▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Other ▁games ▁The ▁K oe i ▁T ec mo ▁c ros so ver ▁game ▁War riors ▁All - St ars ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁title ▁featuring ▁Har uka ▁series ▁elements ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁an ▁official ▁release ▁outside ▁of ▁Japan . ▁The ▁game ▁features ▁many ▁characters ▁from ▁across ▁K oe i ▁T ec mo ' s ▁history ▁of ▁games , ▁including ▁the ▁Har uka ▁series ▁itself , ▁with ▁characters ▁from ▁the ▁sixth ▁entry , ▁H aj ime ▁Ar ima ▁and ▁D arius , ▁included ▁as ▁play able . ▁Ar ima ▁is ▁available ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁play able ▁characters , ▁while ▁D arius ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁un locked ▁under ▁certain ▁conditions . ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁products ▁ ▁CD ▁ ▁D rama ▁CD ▁ ▁( two ▁parts ) ▁ ▁Vari ety ▁CD ▁ ▁( a ▁mail - in ▁present ▁for ▁bu ying ▁the ▁H achi yo - ▁Mis ato ▁Ib un ▁drama ▁series ) ▁▁ ▁( La La ▁magazine ▁special ) ▁ ▁( La La ▁magazine ▁special ) ▁ ▁V ocal ▁and ▁sound track ▁CD ▁ ▁Re ception ▁On ▁release , ▁Fam its u ▁magazine ▁scored ▁the ▁Game ▁Boy ▁Adv ance ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁a ▁ 3 1 ▁out ▁of ▁ 4 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁m anga ▁adaptation ▁was ▁generally ▁received ▁poor ly , ▁with ▁review ers ▁recomm ending ▁other ▁fant asy ▁m anga ▁such ▁as ▁In uy asha ▁or ▁F ush igi ▁Yu ug i ▁instead . ▁One ▁rev iewer ▁said