Arcadia No. 47

April 2004. Covers Force Five, Net Select: Salaryman Kintaro, The Rumble Fish, Guilty Gear Isuka.

Force Five advert, April 2004

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The orange April advert puts an AW-NET badge right above Force Five, whose release date is now undecided. Kintaro is also marked AW-NET compatible, due in spring 2004.

Kintaro screens and Rumble Fish art

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Kintaro's artwork labels Reversi, Daifugo and three-player mahjong, and its screens ask AWカードを使用しますか？("Use an AW card?") and ゲームを続けますか？("Continue?"). The Rumble Fish block below gives a March 2004 release and the tagline THE FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL.

Sammy's official Isuka tag tournament

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Sammy's first official Guilty Gear Isuka Strongest Tag Tournament was held on 11 February 2004 at Sammy's Street156 in Sagamiono. Forty-two teams entered, and team Saitama (Mana-o and Kurage) won. Arc System Works' Daisuke Ishiwatari and designer Kikuchi gave a talk and handed out gifts. Sammy planned more tournaments. Readers could win signed Isuka clear folders and B2 posters.