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Terraformars 3DS Add 4 Original Terraformars Types, George Smiles
posted on by Sarah Nelkin
This year's 15th issue of Kenichi Tachibana drafted rough sketches for three of them.
The original types include, from right to left:
- Jumping Chōya Type: Shoots countless needles from its entire cactus-like body
- Nuta Unagi Type: Covered with slimy mucus which can cover an enemy's face to suffocate
- Uroko Fune Tamagai Type: A deep sea Terraformar who can attack with metal blades that cover its arms like scales
- Funkorogan Type: Possesses enormous strength to wield objects over 1,000 times its own weight
The magazine issue also reveals that George Smiles is a playable character, complete with his sword that can slice enemies in two.
This Nintendo 3DS To Love Ru: Darkness: Battle Ecstasy, The Legend of Legacy) is developing the 3D battle action game. In the game, player control Shōkichi and the other humans as they fight the Terraformar swarms on Mars. The game will cost 5,980 yen ($55).
The story of the original manga begins in the year 2577, hundreds of years after scientists sent cockroaches and mold to terraform Mars. However, when the first manned ships land on Mars, they encounter large humanoid cockroaches with great strength, and are wiped out. Humanity then sends elite warriors to Mars to eliminate the cockroaches.
Sasuga and Tachibana launched the manga in 2011, and nominated for 2013's Manga Taisho award.
The manga adapted the Annex 1 arc. (The Annex 1 arc takes place two decades after the Bugs 2 arc.)