Ateam Inc. has announced that their mobile game Valkyrie Connect has reached over 14 million downloads! in celebration of this impressive milestone, the game will be collaborating with TV anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica’s movies “Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie, Part 1: Beginnings & Part 2: Eternal”!
<<Official Valkyrie Connect Press Release>>
Starting today (4th July), magical girls Mami, Madoka, Homura, and more will be making an appearance in the world of Valkyrie Connect. Simply logging in will provide players with the exclusive collaboration gear “Kyubey” and other grandiose rewards. Additionally, players can cooperate to fight off the Sweets Witch in Connect Battles, and play “Puella Magi Cards” for a chance to obtain the collaboration hero Mami and other great rewards.
▍Event Duration: 2018/7/4 (Wed.) 09:00 – 2018/07/20 (Fri.) 06:00 UTC
■ Collaboration Heroes
▍Get the Exclusive Collaboration Gear “Kyubey”! Useful Items from Login Bonuses!
To celebrate the collaboration, helpful items will be available from login bonuses. “Kyubey” can be obtained on the first day, and “Mami’s Uniform (Sp.)” can be obtained on the seventh day. Other great rewards will also be available.
Event Duration: 2018/7/4 (Wed.) 09:00 – 2018/07/20 (Fri.) 06:00 UTC
■ Collaboration Gear： Kyubey
Skill： Seal of Magi
Effect： Increases all stats to wearer and nullifies stat down affects.
■ Collaboration Gear： Mami’s Uniform (Sp.)
Skill：There Is Nothing to Be Afraid of
Effect： Deals magical light damage to nearest enemies and inflicts Reckoning.
▍Add Mami to Your Hero Pool by Playing the “Puella Magi Cards”!
“Puella Magi Cards” are a special event exclusive to this collaboration and the only way to obtain Mami. Drawing cards gives players a chance to obtain the hero Mami, exclusive gear including the “Mami’s Gun” and the “Training Golf Club” gear, as well as other great rewards. To draw cards players will need Coins which can be obtained from the bingo, the story events, and Connect Battles.
Event Duration: 2018/7/4 (Wed.) 09:00 – 2018/07/20 (Fri.) 06:00 UTC
■ Exclusive Hero： Mami Tomoe
Initial Rarity： 3☆
Type： Ranged
Race： Human
Voice： Kaori Mizuhashi
Skill： Trio Finale
Effect： Deals magical light damage to nearest group of enemies. One of those enemies will be hit again and suffer from the Reckoning status effect.
Passive： Gives a slight HP boost to allies with the least HP.
Limit Burst： Fimbulvetr
■ Exclusive Gear： Mami’s Gun
Skill： Magical Bolt
Effect： Deals magical light damage to closest enemy, increases magical attack of allies with highest magical attack and boosts skill gauge.
■ Exclusive Gear： Training Golf Club Skill： Have Hope Effect： Multi-hit dark attack to closest enemy.
■ 5 Chapter Collaboration Quest: “Trapped by Fate (Part 1)”!
Defeat the Stage Witch and Obtain Exclusive Gear!
In the collaboration quest, “Trapped by Fate (Part 1)”, players will be able to enjoy an original story which spans over five chapters. An exclusive item, “Ribbon of Determination”, can also be obtained by clearing all the quest missions.
Event Duration: 2018/7/4 (Wed.) 09:00 – 2018/07/20 (Fri.) 06:00 UTC
■ Trapped by Fate (Part 1) Synopsis
In the world of gods, Asgard, the all-father Odin orders an investigation of a mysterious and magical black mist that suddenly appeared. Through their investigation, our heroes find themselves in a realm decorated with fruits, candy, and cream. What does fate have in store for the five girls our heroes encounter?
■ Trapped by Fate” Rewards
Exclusive Gear： Ribbon of Determination
Skill： Our Promise
Effect： Increases wearer’s HP
▍The Infamous Sweets Witch Is Here for Connect Battles!
The Sweets Witch will be available in Connect Battles for a limited time. Defeating the boss will yield coins that can be used to play “Puella Magi Cards”. Players can obtain collaboration gear and an event exclusive character from these cards. Furthermore, the Connect Blitz Event “You’re Not Alone” will grant players rewards for working together and defeating as many bosses as they can during a specific time. “Witch’s Box (Sweets)” can be earned as a reward to receive various types of items, including a chance at the “Magically Imbued Scarf” gear.
Event Duration: 2018/7/4 (Wed.) 09:00 – 2018/07/20 (Fri.) 06:00 UTC
■ Exclusive Gear： Magically Imbued Scarf
Skill： Black Cohesion
Effect： Deals Dark magic damage to enemy with highest physical attack and inflicts Exhaust status effect
▍Clear Missions To Get A Bingo! Complete A Bingo Card to Get Great Rewards!
“Puella Magi Bingo” is an event where users clear specific missions for the event and get rewards. Each space on a bingo card is associated with a certain mission, and players receive rewards for filling each space and even better rewards for making a bingo. Event coins can be obtained from these rewards which will help players draw more “Puella Magi Cards”.
▍Chance at Popular Characters Madoka, Homura, Sayaka, and Kyoko in “Daily Puella Magi Free Summon”!
Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi, Sayaka Miki, and Kyoko Sakura have a chance to be summoned from the “Puella Magi Free Summon” and “Puella Magi Party” summon events. Homura and Madoka can be awakened to attain further strength. These powerful characters can only be obtained during the Puella Magi Madoka Magica collaboration event.
Event Duration: 2018/7/4 (Wed.) 09:00 – 2018/07/20 (Fri.) 06:00 UTC
■ Exclusive Hero： Madoka Kaname
Initial Rarity： 3☆
Type： Ranged
Race： Human
Voice： Aoi Yuki
Skill： No One Has to Worry Anymore!
Effect： Light damage 6 times to 2 near enemies and reduces enemy defense. Attacks a second time with Light damage 6 times to 2 ranged enemies and reduces magical defense.
Passive： Blood Spiller
Effect： Increases attack and magic attack. Also increases damage against Beasts.
Limit Burst： Divine Wrath
Passive： HP Up (Human)
Effect： Increases HP of all Human allies
Limit Burst： Sacred Trinity
■ Exclusive Hero： Homura Akemi
Initial Rarity： 3☆
Type： Magic
Race： Human
Voice： Chiwa Saito
Skill： I Promise to Save You!
Effect： Dark Magic damage to enemies with the highest attack and magic attack, inflicts Shade status effect, and reduces the skill guage of all enemies by 10%.
Passive： Avoid Step
Effect： Gives skill wielder the effect of Feint and increases HP.
Limit Burst： Black Hole
Passive： Magic Attack Up (Human)
Effect： Increases magic attack of all Human allies
Limit Burst： Meginssymbel
■ Exclusive Hero： Sayaka Miki
Initial Rarity： 3☆
Type： Melee
Race： Human
Voice： Eri Kitamura
Skill： This Is It!
Effect： Water damage to nearest group, then hits one of those enemies again with a stronger hit. Also Heals skill user.
Passive： HP Up
Effect： Increases HP of 3 front allies.
Limit Burst： Ice Gorge
■ Exclusive Hero： Kyoko Sakura
Initial Rarity： 3☆
Type： Melee
Race： Human
Voice： Ai Nonaka
Skill： It’s Hard… Being Alone…
Effect： Fire damage to farthest group, then hits one of those enemies again with a stronger hit. Also gives skill user the Feint effect.
Passive： Mind Up
Effect： Magic defense up for 2 allies with highest attack.
Limit Burst： Flame Bulb
▍Additional Campaigns! Soul and Key Drops Tripled for Collaboration Heroes! Great Opportunity to Get Exclusive Heroes to 5☆！
Hero Quests and Key Quests will grant triple drops for collaboration heroes Madoka, Homura, Sayaka, and Kyoko! Gathering Souls from the respective quests will allow players to upgrade their heroes’ rarities to the maximum of 5-stars very quickly. This is a great opportunity for players to catch their new heroes up to the ones they already have.
Event Duration 2018/7/4 (Wed.) 09:00 – 2018/07/20 (Fri.) 06:00 UTC
▍About Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Madoka Kaname, a student at Mitakihara Junior High, leads an average life. A family she loves, friends she cares about, sometimes she has fun and sometimes she cries. That is, until her encounter with a mysterious girl. Is this coincidence or inevitability? Only one thing is certain: her life will never be the same. This marks the start of the groundbreaking magical epic.
©Magica Quartet / Aniplex, Madoka Movie Project
▍About Valkyrie Connect
“Valkyrie Connect” is a high fantasy RPG that combines Norse mythology with a unique Japanese anime flavor. In the game, players assemble a collection of heroes, villains, gods and more to fight in full 3D real-time battles. The co-op Connect Battles are the game’s signature feature, and require players to fight alongside one another in real time to take down massive bosses. With a simple battle system perfect for mobile devices, complex party composition, and excellently written characters, “Valkyrie Connect” is one of the premier RPGs for mobile devices.
Created by the all-star team that made Ateam’s hit “Unison League”, “Valkyrie Connect” rocketed up the Japanese sales charts shortly after release and was chosen as one of Google Play’s top games of 2016 in Japan, and won the “2017 GOLDEN PLUME AWARD” in China in 2017.
[App Details]
Title: Valkyrie Connect
Supported operating systems and devices: iOS 8.0 or later recommended, devices that come with Android™ 4.2 or later (excluding some devices)
Price: Free to play (in-app purchases available)
