Persona fans you can now have the complete Persona experience as Atlus has finally released Persona 2: Eternal Punishment for the PlayStation 3, PS Vita and PSP on PlayStation Network. This alternative look at Persona 2: Innocent Sin gives you the missing chapters you need to finally have the complete Persona experience. Head on over to the PlayStation Network and pick it up now for only $9.99. *Note: While the press release clearly states that the game is available for PS Vita and PSP it’s only currently, February 27th 2013, available for PS3 with a fix scheduled to get the game working on the other to as soon as possible. – PlayStation Forum
Source Link: Persona 2: Eternal Punishment On PlayStation Network
PRESS RELEASE
LONG AWAITED TITLE IN THE PERSONA SERIES, PERSONA®2: ETERNAL PUNISHMENT NOW AVAILABLE ON THE PLAYSTATION®NETWORK
Missing Persona Title in the Series Available to Fans for $9.99 on PlayStation®3, PlayStation®Vita, and PlayStation®Portable
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 26, 2013 – ATLUS, a brand of Index Digital Media, Inc., today announced Persona®2: Eternal Punishment is now available for download on the PlayStation®Network for PlayStation®3, PlayStation®Vita, and PlayStation®Portable. Presented as a parallel world to the events that unfolded in Persona®2: Innocent Sin, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment delivers all the gameplay and action from the original Eternal Punishment title, delivering the missing chapter to fans to complete the full Persona experience. The title is priced at $9.99.
Set in the metropolis of Sumaru City, Eternal Punishment takes place after the events of Innocent Sin, however exists as a separate story unrelated toInnocent Sin. Players control a party of oddballs brought together by disturbing events in Sumaru City: teen-focused magazine reporter Maya Amano, her unlucky-in-love boxer friend Ulala Serizawa, the upright police detective Katsuya Suou, and a shady Taiwanese fixer known as “Baofu.” Together, the four characters become involved in the investigation of a serial killer known as the “Joker”, and must unravel the mystery of the Joker Curse.
As in the other Persona titles, players have the option to fight demons encountered or negotiate with them to earn items, assistance, or their Arcana cards in order to fuse new Personas and gain access to more powerful attacks. Additionally the game incorporates a rumor system, where players collect and exchange rumors throughout the game. Rumors taken to the Kuzunoha Detective Agency can be spread for a fee, changing the dynamic of the gameplay to alter storefronts and other gameplay elements.
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is rated M for Mature.
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