Blu-ray Review: Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day

It’s not often we cover games on this site, but with Bandai Namco Games european release of Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day containing the animated shorts we could’nt look away, so what exactly do you get with this PS3 game? Well lets find out in our Blu-ray Review of Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day.

Synopsis:

Ranko Tsukigime, the only child of the underground “Tsukigime Enterprise” is an average high school girl by day and a deadly assassin by night. While taking on a new mission, an enemy organization threatens the lives of Ranko and her friends. This 2D fast-paced side-scrolling action game will draw players deeper into the schoolgirl/assassin’s thrilling life, and serves as a video game tie-in to Katsuhiro Otomo’s four-part anime compilation film project, Short Peace.

Possessions, Gamebo, A Farewell to Weapons and Combustible are joined by the fifth and final part of the project; Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day. Players will put their reflexes and quick judgment to the test in fast-paced platforming gameplay that will have them blazing through dangerous, obstacle-ridden environments to flee from an ominous enemy looming close behind.

Quick Look: Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day

We recently managed to spend some time with Bandai Namco Games upcoming release of Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day and two of the animated shorts, but what exactly did we discover? Well lets find out.

As we already explained in our break-down this PS3 release of Short Peace is a combination of four animated shorts and a fast paced platform game developed by Crispy’s in conjunction with Goichi Suda (Suda 51), however what you may not know is that the game is considered the fifth part of the Short Peace collection and in turn offers a complete package to the user.

To make it slightly easier I’ve broken this preview down into two segments, the gameplay and the movies, this way you can view our opinions of each product separately.

A Closer Look at the Anime Content Included with Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day

It’s not often we cover games on this site, but seeing as Namco Bandai Games upcoming  PS3 release of Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day contains a combination of anime movies and games we have decided to share what we know currently know about the title, namely the basic synopsis for the four included movies and a quick overview of the gameplay.

As you may already be aware Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day is collection of four animated short films and a 2.5D platforming shooter, with all five titles combining together to create an ultimate (and natural) blend of anime and gaming. The game is the main selling point, as it sees Ranko in a fast-paced platforming shooter killing demons using her violin and bow, whereby different attacks can be performed and chained together for combos and higher scores. Speed  and kill count is crucial in this game, especially if you are wanting to top the leader boards.