Check out what the nice fellows over at Original Sound Version had to say about the Deathsmiles soundtrack that’s included with the game.

“The people (and by people, I mean heroes) at Aksys Games who brought us Blazblue: Calamity Trigger are now giving even more awesome niche Japanese goodies to North America. In this case, it is the first officially localized title from shoot-’em-up (or “shmup”) developer CAVE. Said game is Deathsmiles, available on Xbox 360 since the end of June.”

Click here for the full review.

Here’s a pic for those who dont want to bother with the video.

UPDATED: The back of the box after the jump.

Our girls are out and about! Don’t miss out on our lolitastic LE in stores today!

Deathsmiles LE

• Deathsmiles Faceplate featuring four cute angels trapped in a creepy gothic cage! This faceplate was never released in Japan, go us!
• Deathsmiles Premium Arrange Album! 15 spooky high energy tracks selected by Manabu Namki, Director of Deathsmiles!
• Deathsmiles horizontal artbox and game to compliment the shmup orientation!

Enter the world of Gilverado, a kingdom plagued by hideous monsters and tortured souls. Choose from four angels with unique demonic familiars and battle against a storm of enemies pouring out of Hell’s gates!  Fight your way out of tight spots as you are surrounded by enemy units and bullets from both sides of the screen. The unique left/right shooting mechanic of Deathsmiles will keep you on your toes as you dodge and weave through complex enemy fire, beautifully crafted by the modern masters of shmups, CAVE.

Triggering “Power-up mode” will unleash great streams of golden crowns, white tiaras, and grey skulls as you cut through enemies with your little Angel’s mighty magic shot.   Try not to get distracted by the bling as you collect these gorgeous trinkets en masse and pump your high score to the limit!

“Most shooters feature space ships heroically charging through bullet showers to kill some alien nuisance,” says Cherie Baker, PR Specialist. “With Deathsmiles, you’ve got little girls flying through a gothic otherworld to destroy the horrific, necrotic Imperator Tyrannosatan. Really what could top that!?”

Deathsmiles Key Features:

• Five Characters to Explore Gilverado

Choose Windia, the foppish English girl; Casper, the sassy German; Follett, the cautious French girl; or Rosa, the California valley girl or Sakura the faithful witch of the swamp wastes.” Travel down the roads of Gilverado and discover hidden conversations between the angels.

• Mega Black Label

Test your supernatural powers against the onslaught of the Ice Palace and its forgotten protector!   Put your skills to the test with a new scoring system that demands more, but pumps out even more explosions of shiny tokens!

• Choose Your Path and Difficulty

You can choose your own route through the game’s stages and set the difficulty for each, from a level of 1 to 3. These difficulty levels allow you to customize the bullet count and boss toughness. Watch out if you choose level 3 five times, though….

• Save and Play Back Replays

Save replays of your own games to watch later for your own enjoyment.

Players can also download the top 20 scoring runs on the leaderboards.

• Online Rankings & Online Co-op

• Check out your score on the online leaderboard, with rankings for each character and game mode. Two-player cooperative play is also available via: Xbox LIVE^® online entertainment network!

In case you missed our Deathsmiles gameplay videos on the official website, here’s all of them all in one spot for your convenience. Sakura’s is above. More videos after the jump.

Follett

Windia

Rosa

Casper

Siliconera has traversed the haunted grounds of Gilverado. Check out their preview here!

Oh you best go pre-order at Amazon! Look at what they’re giving you! I pity the fool that passes this deal up.

Xbox 360 – $36.99
PS3 – $39.99

• Get $5 worth of MP3 downloads from Amazon MP3 after you order your qualifying video game item. Limited to one promotional credit per customer. Here’s how (restrictions apply)

Sure, it’s been a little while in coming, but it’s finally here! Head over to www.aksysgames.com/deathsmiles for all your Deathsmiles web site needs. It’s got screenshots and videos and…stuff. Of course, if all you want to do is pre-order Deathsmiles, you can always do that here, or here.

By popular demand here’s the track listing for the Soundtrack CD that’s included in the Really Naughty Limited Edition of Record of Agarest War.

1. Agarest War Suite
2. Awakening
3. The 1st Generation Theme
4. An Adventure Story
5. Don’t Wait For Me
6. Pantheon
7. With Light Steps
8. The Eye
9. 7th Ave.
10. Breeze Of Time
11. Choose The Way
12. Wild Life
13. The Priest
14. Main Event
15. From The Depths
16. Password
17. Tension And Anger
18. Wheel Of Fortune
19. Visionary
20. The Hunt
21. City Life
22. Shall I Help?
23. The Oracle
24. Calm Forest
25. The Earth Memories
26. Xxxplosion

Yes, that is the actual name of the song for number 26.

Record of Agarest War releases today on Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system and Thursday April 29th on the PlayStation®Store!

Torrance, CA (Tuesday April 27th, 2009) – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment products, announces its first epic SRPG, with Record of Agarest War for the Xbox 360 to coincide with the previously announced PlayStation Network version. In this game developed by Compiled Heart, RED Entertainment, and Idea Factory, SRPG fanatics will finally be able to play a game worthy of the genre. Sporting over one hundred hours of gameplay, Record of Agarest War invites players into a gorgeous, expansive world of hope and despair. Players will wage war against the evil forces of darkness, take a bride—actually, several brides— and extend their lineage across five generations!

“As the release of Record of Agarest War nears, spirits are high here,” says Ben Bateman, Localization Editor, Aksys Games, struggling to be heard over a scene reminiscent of the end of Return of the Jedi. “The discs have been pressed, the mousepads fully tested, and the downloads uploaded. We feel confident that this game is poised to bring happiness to untold thousands. Candidly, anyone who does not feel elation at our impending release may have lost the capability to do so.”

Ben takes a sip from his champagne, and watches as Mike Manzanares, Producer, Aksys Games, and Gail Salamanca, Marketing Director, Aksys Games, leap screaming into the celebratory ball pit.

“Is there any greater joy,” he asks, lifting his flute in a toast, “than seeing a project to completion? Aside from delicious sausage, I certainly can’t think of any.”

So what are you waiting for? Get down to your game store and buy it already! For those purchasing online at the PlayStation Store it’s only $44.99. Hurry up, don’t keep the girls waiting.

Pre-orders are up for Amazon.com and Gamestop.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DEATHSMILES LOLITASTIC FIRST RUN LIMITED EDITION!

Deathsmiles, the bullet-hell smash hit, comes to the U.S on Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Torrance, CA (April 1, 2010) – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment products, announces Japan’s gothic-lolita shmup hit, Deathsmiles Limited Edition, for  the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Get your shmup on with these amazing inbox special items for just $49.99!

Deathsmiles LE

• Deathsmiles Faceplate featuring four cute angels trapped in a creepy gothic cage! This faceplate was never released in Japan, go us!
• Deathsmiles Premium Arrange Album! 15 spooky high energy tracks selected by Manabu Namiki, Director of Deathsmiles!
• Deathsmiles horizontal artbox and game to compliment the shmup orientation!

Enter the world of Gilverado, a kingdom plagued by hideous monsters and tortured souls. Choose from four angels with unique demonic familiars and battle against a storm of enemies pouring out of Hell’s gates!  Fight your way out of tight spots as you are surrounded by enemy units and bullets from both sides of the screen. The unique left/right shooting mechanic of Deathsmiles will keep you on your toes as you dodge and weave through complex enemy fire, beautifully crafted by the modern masters of shmups, CAVE.

Triggering “Power-up mode” will unleash great streams of golden crowns, white tiaras, and grey skulls as you cut through enemies with your little Angel’s mighty magic shot.   Try not to get distracted by the bling as you collect these gorgeous trinkets en masse and pump your high score to the limit!

“Most shooters feature space ships heroically charging through bullet showers to kill some alien nuisance,” says Cherie Baker, PR Specialist. “With Deathsmiles, you’ve got little girls flying through a gothic otherworld to destroy the horrific, necrotic Imperator Tyrannosatan. Really what could top that!?”

Deathsmiles Key Features:

• Five Characters to Explore Gilverado

Choose Windia, the foppish English girl; Casper, the sassy German; Follett, the cautious French girl; or Rosa, the California valley girl or Sakura the faithful witch of the swamp wastes.” Travel down the roads of Gilverado and discover hidden conversations between the angels.

• Mega Black Label

Test your supernatural powers against the onslaught of the Ice Palace and its forgotten protector!   Put your skills to the test with a new scoring system that demands more, but pumps out even more explosions of shiny tokens!

• Choose Your Path and Difficulty

You can choose your own route through the game’s stages and set the difficulty for each, from a level of 1 to 3. These difficulty levels allow you to customize the bullet count and boss toughness. Watch out if you choose level 3 five times, though….

• Save and Play Back Replays

Save replays of your own games to watch later for your own enjoyment.

Players can also download the top 20 scoring runs on the leaderboards.

• Online Rankings & Online Co-op

• Check out your score on the online leaderboard, with rankings for each character and game mode. Two-player cooperative play is also available via: Xbox LIVE^® online entertainment network!

About Aksys Games Inc.

Located in Torrance, California and founded in 2006, Aksys Games is well known as a visionary in the fighting game sector while expanding into other genres such as RPGs, fishing, and family-style games. Some of their more popular games include Guilty Gear, Battle Fantasia, Hooked: Real Motion Fishing, and the Bit.Trip series.

Deathsmiles has not been rated by the ESRB. More information about Aksys Games and Deathsmiles can be found at www.aksysgames.com.

“Unless you live in Europe, Record of Agarest War might be an unfamiliar game to RPGamers. This quirky SRPG ask players to forge relationships with their female companions through the process of soul breeding. Soul breeding? That sounds diiiiiiirty.

Hawt.

*cough* I mean, yeah… awesome!

Anyway, Aksys Games has our perverted, inner-otaku fantasies covered, as they are bringing Record of Agarest War to both the PlayStation Network and the Xbox 360. Do you love boobs? Do you love boobs in your SRPG? This interview is full of them! Man breasts included. For more information on how to retrieve your boobie mousepad—I mean, to learn more about Record of Agarest War, check out the official website.”

Click here for the full interview!

Earlier today we announced the Limited Edition for Deathsmiles, but are now proud to announce our latest offering… The BDSM ÜBER EDITION for just $299.99!

DEATHSMILES BDSM ÜBER EDITION INCLUDES

• Weird Japanese Men’s Pseudo Panty / Boxer Briefs - Riiight…
• Replica Wyndia Angel Wings - Be the life of the party at the next rave and pretend you can fly with these awesome wings that you strap to your back.
• Replica Rosa Whip - Beat your lovers into submission after an intense game of Deathsmiles.
• Replica Rosa Collar - Get your significant under control with this handy choker.
• Needlessly Oversized Box shaped like a Coffin - Because we don’t want you putting your game on your shelves at home.

APRIL FOOLS!

Check out the our random silliness from our booth at PAX East 2010 on our Facebook page. Be sure to Become a Fan!

Click here to see the full album.

…Rebel 1… FIGHT!

The ground-breaking High Definition 2D fighter BlazBlue makes its triumphant return to home consoles!

Get your ticket to Kagutsuchi, ‘cause the hype train is coming!

Torrance, CA (March 19th, 2010) – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment products, proudly announces BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, coming summer 2010! BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger was recently a top-4 finalist in the VGA Awards, and Aksys Games is proud to announce that we will be bringing the arcade sequel to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system from Sony!

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift inherits all the key features of its predecessor while adding a few twists of its own. Tsubaki, μ-12 and Hazama will join the ranks of the veterans, who will be reborn with additional moves added to their arsenals. With new modes like Beginner Mode and Tutorial Mode, even fighting game beginners can pull off combos like the pros and dive right into the action.

Full Press Release, Screenshots and Trailer after the jump.

“If you’re not on the hype train this time, you’re missing out on the latest, greatest 2D game from Arc”, exclaims Gail Salamanca, Marketing Director at Aksys Games. “GET HYPE, CHOO CHOO!”

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Key Features:

• New Modes, including Beginner Mode, Tutorial Mode and Challenge Mode!

  Beginner Mode welcomes a wider audience with an easier control scheme; anyone can jump right in and play! Tutorial Mode allows novices and pros to practice everything from the basic mechanics unique to BlazBlue to the most complicated and powerful combos. Challenge Mode offers advanced players a chance to complete character-specific combo goals and missions.

• Take over Kagutsuchi by creating your own army in Legion Mode!

  Defeat the enemy armies positioned at various locations on the map. The ultimate goal is to fill the entire map with your color by defeating all the enemy armies. Recruit enemy soldiers by defeating them!

• Brand new characters, stages, soundtracks and moves!

  Welcome Hazama the mysterious mastermind, Tsubaki the valiant female knight and μ-12 to the world of BlazBlue!

  Three-dimensional effects and 2D visuals integrate seamlessly on every one of four completely new stages, accompanied by seven banging new songs written by famed composer Diasuke Ishiwatari specifically for Continuum Shift!

• Online battling domestically and overseas!

  Players can battle others from around the world via Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network. Players can not only search for matches, play games and observe matches online; they can also chat with friends while playing.

About Aksys Games Inc.

Located in Torrance, California and founded in 2006, Aksys Games is well-known for being a visionary within the fighting game sector while expanding into other genres such as RPGs, fishing and family-style games. Some of their more popular games include the BlazBlue, Battle Fantasia, Hooked: Real Motion Fishing, and the Bit.Trip series.

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift has not yet been rated by the ESRB. More information about Aksys Games and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift can be found at www.aksysgames.com.

Anyone else want to use it?

UPDATED: Grab the persona here! http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/111163

Look what we found sitting outside our office today… Isn’t she pretty?

For the sake of dignity Jamie Love ,from Gamesugar, squeezes  a few questions in along the way, which Aksys Games’ PR Specialist Cherie Baker was good enough to answer – while leaving him with a cliffhanger to wonder about…

Check it out here!

Check out IGN’s first preview for Deathsmiles…

“During our trip to the Tokyo Game Show last year, one of our favorite discoveries outside the show was the arcade shooter DeathSmiles II. A “bullet hell” game created by the masters of the genre, Cave, this is a gothic horror shooter starring cute anime girls that fly around blasting the crap out of fantasy monsters. This year we’ll get the next best thing on Xbox 360: the original DeathSmiles. While it’s a surprise to see a game like this coming to retail as opposed to Xbox Live Arcade, we’ve been spending some quality time with it and are pretty sure it will appeal to shmup fans.”

Click here for the full article and some screens and video of the game.

Deathsmiles interview with Aksys Games at Siliconera.

This year’s biggest surprise so far is an English version of Deathsmiles. How did Aksys get the rights to Cave’s horizontal shooter?

“We asked,” Cherie Baker, PR Specialist at Aksys jokingly replied. “No, but really we’re big shmup fans here at Aksys, and we pushed for it. We also know that there are many Cave fans in the states that have been dying for something new and fresh. We asked, and Cave was all up for it!”

Click here for the full interview.

BlazBlue comes to 0D Beat Drop! It’s the collaboration of your dreams! This first DLC pack contains new skins and music for three of BlazBlue’s lovely ladies: Noel, Nu and Tsubaki. When you purchase this DLC, a new [Planet Quest +] option will be added to the [Single Player Game] menu, where you can play with the new skins and music. This DLC also adds a new DLC-only leaderboard!

The full game is available for 800 MS points and the BlazBlue pack is available today for 320 MS points.

Above ripped straight from Xbox.com’s description.