This will be known as Saiyuu Shakuyaku Den 2 in Japan and Oriental Legend 2 to us ignorant gaijin. It was announced almost a year ago and is supposed to finally come out sometime in the middle of this month. I can't even remember what the last 2D arcade beat 'em up was... does anyone have any idea?
Looks gorgeous and no wonder, since it's supposed to showcase IGS's new board, the PolyGame Master 2. (For those who haven't heard of IGS and of the original PGM you can check brief descriptions of (all?) its games here.)
Poor-quality video demonstration here:
http://www.igs.com.tw/product/orlegend2 ... w/demo.php
Lots of awesome info (pics of the posters, instructions, etc.) from a location test which took place in Japan back in August:
http://www.ric.hi-ho.ne.jp/wizard/legen ... index.html
Controls:
(Thanks to Kobayan: http://www.kobayan.jp/)
2-minute video clip from the AM Show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIa968PuqV0
And the two official sites:
http://orlegend2.igsgame.com/
http://www.igs.com.tw/product/orlegend2/
Finally, a fansite has posted tons of pics/links to videos, etc:
http://igs-pgm.com/
(scroll down the page and click on the screen in the "18 Juin 2007" update)
The most intriguing aspect of the game is the card system it will use, about which nothing is known at the moment. Other than that it's supposed to support 4 players simultaneously, and it has a roster of ten selectable characters.
Thanks to Macaw and Recap for pretty much all of the above info.