Set two years after the onset of the Second Europan War, the game's story focuses on a military academy cadet school as they seek to prevent an ethnic cleansing campaign by a ruthless rebel group. Upon release, Valkyria Chronicles II received mostly high scores from several notable video game publications.
A third game in the series, Valkyria Chronicles III, which will also be on the Playstation Portable, will be released on January 27, 2011 in Japan. However, as the game takes place around the same time as the first game, Valkyria Chronicles III will be a prequel to Valkyria Chronicles II.
Around the citadel, where your character, Avan, has enrolled in the hope of discovering the mystery behind his brother's recent death in the grounds, tanks roll to and fro, while a timpani of blanks rattles around the buildings. This surrounding layout is more Sandhurst than magical kingdom, containing as it does Drill Grounds, an R&D centre and a Briefing Room, all arranged and spaced with uniform precision. It's in this contrast of exaggerated fantasy with the orderly arrangement of a military barracks that Lanseal Academy, Valkyria Chronicles II's central hub, communicates a great deal about the game it houses.
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