Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet brings an exciting twist to the popular action RPG series by adding third-person shooter elements into the game, forming a unique hybrid shooter/RPG/action title that balances gun and sword play with skill and gadget combat to create a new dynamic experience.

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet will feature an engrossing, original story supervised by Sword Art Online creator Reki Kawahara, that takes players into the world of “Gun Gale Online,” from the popular Sword Art Online II season of the series.

Players will be able to dive right into the immersive landscape developed by Dimps, and enjoy robust environments and textures powered by Unreal Engine 4. Using agile double jumps, air dashes, wall-to-wall repelling, and quick weapon swapping, players will engage in brisk platforming and shooting gameplay as they embark on epic adventures. Rounding out the package, full multiplayer cooperative and competitive modes will let two to eight players collaborate and compete against one another online.

For the first time in a SAO game, the main protagonist won’t be one of the famous anime characters but will be a created character with your own personal avatar. This new feature will have several customisation options such as: gender, appearance and status (STR, VIT, INT, AGI, DEX and LUK) that will affect both the combat style and adventure. This new Character Creation mode will leave all the power in the players’ hands, letting you create a character more suitable to your style. Characters created will be both playable offline and online, co-op or single player mode.

Once the player has created their own avatar, you will be logged into GUN GALE ONLINE (GGO) to take part in an incredible adventure joined by Kureha and Zeliskam - the mysterious woman. You will also be helped by ArFA-Sys (Artificial Financial Adviser System). This new support AI addition will be extremely powerful and important to the player during the journey to GGO. This character will have different types, with Type-X being obtainable by the player. You will have the chance to customise various options to suit the player’s preference. Type-X will develop in game offering not only help in battles, but with assets and items.

In addition, main characters from the previous series – Asuna, Leafa, Silica and Lisbeth will join with new original costumes.

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet will be available in early 2018 for the PS4, and for the first time on Xbox One, and PCs via Steam.