Famitsu's review scores for Tales of VS. and new information on Tales of VS. for Mobile have been released. The game will pit the various Tales of characters in a fighting free-for-all, using their well-known Artes, locations from the different games, and even items from the various games, as well as each character's unique Mystic Arte.
It appears the game will use a special login ID and password that will link up with Tales of VS. on the PlayStation Portable, allowing you to send/receive data to and from both games. By doing so, you can earn bonus items/equipment/etc. You create your own character, which you can change as the game progresses (think Radiant Mythology here), such as their class, title, etc. Battles use a system called Command Battle, which has you pick from four choices: Attack, Defend, Artes, and Counter. If you have played Chess, this system basically works by you guessing the next move of your opponent.
As for the review scores, according to Nintendo Everything, the game got 8/8/8/8 (32/40), which isn't bad for a spin-off title.
Thanks to Dengeki and 4Gamer.net, we now know of more extras that will be available in the PlayStation 3 port of Tales of Vesperia, which includes new areas, Over Limits abilities, and a link-up with Tales of VS. for the PlayStation Portable.
The first new addition that can be seen in 4Gamer.net's article is the addition of a fifth Over Limits level. It is currently unknown what new abilities this will give, since Over Limits Level 4 allowed for no TP usage and stopped enemy attacks from hurting the character, thus this new level would have to have something that much more powerful to be useful.
Dengeki's article shows off some of the new areas in the game, such as a ruined city, a volcano, an underground waterway, and even Estelle's room (which was "off-limits" to the player in the Xbox 360 version). As we reported earlier, the animated cutscenes have been edited to include the new character, Patty Fleur. New music also seems to be added, likely for the new areas available in the game.
The articles also reveal that the Tales of the Abyss-themed costumes are pre-order exclusive. Like with the initial copies of Tales of VS., initial copies of Tales of Vesperia for the PlayStation 3 will have a code that can be used in the PlayStation Store to unlock a special battle in Tales of VS. While the details are currently unknown, it's likely that it might have something to do with Tales of Vesperia in some form.
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