Hi everyone. Vanquish Producer Atsushi Inaba here.

Finally, Vanquish is on sale now!!

It is coming out globally at almost the exact same time…
From today on, Sam will be boosting around like crazy all over the world.
From today on, Sam will be triggering AR mode all over the world.
From today on, San Francisco will be blowing up. All over the world.

So, what do I have to say for those of you who have bought Vanquish and are turning on your consoles right now?

Once you’ve done the tutorial and come to grips with Sam’s Augmented Reaction Suit (ARS), you are going to be thrown into a battlefield where the bullets are coming in all directions. Your heart will race and your controller will be wrapped in sweaty palms, all because of the intensity of what plays out on-screen. “This is war.”

But once you play the game for a while, you will be captivated by the power of the ARS suit, and it will put you in the game. Then it will be nothing to flash across a pitched battlefield, exhilaratingly eliminating enemies along the way…

Of course, some of you might also find that it is a bit hard to stay on target. If you’ve ever played a shooter before, you shouldn’t have too much trouble, but for those of you who are less experienced in the genre, try Casual Auto, with its liberal auto-aim function, and you should be able to fight your way through the battlefield with little worry. This mode is actually fun on its own, so give it a try…

Finally, for those of you who may have already tried the Vanquish Challenge Mode demo, it is sort of a “condensed battlefield,” different from what you would find in the game. Actually, the Challenge Mode demo is one part of the Tactical Challenge Mode in the final game, content that you unlock as you proceed through the campaign mode. This mode is INCREDIBLY addictive, and it will keep its hooks in you for a long time, so once you’ve got your skills polished in the campaign, you will have plenty of fun playing Tactical Challenges long after the story has been told.

With that, I hope you all get sucked in and have a blast playing Vanquish every day!