Konami has priced the Diamond no Ace collaboration pack at 550 yen, introducing crossover content spanning multiple game modes including Power Festival, Eikan Nine, and Pennant, according to official publisher announcements.
Character Roster Across Seido, Inajitsu, and Yakushi High Schools
The paid downloadable content pack brings characters from the baseball manga and anime series to the Konami title, grouped by their respective fictional institutions and unaffiliated status. Seido High School characters feature in the release, including Eijun Sawamura, Satoru Furuya, Haruichi Kominato, Kazuya Miyuki, Yoichi Kuramochi, Kenjiro Shirasu, Kenshi Kawakami, Kenta Maezono, Takeru Asou, Shoji Higasa, Shinji Kanemaru, Hideaki Tojo, Masashi Yuki, Koshu Okumura, Kaoru Yui, Tetsuya Yuki, Jun Isashiki, Ryosuke Kominato, Toru Masuko, Koichiro Tanba, and Chris Yu Takigawa.
Inajitsu players comprise Mei Narunomiya, Tadano Itsuki, Katsuyuki Shirakawa, and Toshiki Kamyu Carlos. The Yakushi High roster lists Raichi Todoroki, Shunpei Sanada, Yuta Mishima, and Kazuma Akiba. Unaffiliated standout players round out the lineup: Kosei Amahaku, Masamune Hongo, Seiichi Umemiya, and Taiyo Mukai.
Recruit athletes through Power Festival matches and exploration
Within the Power Festival mode, the Seido, Inajitsu, and Yakushi squads appear as opposing teams. Players can scout and recruit athletes by securing victories against them during matches. Unaffiliated characters like Amahaku, Hongo, Umemiya, and Mukai function as free agents who appear on the exploration map. Encountering these players during map exploration allows users to add them to their active roster. Placing athletes with existing narrative combo links on the same team triggers special events during the exploration phase.
Series characters integrate into Eikan Nine and Pennant modes
In Eikan Nine mode, characters from the series integrate as reincarnated players. Utilizing dedicated items forces these targets to appear during freshman scouting periods. For Pennant mode, the Seido, Inajitsu, and Yakushi lineups compete as active teams. Unaffiliated athletes assigned to custom arrangement teams become immediately playable in Pennant, with mid-game roster additions and inter-club transfers supported depending on user configuration.
Collaboration teams and anime theme song enter multiple modes
Beyond the core management modes, the collaboration teams become playable across standard matchup encounters, tournaments, Home Run Attack, practice sessions, and LIVE Scenario fixtures. The pack also supplies the second-season anime opening track, "NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN," arranged as a brass band version for use as an in-game cheering song across customizable and default team settings.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Konami Crossover DLC
How much does the Diamond no Ace collaboration pack cost?
Konami priced the redemption voucher for the collaborative content at 550 yen inclusive of tax.
Can unattached players be transferred between teams in Pennant mode?
Yes, players can incorporate unaffiliated characters into arranged teams and transfer them to other professional clubs midway through a Pennant playthrough based on user choices.
How do players recruit the unaffiliated characters in Power Festival?
Users must locate specific characters such as Kosei Amahaku or Masamune Hongo on the exploration map and trigger an encounter to recruit them into the active team lineup.
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