Sony’s PlayStation 4 isn’t setting Japan ablaze just yet, like it is in much of the world. Part of that has to do with the dearth of software specifically targeted toward Japanese audiences. EnterOnechanbara Z2: Chaos, the latest hack and slash from Tamsoft and Bandai Namco subsidiary D3 Publisher.
Onechanbara Z2: Chaoswas announced in the latest edition ofWeekly Famitsu, and now we get our first look at the title’s zombie-slaying heroines courtesy of thepublication’s website. The PS4 action game is slated to arrive in Japan this October.
Though theOnechanbaraseries has a relatively limited appeal and likely won’t spur PS4 sales in any significant way on its own,Z2: Chaosis an indicator Japanese developers are starting to support the machine. It wouldn’t be at all surprising to see Sony’s new console take off in its domestic market once the first substantial wave of homegrown software arrives.
WhetherOnechanbara Z2: Chaosever gets localized for western audiences is another matter entirely. The series hasn’t made an appearance in North America or Europe sinceOnechanbara: Bikini Samurai SquadandOnechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayershit Xbox 360 and Wii in 2009.
