Ateam Inc. (headquarters: Nagoya, Japan; president: Takao Hayashi; hereafter “Ateam”) is proud to announce that its smartphone fantasy RPG “Valkyrie Connect”, which has achieved over 13 million downloads globally, will be holding a collaboration event with the “Rebuild of Evangelion” films and “Evangelion Racing”.
The “Evangelion” collaboration event will be held from May 7th. Iconic characters such as Rei, Asuka, Shinji and more will appear in the world of “Valkyrie Connect”. Simply logging in will provide players with exclusive gear for Asuka and other useful items. There will also be an exclusive “Connect Battle” with an original design of “Unit-13” and an event to obtain the exclusive Asuka hero.
Availability: 2018/5/7 (Mon.) after maintenance – 2018/5/28 (Mon.) 06:00 UTC
Campaign URL： http://app.a-tm.co.jp/valkyrie-connect/en/
▼Exclusive Heroes
Obtain Asuka’s Exclusive Racing Costume and More!
Amazing Items For All Players Who Log In!
Login bonuses are here to celebrate the collaboration. Players can log in on the first day to get an accessory based on the adorable “Pen Pen” and log in for 7 days to get Asuka’s red racing costume! Other helpful items can also be obtained.
Availability: 2018/5/7 (Mon.) after maintenance – 2018/5/28 (Mon.) 06:00 UTC
▼Gear 1: Red Race Suit (Sp.)
Skill: Crimson Down Shift
Effect: Deals Fire damage to near enemies and reduces defense
▼Gear 2: Pen Pen Earing
Skill: Warming Embrace (Op/Con)
Effect: Exhausts an enemy with the highest attack and increases the wearer’s magic defense
Obtain the “Awakenable” Hero Asuka Shikinami Langley in “Evangelion Racing Cards”!
A new limited-time event, “Evangelion Racing Cards”, will be held. This event can be played using coins obtained from “Eva Racing Bingo”, clearing the event quest line, or by defeating the “Evangelion” collaboration Connect Boss “Pseudo DMS Unit-13 <Y>”. “Eva Racing Bingo” is an event where players can earn great rewards by clearing missions or making bingos. “Eva Racing Cards” have a chance to grant fantastic prizes, including the beautifully rendered hero Asuka Shikinami Langley. Additional exclusive items will be added at a later date.
Availability: 2018/5/7 (Mon.) after maintenance – 2018/5/28 (Mon.) 06:00 UTC
▼Exclusive Hero: Asuka Shikinami Langley
<Awakened>
Initial Rarity: 3☆
Type: Melee
Race: Human
Voice: Yuko Miyamura
Action Skill: Increases own attack, damages near enemies then delivers a final powerful blow to one near enemy
Passive Skill: A.T. Field
Limit Burst: Grand Impact
▼Gear 1: Deadly Spear of Longinus
Skill: Irresistible Destrudo
Effect: Increases self-defense and deals Dark damage to near enemies
▼Gear 2: Red Race Suit (Sp.)
Skill: Crimson Down Shift
Effect: Deals Fire damage to near enemies and reduces defense
▼Gear 3: Race Flag
Skill: Winning Celebration
Effect: Charges skill gauge and increases front 3 heroes’ magic defense
*From left: Deadly Spear of Longinus, Red Race Suit (Asuka’s costume), Race Flag.
Exclusive 10-Chapter Quest: “Ligare of Demise and a New World”!
Defeat “6th Angel <Mystic>” and Obtain “Asuka’s Zwei Knives”!
An exclusive series of quests for the collaboration event will be available. The first half of the tale tells an epic of an “Angel’s” assault on Valhalla while the second half sets the stage for the race queens Rei, Asuka, and Mari! Clear the main story to get the special “Asuka’s Zwei Knives” gear. This 10-chapter quest depicts a completely original story any “Evangelion” fan is sure to get excited about.
Availability: 2018/5/7 (Mon.) after maintenance – 2018/5/28 (Mon.) 06:00 UTC
Summary of Event: “Ligare of Demise and a New World”
In the world of gods and humans, Asgard and Midgard, a giant life form known as an Angel appears. Attempts to vanquish the Angel are met by an invisible wall that blocks all attacks. The omnipotent god-king Odin senses the coming of Ragnarok and orders his subordinates to investigate the situation. Children who pilot “Evangelions” are found within a deep crater. To prevent the end of the worlds and return the children to their original dimension, the 5 pilots and the gods join hands to take down a common enemy.
▼”Ligare of Demise and a New World” Illustrations
▼Exclusive Hero: Rei Ayanami
Initial Rarity: 3☆
Type: Melee
Race: Human
Voice: Megumi Hayashibara
Action Skill: Gives a magical and physical barrier to all allies and increases each respective offense
Passive Skill: A.T. Field
Limit Burst: Grand Impact
▼Exclusive Hero: Shinji Ikari
Initial Rarity: 3☆
Type: Melee
Race: Human
Voice: Megumi Ogata
Action Skill: Damages 3 near enemies with magic Water damage and Exhausts all enemies
Passive Skill: A.T. Field
Limit Burst: Grand Impact
▼Exclusive Hero: Mari Illustrious Makinami
Initial Rarity: 3☆
Type: Ranged
Race: Human
Voice: Maaya Sakamoto
Action Skill: Magic Earth damage to two enemies with the least Earth resistance
Passive Skill: A.T. Field
Limit Burst: Grand Impact
▼Exclusive Hero: Kaworu Nagisa
Initial Rarity: 3☆
Type: Melee
Race: Human
Voice: Akira Ishida
Action Skill: Multi-hitting Dark magic damage to 3 ranged enemies, magic and phyiscal defense down, and a final powerful multi-hit Dark magic damage to one ranged enemy.
Passive Skill: A.T. Field
Limit Burst: Grand Impact
▼Exclusive Gear: Asuka’s Zwei Knives
Skill: Blazing Cross
Effect: Fire damage and Burn to 2 near enemies.
*This gear is not exclusive to Asuka.
Collaboration-Exclusive Connect Battle!
Cooperate for Victory and Obtain “Pseudo DMS Unit-13 <Y>”!
“Pseudo DMS Unit-13 <Y>”, an originally designed character using elements of both “Valkyrie Connect” and “Evangelion”, will be making a special appearance in Connect Battles. Defeat the boss to unlock it as a playable hero and for “Eva Coins”, usable in “Eva Racing Cards” to obtain collaboration gear and another hero. In addition, item boxes and a chance for “Shinji’s Armored Gauntlet” can be obtained from the special “Connect Blitz” event, “Time of Unification”. “Connect Blitz” events bestow users with rewards based on how many times all users have defeated the boss within a day, making this a great chance to build up a powerful arsenal.
Availability: 2018/5/7 (Mon.) after maintenance – 2018/5/28 (Mon.) 06:00 UTC
▼Exclusive Hero: Pseudo DMS Unit-13 <Y>.
Type: Magic
Race: Beast
Voice: ?
Action Skill: Deals Light damage and Silences all enemies
Limit Burst: Grand Impact
▼Exclusive Gear: Shinji’s Armored Gauntlet
Skill: Resonance Fist
Effect: Deals Water damage to near enemies
*This gear is not exclusive to Shinji
Souls and Key Drop Rates Tripled!
Chance to Raise Collab Heroes to 5☆!
Collaboration Hero Keys and Souls, obtained from Hero Quests, will be tripled when dropped. Gather Souls from individual quests and level up heroes to their highest rarity. This is the perfect opportunity for players to get some powerful 5☆ heroes!
Availability: 2018/5/7 (Mon.) after maintenance – 2018/5/28 (Mon.) 06:00 UTC
“Awakenable” Rei Ayanami and More in “Evangelion Party” Summon Event!
Certain collab heroes will appear in the “Evangelion Party” Summon. One of the four heroes are guaranteed every third “10x summon”! Rei Ayanami can be “Awakened” to further improve her stats and change her illustration. Obtain these special units to gain the advantage in combat!
Availability: 2018/5/7 (Mon.) after maintenance – 2018/5/28 (Mon.) 06:00 UTC
▼Exclusive Hero: Rei Ayanami
<Awakened>
■About “Rebuild of Evangelion”
“Rebuild of Evangelion”, a series of films based on the world-renowned Japanese animation series, began in 2007. The most recent film, “Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo” (part 3 of 4), was released in November of 2012. This film grossed 5.2 billion yen (roughly 49.5 million USD) and exceeded 3.8 million viewers. The final film, “Evangelion: 3.0+1.0”, is highly anticipated and currently in production.
Official Website: http://www.evangelion.co.jp/
Copyright: ©khara
■About “Evangelion Racing”
Evangelion Racing is a car racing tie-up to promote the popular animation, “Rebuild of Evangelion”.
A race car with the same color pattern as the “Multipurpose Humanoid Decisive Weapon, Evangelion Unit-01” competes in real world motorsport circuits. Race queens with outfits modeled after Rei Ayanami and other characters are also quite the sight to behold.
■About Valkyrie Connect
“Valkyrie Connect” is a high fantasy RPG that combines Norse mythology with a unique Japanese anime flavor. In the game, players assemble a collection of heroes, villains, gods and more to fight in full 3D real-time battles. The co-op Connect Battles are the game’s signature feature, and require players to fight alongside one another in real time to take down massive bosses. With a simple battle system perfect for mobile devices, complex party composition, and excellently written characters, “Valkyrie Connect” is one of the premier RPGs for mobile devices.
Created by the all-star team that made Ateam’s hit “Unison League”, “Valkyrie Connect” rocketed up the Japanese sales charts shortly after release and was chosen as one of Google Play’s top games of 2016 in Japan, and won the “2017 GOLDEN PLUME AWARD” in China in 2017.
[App Details]
Title: Valkyrie Connect
Supported operating systems and devices: iOS 8.0 or later recommended, devices that come with Android™ 4.2 or later (excluding some devices)
Price: Free to play (in-app purchases available)
iTunes App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/valkyrie-connect/id1078813307&mt=8
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.atm.vcon.ww
Official Valkyrie Connect Website: http://app.a-tm.co.jp/valkyrie-connect/en/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/valkyrieconnect.ateam/
*Campaign details may be changed at any time without prior notice.
*All company and product names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
*Images contained herein are for illustrative purposes and may vary from the final product.
[CONTACT ATEAM ABOUT THIS NOTICE]
Kensuke Shibata
Manager, Marketing Group
Ateam Inc.
TEL: +81-52-747-5564
FAX: +81-52-747-5560
Mail: press@a-tm.co.jp
URL: http://www.a-tm.co.jp/en/
