13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Shipped 400,000 Copies; Honored at The Japan Media Arts Festival

Today Atlus announced a new shipments milestone for Vanillaware’s critically-acclaimed game 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim.

The game has now shipped over 400,000 copies worldwide as of today, March 12, up from 300,000  in January.

On top of that, we learn that the game was honored as a “recommended” work at the prestigious Japan Media Arts Festival, which just concluded its 24th edition.

This is basically the equivalent of our honorable mention by the Jury of the festival.

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is now available exclusively for PS4.

If you want to see more of the game, you can read our review, check out the launch trailer, another story trailer, another video, some spiffy gameplay, another trailer, an extensive batch of screenshots that showcased new characters, the previous gallery of screenshots, more images and artwork, another gameplay reveal, and an earlier trailer.

You can also check out a message from director George Kamitani who expressed his pride for the game.

If you’re unfamiliar with 13 Sentinels, you can read an official description below:

“Vanillaware, the storytellers behind Odin Sphere and Dragon’s Crown, craft a sci-fi mystery epic spanning thirteen intertwining stories in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. With a Metacritic score of 86, 13 Sentinels has won the praise of critics all over the world.

Uncover the truth and delve into a 2D sidescrolling adventure featuring gorgeous art and environments. Then, battle the kaiju in fast-paced, top-down combat. Customize the Sentinels with an arsenal of mechsuit weaponry, and fight to defend humanity!”