Ever wondered what Odin Sphere would feel like as an arcade style fighter? Well, Arc System Works is porting over their arcade version (Released April 2007) of Battle Fantasia to both the PS3 (Thank you Region Free!) and XBOX 360 in Japan at the end of May.
Battle Fantasia is a 2D fighter with 3D character models, giving it a pseudo 2.5D feel. The characters have individual classes/HP/all that sort of good RPG stuff, and can level up and increase their abilities and skills as they fight through the game. The unique character design comes from the same artist that worked on Nippon Ichi's Soul Nomad and the World Eaters, and the crazy Japanese and European fantasy setting melds together pretty well.
What drew my eye to this first though? One of the characters is a rabbit. In a wizard hat. And he hits you with his ears. It's pretty much cute overload. Check out a video of the fast and furriness paced action below. It looks like June will be a good month for fighters in my book.