Capcom announced today that they plan to release Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower, their 2D brawler for the PSP, in North America as a launch title for the handheld. Darkstalkers will let players take control of 19 warriors from the series and will feature gameplay modes such as Arcade, Tranining, network, Limit Battle and Versus. The game will also feature a survival mode called Tower mode and an unlockable mode called Chronicle. Wi-fi will also be supported by the game to allow local multiplayer fights.

Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower includes the following features:

* Full roster of Darkstalkers characters – Reunite with all 18 infamous night warriors including: Demitri Maximoff the Vampire whose sharp skills include the dreaded Chaos Flare; Bishamon, the Samurai ghost warrior from Japan who must defend his honor with such moves as the Storm Wind and the Succubus Morrigan Aenslaed, a Scottish renegade who’s known to have an array of magical powers, including the Shadow Blade.

* Two selectable screen settings - Change the size ratio of the screen at anytime by choosing either normal or wide resolutions.

* Two distinct control configurations to best suite anyone’s gaming style. * Five modes of gameplay:

o Arcade - Defeat numerous CPU-controlled characters to reach the final boss

o Training – Practice various moves and combos to perfect fighting skills

o Network – Engage in network battle using a wireless LAN and select between two different types of modes

o Verses - Two-player competitive matches where players can adjust the handicap and select different stages

o Limit Battle – Both fighters will be randomly assigned a handicap, forcing them to strategize their moves in order to claim victory

o Tower – A survival-style mode that lets gamers pick a team of three who will journey to the top of a mysterious tower and defeat the enemies they encounter through a multi-path tournament. Advancement and winning conditions will change depending on performance during each clash which in turn affects Chronicle mode

o Chronicle – Progressing through Tower mode will reveal a cache of items in Chronicle Mode which house a collection of unlockable bonus features including original artwork, sound and movie galleries.