Bandai Namco Europe announces SAND LAND, a new action RPG based on the classic manga from Akira Toriyama
Get Ready for an Inspiring Adventure with a Demonic Hero, featuring a Vast World to Explore Full of Secrets, Visceral Action, and Explosive Vehicular Combat
Leading video game publisher and developer Bandai Namco Europe today announced
SAND LAND, a new
action RPG based on the masterpiece by
Akira Toriyama, creator of
DRAGON BALL and
DR. SLUMP.
The game is being
developed by ILCA Inc. SAND LAND was revealed at this year’s Summer Game Fest “Kickoff Live” livestream and is coming to
PlayStation 4,
PlayStation 5,
Xbox Series X|S, and
PC via
STEAM.
Dive into a desert world where both humans and demons suffer from an extreme water shortage.
Play as and watch the
Fiend Prince,
Beelzebub,
Sheriff Rao, and
demon Thief set off on an adventure in search of a
Legendary Spring hidden in the desert.
Introducing himself as a “super evil fiend”,
Beelzebub has a pure heart like a little boy but has superhuman strength and telepathic abilities.
Rao, a small-town sheriff, seeks the aid of demons to save all of Sand Land from the water shortage.
Thief, a wise old demon with thieving abilities also accompanies Beelzebub and Rao on their adventure.
Playing as Beelzebub, players will be able to explore a vast world accompanied by his unlikely group of demons and humans.
Whether roaming in various
vehicles, or traveling
by foot, players will encounter dangers as well as helpful characters they meet in the vast desert while uncovering
SAND LAND’s many secrets.
Vehicular and
character combat is a big part of the action in the game.
Players will have access to a variety of vehicles that they can customize and equip with loadouts to traverse the desert, overcome obstacles, and take on a diverse assortment of mighty foes.
SAND LAND is a
popular manga created in 2000 by
Akira Toriyama, the author of
DRAGON BALL and
Dr. Slump, that has gained worldwide popularity since its publishing.
In a desert world where demons and humans suffer from extreme water shortages,
Beelzebub, the
Fiend Prince, and
Rao, a small-town sheriff, form a tag team and set off on an adventure in search of a hidden water source.
In December 2022, the
SAND LAND project was announced, where various partners have come together to bring this classic manga IP to transmedia.
The project started with the co-production of an anime film by Bandai Namco Filmworks’ Sunrise Studio, Kamikazedouga Co. Ltd., and ANIMA Inc, followed by the official reveal of the
SAND LAND game in
June 2023.
HYPE!