Game publisher Ubisoft probably couldn't cut it any closer than this, as they announce via press wire that WarTech: Senko no Ronde is now in retail and ready for purchase by the Xbox 360 community. This announcement comes just two days shy of the beginning of June.

Now, in case you weren't around during the publisher's preliminary announcement of this game's Western release, here's a quick briefing: Senko no Ronde was originally an arcade game developed by G.rev Ltd. for Japan in back 2004. The game puts players behind the controls of one of several robots (aka Rounder Mech Suits), while treating them to some decidedly cute anime babes as pilots (Mechs and cute ladies - always a winning formula). As for the more specific features:

• Fast-paced arcade fighting – Combine wide variety of special moves, power-ups and attack drones to unleash the most lethal combos.
• Xbox Live multiplayer – Challenge friends in head-to-head two-player mode, or battle against the world's best players online and test your skills to improve your Xbox Live ranking.
• Rounder Mech – Each of the eight Rounder Mechs feature two distinct variations, as well as an unlockable in-game B.O.S.S. mode, for 24 variations in all.
• Boss battles – Go blow-for-blow against the other Rounder Mechs, but be prepared, because at any moment you could find yourself battling an even deadlier enemy.

WarTech: Senko no Ronde is currently available for an expected price of US$ 59.99.

 

Another Japanese mecha title will be making it to North America and Europe's Xbox 360 scene, as we pick up word that Ubisoft is now the publisher of G.rev Ltd.'s Senko no Ronde game. Dubbed WarTech: Senko no Ronde for its upcoming Western release, the game is an arcade shooter set in a world with dwindling natural resources, with each of the world nations nations now vying for one final battle to determine the planet's fate; Imagine every mecha/super robot anime you've seen, and you get the idea.

The game puts the players in one of 24 selectable Rounder Mechs, as they fight enemy mechs in an aerial-based environment. The game support both single-player (story) and  multiplayer mode, with the latter further supported for both offline and Xbox Live. The game is expected to arrive this May, at a retail price of US$ 59.99. For the 360 owners looking for mecha action with less on the planning (Armored Core and Chromehounds come to mind) and more on the action, set your calendars.