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Sakura Wars Getting Update 1.01 for Western Release; Includes Target Lock-on and More

A few days ago, Sega released update 1.01 for Sakura Wars in Japan. Today Sega confirmed that the update is going to apply to the western release.

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A few days ago, Sega released update 1.01 for Sakura Wars in Japan. Today Sega confirmed that the update is going to apply to the western release.

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This means, among other things, that western players won’t have ti suffer through the lack of a target lock-on feature, which was for many the one major flaw of the Japanese release. 

Below you can check out the tweet listing the update’s features.

Sakura Wars is already available in Japan and it will launch in the west on April 28, 2020, exclusively for PS4.

If you want to see more about the game, can also check out the latest English trailer, another focusing on the worldsome gameplay showing Claris in action, another trailerthe previous gameplay and more trailersmore screenshotsthe first trailer of the character design series featuring Bleach creator Tite Kubothe previous gallery of screenshots, the one beforeanother batch of images focusing on romance, another reveal with two new characters and videos, and the beautiful anime opening cutscene,

We also have a music video dedicated to Sakuraone featuring Hatsuho one focusing on Elise, one showcasing Lancelot, one featuring Anastasia Palma, another starring Huang Yui, one showing Clarismore trailers, the latest gameplay latest gallery of screenshots, another gallery, the previous gameplay revealanother one, and an earlier gallery of screenshots and art.

If you’re unfamiliar with the Sakura Wars series, you should take a look at my dedicated article explaining what it’s all about and why you should care.

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Giuseppe Nelva

Proud weeb hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long-standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old dear PC nearest to his heart, while not disregarding any console on the market. RPGs (of any nationality), MMORPGs, and visual novels are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently racing simulators, action and sandbox games. He is also one of the few surviving fans on Earth of the flight simulator genre.

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