Square announces Monster Hunter rival

Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced a brand new action title for the PSP called Lord of Arcana.

The title sees players being plunged into the dark depths of the underworld to fight vast and powerful creatures of legend in their quest to obtain the power of Arcana”. Combat is said to be simple with a huge variety of enemy types.

Multiplayer is very much the focus with up to four gamers teaming up via an ad-hoc connection to tackle the title’s demons. Post-release DLC ha also been confirmed.

Square Enix’s VP of brands for the PAL region Larry Sparks stated: With incredible visuals and non-stop action, mixed with great multiplayer co-op and creatures designed by a variety of world-famous illustrators, Lord of Arcana is not to be missed when it comes to the PSP system.”

A release date for the game has yet to be confirmed, though it has been confirmed for a European/PAL release. The official website can be found here.