New Sumioni: Demon Arts Boss and Enemy Details

Presented in a traditional Japanese “sumi-e” ink paint style and literally translated as “Ink Demon”, Sumioni: Demon Arts is a 2D action platform-style game that takes full advantage of the PS Vita’s dual touchscreens, allowing players to manipulate the game’s environment with the simple swipe of a finger. In Sumioni: Demon Arts, players will guide a lone Inkdemon named Agura through the game’s ancient Japanese landscape in an effort to rid the land of evil.

Finger swipes on the PS Vita’s front screen are presented as brush strokes on the game’s canvas world, allowing players to avoid obstacles or strike hard-to-reach enemies. One such enemy players will encounter on their heroic journey through ancient Japan is the Pagoda. Located at the end of several of the game’s stages, Pagodas come in a variety of flavors, ranging from moderately irritating to incessantly difficult and challenging. While Pagodas early in the game may only contain archers and some relatively basic melee swordsmen, higher level Pagodas can employ anything from cannons to retractable saw blades and drills, meaning players will have to keep their wits about them and use their abilities to draw platforms on the game’s screen and avoid the Pagoda’s attacks.

Another perilous enemy that will stand in the way of players on their journey to rid the land of villainous corruption is a demonic incantation known as the Evil Eyeball. Staring straight into the souls of its foes, the eyeball invokes fear into unsuspecting opponents, and boasts the ability to spout countless flames of the dead in every direction. Its most dangerous offensive weapon, however, is an energy beam attack with the ability to disintegrate everything in its path. Players will have to be quick on their feet – and fast with their fingers – to avoid its attacks.

Probably the most feared – and difficult to miss – of all Agura’s opponents is the massive and imposing Ogre. Also known as the “God of Misfortune”, the Ogre towers over the capital, and can use its sheer strength to unleash deadly flames from beneath the earth. While not the most swift of enemies, the utter size and strength of the Ogre will test the skill of all but the quickest of players.

Images are: Demon, Eyeball, Pagoda (2)

Sumioni: Demon Arts, developed by ACQUIRE and published by XSEED Games, is currently in production and will release on the PS Vita system in spring 2012. Boasting 30 stages and multiple endings, Sumioni offers completionists plenty to look forward to. XSEED Games will be sending out more product info in the coming weeks.