Little Witch Academia: Magic Knight Grand Charion (リトル・ウィッチアカデミア：魔導戦士グランシャリオン Ritoru Witchi Akademia: Madōsenshi Guransharion), also known as Sorcery Soldier Grand Charion, was a Little Witch Academia mini-game released in 2017 on the PS4 for players who pre-ordered Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time.[1] The game was later available for free on the PlayStation store.[2]
Overview[]
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Gameplay[]
Player pilots the Stanship/Grand Charion to fight monsters. Gameplay features 3 levels with increasing difficulty, with 2 lives in each level. The game switches between 2 game modes, in the following order:
- A side-scrolling retro arcade-styled Shoot 'em up where players control the Stanship to navigate the level while fighting the flying and ground enemies - featuring color-swapped versions of Chamber of Time enemies such as Giant Spider, Sonic Bird, Miniature Dragon, and Hollow - to earn scores, and dodging their fires. Players can lose a life if they get hit once, which will remain the same when transistioning to the second mode. Players can move using the left stick, and utilizes various abilities, such as Charion Missle (Square button), Charion Laser (Triangle button), Charion Cannon (Circle button), and Constanze Shot (X button) to deal damage to the enemies. Near the end of this mode, a boss character will appear for players to defeat, examples include Cockatrice and Balloon Dragon. Once the boss is vanquished, the player will encounter a larger enemy - examples include the Elder Treant, Minotaur, and Titan respectively - which signals the start of the second mode.
- A first-person mech fighter as the stanship transforms into Grand Charion, and players engage these larger enemies on the ground. Players can navigate the battleground by moving with the left stick, and jump by pressing the X button with the left stick. They can also perform an evasive manuver to dodge by pressing both L1 and R1 button. Players can attack with a variety of moves and combos, such as Grand Punch (Pressing square button three times), Charion Uppercut (Triangle button) or Gigant Knuckle (Square button). There is a health bar, and a timer counting down from 100 seconds in every levels. Enemies in this mode are able to move, jump, block, dodge, do quick attacks and a charging attack. The goal of this mode is to keep scoring hits on the enemy to charge Grand Charion's magical power meter into full, so they can execute "Mircale Magical Shining Tornado Punch!" (L1 + R1 + Square button) and defeat the enemy.
Once both modes are completed, the result screen will be displayed, showcasing the total points earned from the first mode, time bonus, and HP bonus. Each level add more points earned from finishing the levels as you play, cumulating in a final score displayed in an arcade-styled ranking screen, displaying the rank you earned, points, and name you can type into. Triggering a Game Over from losing all your lives will also take you to the ranking screen before transistioning back to the start menu.
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References[]
- ↑ Gematsu - Little Witch Academia: The Witch of Time and the Seven Wonders launches November 30 in Japan by Sal Romano June 25, 2017
- ↑ Siliconera - Little Witch Academia’s Magic Knight Grand Charion Now Free by Jenni Lada June 14, 2018.
- ↑ https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0700-CUSA10829_00-GAMELWAMGC000000
External Links[]
PS4[]
- Playstation.com - Magic Knight Grand Charion
News[]
- 3rd Strike
- Pre-order news about Little Witch Academia by admin April 18, 2018
- AnimeBlurayUK
- Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time Release Date and Pre-Order Details Announced by Scott Emsen April 18, 2018
- Crunchyroll News
- DualShockers
- Destructoid
- Gematsu
- RPGamer
- Little Witch Academia Set for May Release by Alex Fuller March 16, 2018
- Siliconera
- Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time Heads West On May 15, 2018 by Jenni Lada March 16, 2018
- Little Witch Academia’s Magic Knight Grand Charion Now Free by Jenni Lada June 14, 2018