6 July 2011: Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced the latest title inspired by the hugely popular range of Beyblade toys. BEYBLADE Metal Masters: Nightmare Rex will be released for Nintendo DS in November, and marks a new direction for the series.

Inspired by the popular animated TV action series BEYBLADE from Nelvana and d-rights Inc., BEYBLADE Metal Masters: Nightmare Rex brings all the skill of the Beyblade toy range to Nintendo DS as players customise their own Beyblade spinning top, and can take on 37 characters from the TV series. The basis of the game is as simple as that of the Beyblade toys, with the winner decided in a last-man standing competition, with players timing their attacks to send their opponent out of the arena, while keeping their Beyblade tops spinning at all times.

Everything about BEYBLADE Metal Masters: Nightmare Rex has been designed to keep the controls simple, yet offers the many tactical strategies the popular series affords. Players send their Beyblade into battle and can also add combination attacks via a series of button presses. Key attacks from the TV series have been faithfully recreated, allowing users to perform the ‘Pegasus’ diving attack to smash into opposition units, and the game also features spectacular finishing moves to earn victory with finesse!

The new game is also closely tied with the ever-popular toy range from Hasbro Inc., and players can enter a special code from their bundled Beyblade toy to unlock its constructed Beyblade parts in the DS game. In total, BEYBLADE Metal Masters: Nightmare Rex offers 100s of enhancements to the user’s basic Beyblade, while experience points are also accrued by equipping the Beyblade with BEY FORCE and winning competitions to further strengthen its properties. These powered-up units can then be used in a variety of multi-player modes that complement the social elements of the toy series. Wireless ‘Battle Modes’ allow users to take each other on, while 100s of Missions and a Survival mode allow the solo user to hone their skills.

BEYBLADE Metal Masters: Nightmare Rex also comes with an exclusive Beyblade top, not available anywhere outside of Asia.