Deception IV: Blood Ties

Deception IV
Developer(s)Tecmo Koei
Publisher(s)Tecmo Koei
Director(s)Makoto Shibata
Masaki Shibuya
Producer(s)Keisuke Kikuchi
Designer(s)Tsuyoshi Iuchi
Toshiaki Kubota
SeriesDeception
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 4
ReleaseBlood Ties
  • JP: 27 February 2014
  • NA: 25 March 2014
  • EU: 28 March 2014
The Nightmare Princess
  • JP: March 26, 2015
  • NA: July 14, 2015
  • EU: July 17, 2015
Genre(s)Action role-playing, strategy role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Deception IV: Blood Ties, known in Japan as Kagero: Dark Side Princess (影牢 ダークサイド・プリンセス), is a strategy game for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 by Tecmo Koei, and a sequel to Kagero II: Dark Illusion within the Deception series.[1][2][3] The game was released in 2014 for Japan on 27 February,[4] and the western localization of the game was released in North America on 25 March and Europe on 28 March.[5][6][7]

An expanded version titled Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess, known in Japan as Kagero: Another Princess (影牢 ～もう1人のプリンセス～), was released in Japan on March 26, 2015 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita.[8][9] The Nightmare Princess is the first Deception game to be released on the PlayStation 4; it was also made available in digital format on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita on the same date.[10] It was released in North America on July 14 and in Europe on July 17.[11]

  1. ^ 2013-09-09, Samurai Warriors 4, Kagero sequel announced for PS Vita, Gematsu
  2. ^ 2013-09-09, 【速報】プレイステーション Vitaで『戦国無双4』と『影牢 ダークサイド・プリンセス』が発売決定【SCEJAプレスカンファレンス】, Famitsu
  3. ^ 2013-09-19, Deception IV: Blood Ties coming west in early 2014, Gematsu
  4. ^ 2014-01-21, Deception IV: Blood Ties second trailer, Gematsu
  5. ^ 2014-01-17, Deception IV Has A Release Date In North America And Europe, Siliconera
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference gem_date was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ 2014-01-20, You'll Be Able to Share Your Sinister Side with the World in Deception IV, Push Square
  8. ^ 2014-12-17, First look at Deception IV: Another Princess, Gematsu
  9. ^ "Deception IV: Another Princess announced for PS4, PS3, and PS Vita [Update]". 16 December 2014.
  10. ^ 2014-12-14, [1], capsulecomputers
  11. ^ "Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess Coming Westward [Update] - Siliconera". www.siliconera.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-02.