Bam! to publish Bujingai this May

<a href="http://www.the-nextlevel.com/news/0401/bujingai/bujingai_screen11.jpg"><img src="http://www.the-nextlevel.com/news/0401/bujingai/bujingai_screen11t.jpg" align="right" border=1 alt="Pic"></a>BAM! Entertinment has announced that they will be bringing Bujingai: The Forsaken City, the stylish beat-em-up featuring character design work from the creators of Cowboy Bebop and Trigun, to America this May for PlayStation 2.

"We feel that BAM! is the ideal publisher to bring Bujingai to the U.S. market," said Hironori Ishii, General Manager of Overseas Releases. "BAM!'s knowledge of the North American market made them the right choice to get this great game in front of an even greater audience of PlayStation 2 fans. We are delighted that BAM! shares our enthusiasm for bringing this unique martial arts experience to gamers across North America."

A collaborative effort between Taito and Red Entertainment, Bujingai is set in a post-apocalypitic Asia and stars Lau, a martial artist who must battle his way through an army of fiends to rescue a fellow warrior who has been possessed by a demon. Employing sword combat and magic attacks, Lau can combine these with running, gliding, floating, and running on walls and chain attacks together for 100+ hit combos.

"We are very pleased and excited to have the opportunity to be working with Taito in bringing their product to North America," said Ray Musci, Chief Executive Officer of BAM! Entertainment. "It is obvious that the team at Red Entertainment has put its heart and soul into creating one of the most outstanding and unique martial arts games available on PlayStation 2. Bujingai has received strong editorial acclaim since its launch in Japan and we believe that this product will have equal appeal and reception in the U.S. market."