Uppers Is a Kick Ass Brawler Coming to PS Vita

While the PlayStation Vita may be looking bloody and bruised in North America and Europe these days, it remains a very viable format in Japan. And that's resulted in the announcement of a new game from Marvelous, which is a rad looking beat-'em-up from Senran Kagura producer Keinchiro Takaki named Uppers.

In dreary anime fashion, the title's set on an isolated island where fighting has become the main form of entertainment. It's a pretty drab setup, but we're loving the look of the game's Streets of Rage-esque setting. Combat will be context sensitive so you won't necessarily need to learn complex button combos, but it looks like there'll be ample variety – one screen shows an enemy being taken out by the geyser erupting from a broken fire hydrant.

The release is due out next spring in Japan, but there's no word on a Western release just yet. We reckon that it looks pretty darn palatable, though, so will likely take the trip to North America and Europe. Are you eager to join the fracas? Throw the first punch in the comments section below.