Kyokutan!

Kyokutan! (戦闘2：極端な！ Densetsu no Tatakai 2: Kyokutan'na!) is an upcoming crossover-RPG for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, by X-Scissor. It is an author appeal project, or Elite Baby Waffle, that will include many of the creator's (Heartphilia) favorite characters. It is a sequel to the game, Tatakai!.

Plot
A young man by the name of Osaka Heartphilia has the ability to travel through dimensions. He uses this power to mix every universe in the Kyoku System into one, known as the Super Driver, where only beings with a certain amount of power will survive. Osaka initially loved all worlds, but became corrupt as a result of traveling between dimensions too much.

A group of heroes from each universe teams up to protect the Kyoku System, and travel through each dimension in pursuit of Osaka. At a certain point, Osaka opens up the Giga Driver, a portal that connects all of the worlds. Beings from each universe begin to scatter to each world, causing chaos.

Later, the Super Driver is finally complete, and Osaka has access to the five Universal Corners. He decides to take the Third Corner for the Kyoku System, and enters it. The group of heroes meets up with Osaka here, and defeat him, returning the universe to normal.

Gameplay
Kyokutan! is a role-playing game, so in battle, you go to a completely different screen from the one shown overworld, and characters take turns attacking. Only up to four characters may be in a team as once. All four characters choose their attacks individually, and each have unique styles of battle.

Outside of battle, the player controls whoever is first selected character in their party. When you run into an enemy or boss, you are taken to a different screen. Characters have special moves outside of battle (like Ika Musume being able to swim, Ditto being able to transform, Edward and Alphonse being able to do alchemy, etc.) that must be used in certain situations to advance in the story.

Similar to Super Mario RPG, whenever a player attacks, they can do some kind of command to make their attack deal more damage than usual. Exp. Points are gained at the end of battles, and after gaining the maximum amount for the player's file (on its current level), all characters will level up. As characters level up, their attack power, defence, health, and mana are all raised. The max level for a character is 100.

Stage
Although the gameplay is more similar to the Final Fantasy series, the battles are fought on a stage, with an audience that watches and assists the player and enemy, similar to the battles in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.

There is usually a chance that the stage will fall apart. When the stage falls apart, the audience leaves, and the character and enemy are both derived of half of their HP. They then battle on a blank ground until the fight is over.

Upgrades

 * Rising Star's Stage - A stage that is made completely out of wood, it is quite creaky and is bound to fall apart sometime soon. The Rising Star's stage can only hold an audience of up to fifty viewers. This stage is used until the player gets to Level 15.
 * B-List Star's Stage - A stage that has better special effects, and it is partly made of steel and plastic. It's also quite sturdy, meaning more powerful attacks can be used with less risk of the stage falling apart. This stage can hold up to 100 viewers. This stage is used from the time the player gets to Level 15 until the player gets to Level 30.
 * A-List Star's Stage - A stage that has extreme special effects, like fireworks and statues, and upgraded backgrounds. The stage is quite powerful and sturdy, there is only little of a chance that the stage will fall apart. This stage can hold up to 150 viewers. This stage is used from the time the player gets to Level 30 until the player gets to Level 45.
 * Superstar's Stage - A stage made for the greatest stars, it has amazing special effects, and occasionally strange things will happen like a meteor falling or statue exploding. The stage is extremely powerful, it has no risk of falling apart at all. This stage can hold up to 200 viewers. It is used from the time you get to Level 45 and on.

Events

 * If five Oshawott are in the audience, the attack power of characters who can use water-moves is doubled.
 * If five Lumas are in the audience, the Mana of all special moves is halved.
 * Rarely, if seven characters found in the audience are holding Dragon Balls, Shen Long will come out and deal great damage on the enemy.
 * If Kaichu is found in the audience, he may jump onstage and give either the enemy or player extra power.
 * If Amy Rose is in the audience, and Sonic is in your party, the attack power of your characters may be tripled.
 * Rarely, if you have a Superstar's Stage, a meteor may crash into the middle of the stage and deal massive damage on the enemy and player.
 * Rarely, if you have a Superstar's Stage or A-List Star's Stage, one of the statues may explode and deal massive damage on the enemy and player.
 * If a Shy Guy is in the audience, they may jump onstage and take off their mask, paralyzing either the enemy or player.
 * If Bianca and Cheren are in the audience, they may throw out Pokmon that will assist the player.

Bosses
Main Article: Kyokutan!/Bosses

Velvet Room
The Velvet Room is a location accessible through the entrance of every dungeon in the game, although it can only be opened with the Velvet Key (which is obtained when the Tartarus dungeon is cleared). The Velvet Room is run by Igor and Elizabeth.

In the Velvet Room, the player may select two of any character's attacks to combine for the next hour or so of gameplay, for ¥1,000. When the attacks are combined, the effect of both attacks are used at once, often causing double to triple the damage on the enemy.

Characters
There are 27 playable characters in Kyokutan!, all found in different ways and different areas.

Trivia

 * Kyokutan means "an extreme adventure" in Japanese.
 * The currency in the game is Yen (¥).