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The game follows a separate story arc from the anime, in which the
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The gameplay is split into 2 sections; stealth sections wherein the player sneaks around enemy occupied-territory, and Third-person brawler sections centered around mixing light and heavy combos
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will bring gamers into a fast binding action adventure to save the Earth and New
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178:action-adventure game
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107:PlayStation Portable
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