The Inazuma series from Level 5 is rather popular in Japan, and based on the increasing number of localised titles it's also a relative hit in Europe. Though there's always an element of playing catch-up in the EU, the titles continue to arrive, with Inazuma Eleven GO: Light & Shadow being the first of the spin-off releases - developed from the ground-up for 3DS - in the region last Summer. Nintendo of Europe has now announced that the second set of releases from that series, Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stones: Wildfire & Thunderflash will arrive in the region on 27th March.

In this entry the plucky team captain Arion Sherwind apparently discovers that Raimon Junior High's exploits in football are forgotten, with Baseball taking over as the national sport in Japan. In what'll likely be a typically bonkers story he'll "tackle the shadowy intentions of El Dorado - the World's governing council - and face off against time-bending villains in order to restore football to the world". Each version will have unique content and story tweaks, which is the same trick we see in Pokémon, of course, while Level 5 itself has been doing this with the Inazuma franchise - and recently in Yo-kai Watch - for a number of years.

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These sequels will also continue to use the polygon-based art style and some of the new features from the first GO titles - such as The Fighting Spirit system. There'll be new mechanics, too, with the following press release extract summing it up.

Exciting new gameplay innovations make their debut in Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stones: Wildfire and Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stones: Thunderflash. Seen for the first time in an Inazuma series title is the new Miximax feature, where one player can merge their aura with that of another player to become even more powerful. Miximaxing unlocks the potential for countless combinations of player skills and stat-boosts and, when coupled with the new wearable armourfied Fighting Spirits, Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stones: Wildfire and Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stones: Thunderflash offer the most comprehensive team-building possibilities yet seen in the series.

We were relatively impressed with the first GO release in Europe, awarding 7/10 in our review. Are you a fan with plans to give the sequel a shot? Let us know.

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