Muscly shooter Cho Aniki Zero coming to Western PSPs

Cho Aniki Zero screenshot. Coming to America as a downloadable PSP PlayStation Network game
Cho Aniki Zero is heading to the U.S. PSP announced publisher Aksys Games who has picked up the game for downloadable release!

If you haven’t heard of this series . . . brace yourself. Cho Aniki is a “manly” shooter where half-naked bodybuilders of all shapes and sizes use their “leverage” to save their Bodybuilding world from the evil Ball Sac (ahem, errr, I mean “Balzac II”).

There really isn’t an easy way to describe this game . . . . So I’ll let the press release do the talking.

Cho Aniki Zero brings manliness back to the old-school shoot-em-up genre and, warps it to another dimension of sights and sounds. In Cho Aniki Zero, players will be introduced to brand-new characters and newly heightened experiences of rhythmic action, intertwined with the famous BGM of Kouji Hayama. Battle through five man-rageous levels of brotherly love and muscle-on-muscle madness!

The Story So Far . . .

Since the death of Balzac, the Builder Planet has celebrated a long period of peace.

However, as time goes by, protein becomes scarce, and protein deficiency is soon a serious problem for the Builder Planet. As people struggle for control over what protein is left, Balzac II begins his subtle rise to power . . .

Learning of his return, Idaten and Benten take up arms and begin their man-tastic voyage…

Here is a video of Cho Aniki Zero in action!

“Cho Aniki Zero is a real trip,” said Frank “Bo” deWindt II, Associate Producer, Aksys Games. “It’s wacky, hilarious, and just plain fun. Be it the crazy characters, the challenging gameplay, or even the out-of-this-world enemies, you’ll find yourself chugging down protein shakes between levels before you know it!”

Key Features of Cho Aniki Zero include:

* MUSCLE REIGNS SUPREME – Choose between Idaten and Benten, then select your “Option” (sidekick) such as Samson, Adon, or Micha & El. Defeat Emperor Balzac before he claims the universe’s protein for himself!

* MEN’S BEEEEEEEAM! – Too much man-action on the screen? Collect enough Man Protein to unleash the devastating attack of the Men’s Beam!

* IT’S RAINING MEN! – Blaze through five man-mazing levels of love, and bear witness to the birth and rebirth of some of the greatest bromances of all time!

* CHOOSE WISELY… Cho Aniki Zero offers multiple paths that leads to various endings for our muscle-bound heroes!

. . . . YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!!!!