a side-scrolling 2D fighting game with fully 3D rendered backgrounds and environments, similar to the Super Smash Bros. games. The Story Mode features individual arcs for Shinji Ikari, Asuka Langley Soryu, Tōji Suzuhara, Kensuke Aida, Rei Ayanami and Kaworu Nagisa. Every playable unit can also do two special attacks that unleashes a devastating attack.

Playable Units

Evangelion Units

• Unit 00
• Unit 01
• Unit 02
• Unit 03
• Unit 04
• Mass-Produced Evangelion
• Evangelion Alpha
• Evangelion Beta
• Evangelion Unit 00 (Rebuild of Evangelion version)*
• Evangelion Unit 01 (Rebuild of Evangelion version)*

Angels

• Lilith*
• Sachiel
• Shamshel
• Ramiel
• Gaghiel
• Israfel
• Sandalphon (non-playable, used as an environmental hazard)
• Sahaquiel
• Leliel
• Zeruel
• Bardiel

Other units

• Jet Alone
• Gunbuster

(* denotes characters exclusive to the PSP release)

Reception

The PlayStation Portable version of the game sold 7,082 copies the week of its release.^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.famitsu.com/game/rank/top30/1226644_1134.html

External links

• (Japanese) Neon Genesis Evangelion Battle Orchestra
• NCS page Comments about gameplay, characters, and featuring a link to screenshots of the game