If you completely forgot this game was coming out, don't worry, you're not the only one. Freedom Wars just sort of appeared this October in North America and Europe, launching its multiplayer and co-op combat gameplay just for PS Vita. With any luck, everyone will start paying attention to it now, as it looks fantastic.

Ever wonder what would happen if you Japan-ified The Running Man into a video game? Wonder no further, friends. Freedom Wars is the answer you've been searching for all this time. Instead of criminals fighting other mere humans for a chance to earn freedom, our customizable big-eyed anime convicts are set to wage war against a slew of monstrous enemies. 

For decades Japan has continued to make games unlike those made in America or Europe, but previews of these games are fraught with doubt as many of them don't make the leap to our shelves.  This is not the case with Freedom Wars; it has just been announced for EU and US markets.

Japan Studio recently released a video showing off Freedom Wars (formerly thought to be titled Panopticon), a dystopian action game filled with guns, mechs, and massive enemies. Set in the year 102013, the ruined Earth is essentially a battleground where convicted criminals are sent to fight giant monsters as punishment. And since everyone who commits a crime is found guilty, there's always some sort of epic battle going down.