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.

A new expansion - Dissonance Of The Nexus, is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC on January 18, 2019 and will include a completely new scenario, new field White Frontier, new playable characters, enemies and items.

Bandai Namco Entertainment is revealing three new playable characters in addition to Sachi in the Dissonance of the Nexus expansion pack. Core characters from Lost Song and Ordinal Scale will be joining the game’s roster in Dissonance of the Nexus. Seven from The Lost Song, the staff-wielding idol songstress who promotes peace through her music and is also the youngest sister of Rain. From Ordinal Scale, Yuna, the strong-willed AI pop idol and daughter of Professor Tetsuhiro Shigemura, and  Eiji, also known as Nautilus, Yuna’s childhood friend turned love interest and member of the Knights Blood. Fan favorite Sachi, a member of the Moonlit Black Cats guild and long-awaited new character in fan voting polls, will finally join as a playable character in the Dissonance of the Nexus expansion pack!

In addition to the Dissonance of the Nexus expansion pack, a free updates will be available which will add a new dungeon and boss battle to online co-op and new additions to the Hero Battle Quest: Death Gun and Lievere.

Lastly, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet will have a free demo for PS4 and Xbox One where players can play single player in the Wasteland up to chapter 2, as well as experience online co-op and online battle. Dates for the free update and free demo will be announced at a later time.

Alongside this, a digital Complete Edition is coming for Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet on PS4, Xbox One and PC, also on January 18, 2019, and include the main game, all the previous DLCs and the new expansion: Dissonance Of The Nexus.

Bandai Namco Entertainment also reveal that this complete edition of Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch at a later date.

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is currently available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC (Steam).