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Magical Battle Arena

Magical Battle Arena is a crossover third-person shooter game developed by Fly-System in 2008. The game features characters from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Magic Knight Rayearth, Cardcaptor Sakura, Slayers…

17 August 2008

Magical Battle Arena is a fighting developed by Fly-System, released 17 August 2008 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Magical Battle Arena is

Magical Battle Arena is a fighting game developed by Fly-System and released in 2008. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The plot of the Story mode, like many fighting games, is mainly a framing device that serves mostly to explain how such a diverse number of characters would all be brought together. The basic, plot follows, though the specifics differ depending on which character has been chosen to play through, though all tell essentially the same story, if from different points of view. Every millennia, in order to maintain the cosmic balance of magic amongst the multiverse a tournament is held in order to find the greatest, most powerful mage. The participants in this tournament are all kidnapped from their world of origin and transported to a separate dimension. All are told they must fight and win in…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Cardcaptor Sakura series

Magical Battle Arena is the seventh of 10 entries we hold in the Cardcaptor Sakura series. It arrived 8 years after Oyatu. The next entry was Magical Battle Arena: Complete Form in 2009.

See all 10 Cardcaptor Sakura games in release order →

What it launched against

Magical Battle Arena launched on 17 August 2008, within three weeks of Braid, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Spore and Castle Crashers.

Released around the same time: Braid, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Spore, Castle Crashers.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Magical Battle Arena — frequently asked questions

When did Magical Battle Arena come out?
Magical Battle Arena was released on 17 August 2008 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does Magical Battle Arena have multiplayer?
Yes. Magical Battle Arena supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.

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