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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Transforming BowSword Pre-Order Bonus Announced

Square Enix is teaming up with GameStop for another pre-order bonus on top of the already announced alternate costume for Serah.

The exclusive new weapon called the Genji Bow transforms between a bow and sword, handling ranged and melee attacks all in one. Square Enix adds that it "allows the player to attack more frequently" as well. The hitch is this weapon is only available to members of the PowerUp Rewards loyalty program.

This pre-order bonus is retroactive to all pre-order customers as long as they're connected to a PowerUp Rewards account.

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  • Is it weird that I like the idea of these pre-orders even though they're pointless?
  • I'd rather go for the omega boss battle you get from amazon. When you beat omega you can add him to your party!
  • I do like the fact that you aren't stuck using a bow.  Who feels *** as a main character using a bow anyway?

  • Cool beans

  • Oh. The headline made me think I would actually get one. Like, IRL.
    Also, I'm a bit confused why the article acts like the transforming from a bow to a blade and back is a huge selling point for the dlc. THEY ALL DO THAT, GI.
  • .....i love the final fantasy games i really do but idk this is not getting me pumped for the game..am getting just cuz am a die hard fan of the company... i miss the ps2 days..:(
  • C'mon, everyone knows that bowswords are just gunblades for hipsters.
  • Hmmm... this or Best Buy's pre-order?

  • Nice.  This one is actually looking much better than the original.

  • Oooh- oh wait, in-game.  Zzz.

  • moar hallways!

  • I'd rather have a real life Genji bow and go hunting with it!

  • I'm going with Best Buy's pre-order bonus so I guess that means I can't get this.  That's too bad.

  • Still not sold on FFXIII-2. Mostly due to the sour after taste of FFXIII, but also because RomanNumeral-RegularNumber games are dumb (I'm looking at you FFX-2.)
  • if only i can get that in real life or a gunblade either one is fine

  • It's nice that they're doing pre-order bonuses and all, but I for one don't care about XIII-2 and am only interested in XIII Verus.

  • I'm a PowerUp Rewards Pro Member! :D I'm definitely considering getting this! :D

    Edit: It's now also occurred to me that Serah would look wicked cool if she was wielding this while wearing a 'Dark Angel' kinda getup! Square-Enix, please add Serah a 'Dark Angel' like getup to go with this!!! :D
  • can u use the bow or its jjust a piece of crap you can use for nothing else but decoration...
  • Never understood the more fantastical weapons in this game series.
  • looks bada$$

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