Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram

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Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram (劇場版魔法少女まどか☆マギカThe Battle Pentagram, Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika: The Battle Pentagram) is a PlayStation Vita 3D Action game developed by Artdink and published by Namco Bandai. The original scenario is supervised by Magica Quartet. The game was released in Japan on December 19, 2013.

The limited edition of the game includes the following:

Special box
Art book
Soundtrack CD
Dessert witch seal mobile cleaner
Five extra character costume codes
Voice world

Prologue

This is the story of some magical girls, whom have been hunting witches throughout the ages. How many times has this been repeating over and over again, Homura Akemi has stopped counting a long time ago. After challenging several times the most powerful of witches, "Walpurgisnacht", without any success, thinking again it was the end, she entrusted everything to Madoka Kaname.

"If we all five magical girls get together, wouldn't we be capable of defeating Walpurgisnacht?"

With that in mind, Homura goes back in time once again. The five girls must forge a bond between them to cooperate and defeat Walpurgisnacht. Now, the girls are left behind, and one of them will be their guide...

Gameplay Features

The game features daytime and nighttime sequences. At daytime, players can talk with the magical girls and strengthen their bonds, while at nighttime players battle witches, the results of which can affect your bonds with the magical girls.

The following characters are confirmed to appear:

Madoka Kaname: Shoots an arrow of light.
Homura Akemi: Manipulates time and wields firearms.
Mami Tomoe: Uses ribbon magic and musket for a long-distance advantage.
Sayaka Miki: Attacks in short-distance with swords. Has high mobility and attack speed.
Kyoko Sakura: Wields a spear for short to mid-range attacks.

Battle System

Melee attack: Press triangle button. Combos are counted.
Aerial attack: Press triangle button while jumping.
Area magic: By pressing triangle button and left stick, you can attack multiple enemies around, with consumption of some MP.
Aerial magic : Press Triangle and left stick front, consume some MP.
Aerial magic 2 : Press Triangle and left stick down, consume some MP.
Special magic: By pressing the square button, one of special magics can be cast with consumption of MP. There are many magics for every magical girl, and have their own levels. The higher level she gained, the more powerful and wider range it goes. There is a magical gauge which will be exhausted when special magic is released.
Combination attack : Press R + triangle, consume 1 tension bar
Combination skill : Press R + square, consume 4 tension bar. To use Combination skill the girl must unlock it through the friendship event by reach level 4 friendship.

To increase friendship values, try the following:

Choose a pair together during events in the day.
Team that pair up in battles at night and get good ranks.
Prevent your ally from being attacked and increase combo counts during battle.
Resurrecting your teammate is also a good idea.
Equip affection up support skills to increase their friendship values faster.

Actions

Action List
Skill \ Character	Madoka	Homura	Mami	Sayaka	Kyoko
Melee Attack (△)	Bow Melee	Beretta M92FS	Musket	Cutlass	Spear
Dash attack (Dash+△)	Hip Attack	High Kick	Kick around	High Kick	Kick around
Step attack (Step+△)	Kick around	AA Gun	Moonsault Kick	Slash up	Stab up
Area magic (Direction+△)	Spread arrow	Machine Gun	Multiple musket shoot	Revolving Cut	Crushing Iron Whip
Aerial magic 1 (Left stick up+△ during jump)	Forward air attack	Class 4 Hazardous Materials	Air Legare	Stinger	Dozen thrust
Aerial magic 2 (Left stick down+△ during jump)	Pratfall	Trample	Flawless Legs of Gold	Spark Edge	Hammer
Special Magic (□)	Homing Arrow : Shoot a high speed arrow toward enemy Twinkle Arrow : Shoot a piercing arrow toward enemy Magical Score : Shoot rain of arrow to enemies I don't know why : Use Kyubey as decoy	Time suspend : Stop the time AT-4 rocket launcher : Shoot rockets at enemy. M249 Machine Gun : Shoot enemy with machine gun Sticky Grenade : Throw a homemade time bomb	Tiro : Shoot the enemy with muskets Legare : Tie the enemy with the ribbon Infinite Magic Bullets : Summon countless musket to attack enemies Tiro Finale : Give off super strong blow with giant musket	Typhoon : Create a whirlwind to hit the surronding enemies Shooting Stinger: Throw sword toward enemy Wide Slash : Cut through wide area of enemies. Rhapsody : Succumb into anger, uncontrollable for a little while	Flying Spear : Throw spear toward enemy Grounded Spear : Summon spears from ground to pierce enemy Clone Attack : Summon clones to do simultaneous attacks Last Judgment : Summon a giant spear and shoot a forward sweeping laser at the enemy

Stats

There are several stats that contribute to the fighting ability of each magical girl.

Statistics
Attribute	Description	Maximum
Level Ｌｖ	The overall power of your character.	99
HP	The maximum health points of your character.	8823
MP	The maximum magic points of your character.	9019
Soul Gem Level ソウルジェムＬｖ	The overall power of your character.	?
Exp to next Level 次のレベルまで	How many points left until you level up again.	n/a
Experience Points	The total exp your character has gained.	999999
Sortie Count 出撃回数	The number of times this girl was chosen as party lead.	n/a
STR	Strength. Damage for regular attacks.	255
MAG	Magic. Damage for special magics.	255
VIT	Vitality. Determines your HP.	255
CON	Concentration. Determines your MP.	255
AGI	Agility. Determines your run/walk speed and your jump distance/height.	255

The 5 attributes (STR, MAG, VIT, CON, AGI) will increase naturally as you level up. Each girl earns different attribute points at different levels. Additionally, you can increase attributes by spending strengthening points; 1 strengthening point will increase 1 attribute by 1.

Your HP and MP will increase immediately when you spend points on VIT and CON, even at max level (99). However, not all VIT values yield HP boosts; you may not gain HP when increasing VIT from 33 to 34, but you may gain HP when you increase VIT from 34 to 35, for example. The same is true for CON and MP.

You earn strengthening points (those purple orbs) whenever one of your characters gains a level. They can be spent to increase the battle attributes however you choose (STR, MAG, VIT, CON, AGI). Depending on what level they are, you earn different numbers of points. Keep in mind that each character can only obtain a maximum of 255 in each attribute, and any further bonus attributes gained through level up will be wasted. Once all your characters are at maximum level, you can no longer earn more strengthening points.

There are exactly enough strengthening points to raise every character to 255 in all 5 attributes. If you misspent any of your points, you will be given back the excess when you clear story mode.

Strengthening Points Earned per Level
Level	Points Earned
1 to 9	0
10 to 29	1
30 to 49	2
50 to 69	3
70 to 99	4

Special Magics

Special magics are the unique spells of each character. They may be the strongest damaging attacks available to you, but they come at a price. You equip 3 at a time, and you are free to switch them between missions.

Special magics require a large chunk of MP to use. Furthermore, as you increase the level of a support magic, the cost will often increase faster than the damage.

Each special magic has its own cool down gauge. The current gauge is shown in the bottom right corner of the screen, and you can cycle through your chosen magics with left and right on the d-pad.

When you target a specific enemy, a red ring circles around them. Depending on the distance between you and the target, sometimes the ring will fill with white; if you hit the target in this condition, it will become a critical hit. The critical distance is different for each special magic.

Special Magics
Required Level	Spell Book Cost	Madoka	Homura	Mami	Sayaka	Kyoko
Level 1	n/a	Homing Arrow Lv1	Sticky Grenade Lv1	Tiro Lv1	Shooting Stinger Lv1	Flying Spear Lv1
Level 5	1	Homing Arrow Lv2	Sticky Grenade Lv2	Tiro Lv2	Shooting Stinger Lv2	Flying Spear Lv2
Level 15	3	Homing Arrow Lv3	Sticky Grenade Lv3	Tiro Doppietta Lv1	Shooting Stinger Lv3	Flying Spear Lv3
Level 30	5	Homing Arrow Lv4	Sticky Grenade Lv4	Tiro Doppietta Lv2	Shooting Stinger Lv4	Flying Spear Lv4
Level 50	10	Homing Comet	Super Sticky Grenade	Tiro Volley	Splash Stinger	Flying Spear Longinus
Level 1	n/a	Magical Score Lv1	M249 Machine Gun Lv1	Legare Lv1	Typhoon Lv1	Grounded Spear Lv1
Level 5	1	Magical Score Lv2	M249 Machine Gun Lv2	Legare Lv2	Typhoon Lv2	Grounded Spear Lv2
Level 15	3	Magical Score Lv3	M249 Machine Gun Lv3	Legare Lv3	Typhoon Lv3	Grounded Spear Lv3
Level 30	5	Magical Score Lv4	M249 Machine Gun Lv4	Legare Lv4	Typhoon Lv4	Grounded Spear Lv4
Level 50	10	Shooting Star	M249 Machine Gun Master	Legare Vastaria	Super Typhoon	Supreme Spear
Level 1	n/a	Twinkle Arrow Lv1	AT-4 Rocket Launcher Lv1	Infinite Bullets Lv1	Wide Slash Lv1	Clone Attack Lv1
Level 5	1	Twinkle Arrow Lv2	AT-4 Rocket Launcher Lv2	Infinite Bullets Lv2	Wide Slash Lv2	Clone Attack Lv2
Level 15	3	Twinkle Arrow Lv3	AT-4 Rocket Launcher Lv3	Infinite Bullets Lv3	Wide Slash Lv3	Clone Attack Lv3
Level 30	5	Twinkle Arrow Lv4	AT-4 Rocket Launcher Lv4	Infinite Bullets Lv4	Wide Slash Lv4	Clone Attack Lv4
Level 50	10	Starlight Arrow	AT-4 Rocket Launcher Master	Parottora Infinita	Sukuwarutore	Rosso Fantasma
Level 1	n/a	I Don't Understand Why Lv1	Time Stop 4	Tiro Finale Lv1	Rhapsody Lv1	Last Judgment Lv1
Level 5	1	I Don't Understand Why Lv2	Time Stop 6	Tiro Finale Lv2	Rhapsody Lv2	Last Judgment Lv2
Level 15	3	I Don't Understand Why Lv3	Time Stop 8	Tiro Finale Lv3	Rhapsody Lv3	Last Judgment Lv3
Level 30	5	I Don't Understand Why Lv4	Time Stop 10	Tiro Finale Lv4	Rhapsody Lv4	Last Judgment Lv4
Level 50	10	I Really Don't Understand Why	Time Stop 15	Tiro Finale Grande	Rhapsody - Last Movement	Flame of Purgation

Support Skills

Support Skills are available to everyone (eventually). You can equip up to 3 at a time, and you are free to switch them between missions. Your support skills don't affect your partner, and your partner's support skills don't affect you.

You learn Support Skills during certain level-ups, and you can enhance them by spending spell books (1 for a level 2 skill, 3 for a level 3 skill, 5 for a second-last level skill, and 10 for a level MAX skill). Each girl learns Support Skills in a different order. Some Support Skills are earned by clearing the game, or by buying a full set of DLC costumes (for 400 jpy per costume per character).

Note: The Mitakihara uniforms for Mami and Homura were free, due to issues with VoiceWorld at launch. (VoiceWorld is a service where players can use a real world phone to have private telephone conversations with Mami and Homura.)

Support Skill			Learned at Level
Name	Description	Levels	Madoka	Homura	Mami	Sayaka	Kyoko
Melee Power Up	Increases △ button damage	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	65	63	39	10	1
Magic Power Up	Increases □ button damage	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	1	7	51	20	11
Defense Up	Reduces damage taken	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	45	73	1	14	56
Max HP Up	Increases HP	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	53	70	47	1	16
Max MP Up	Increases MP, scales to double MP at level MAX	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	26	1	3	44	29
EXP Up	Increases exp gained	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	17	36	35	27	22
Cooldown Reduction	Reduce the cooldown of special magic	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	29	25	66	49	7
Reduce MP Consumption	Reduce MP consumption of magic	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	41	19	59	31	46
MP Recovery Rate Up	Increase the rate of MP regen	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	61	46	31	54	31
High Tension	Tension bar is filled faster	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	5	59	21	5	37
Magic Range Extension	Increase the range of magic	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	37	31	11	12	5
Unbreakable Defense	Reduce the damage taken when using Guard	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	21	13	55	39	51
Poison Resistant	Disable the chance of affected by poison	1, 2, MAX	33	51	46	5	19
Stun Resistant	Disable the chance of affected by stun	1, 2, MAX	57	56	64	17	61
Confusion Resistant	Disable the chance of affected by confusion	1, 2, MAX	9	41	69	35	13
Bind Resistant	Disable the chance of affected by bind	1, 2, MAX	49	76	11	23	43
Slow Resistant	Disable the chance of affected by slow	1, 2, MAX	13	67	26	7	26
Soul Gem Capacity Up	Increase the capacity of Soul Gem	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	Get the Bad End
Affection Up	Increases affection gained with your partner	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	Defeat Walpurgis
Start Tension MAX	Begin each map will full tension	MAX	Defeat Walpurgis
Leadership	Your partner's attack and defense increase	1, 2, 3, 4, MAX	Defeat Walpurgis
Affection Down	Decreases affection with your partner	MAX	Defeat Walpurgis
Super Armor	Enemy attacks do not slow your movement	1, MAX	Defeat Walpurgis, max affection between your character and the other 4
Step Count Up	Increases number of times you can step (dash) before landing	MAX	Defeat Walpurgis, max affection between your character and the other 4
Jump Count Up	Increases number of times you can jump before landing	MAX	Defeat Walpurgis, max affection between your character and the other 4
Mitakihara Uniform Complete	EXP Up, High Tension, Leadership	MAX	Purchase the Mitakihara school uniform for all 5 girls
Gym Collection Complete	????	MAX	Purchase the gym uniform for all 5 girls
Pajama Collection Complete	????	MAX	Purchase the pajama costume for all 5 girls
Swimsuit Collection Complete	Defense Up, Max HP Up, Super Armor	MAX	Purchase the swimsuit costume for all 5 girls
A La Carte Collection Complete	????	MAX	Purchase the a la carte costume for all 5 girls

Spell Books are earned whenever you complete a mission. Since you can always attempt missions, there is no limit to the number of spell books you can earn, and buying/upgrading all Special Magics and Support Skills for all characters is possible.

Trophies

As usual for PS Vita games, The Battle Pentagram comes with its own set of trophies that can be earned.

Trophies
Rank	JP	Name	Requirement
Platinum	私の願いは、全てのトロフィーを獲得すること	My wish is to earn all trophies	Earn all the trophies in TBP.
Gold	最強の魔法少女たち	The strongest magical girls	Raise all magical girls to the maximum level (99).
Gold	だから私は、戦い続ける	That is why I can continue to fight	See the true ending.
Gold	君は、本当に神になるつもりかい？	You really going to become God?	Complete every mission on Witch Barrier of Samsara.
Gold	魔法少女はさ、夢と希望を叶えるんだから	Magical girls, they fulfill wishes and dreams	See the best ending.
Silver	極限の魔女結界の達人	Outer-limit witch barrier professional	Clear all 'outer-limit witch barrier' missions.
Silver	混沌の魔女結界の達人	Chaos witch barrier professional	Clear all 'chaos witch barrier' missions.
Silver	真　魔女戦の達人	True witch fighting professional	Clear all 'true witch' missions.
Silver	私の戦場はここじゃない	This is not my battlefield	See the better end.
Silver	訳が分からないよ	No sense at all	Defeat Walpugris Night at day 30 alone.
Silver	ベテラン魔法少女	Veteran magical girl	Clear a stage without taking damage.
Silver	最強の魔法少女	The strongest magical girl	Raise a magical girl's level to the maximum (99).
Silver	私の、最高の友達	My best friend	See a 100% bond event.
Silver	時空を超えて巡り会った運命の仲間	The friend that crossed space-time to meet me	Obtain all combination magics.
Silver	それはとっても嬉しいなって	I was really happy	Sortie with Madoka 50 times.
Silver	奇跡も、魔法も、あるんだよ	Miracles and magic, they exist	Sortie with Sayaka 50 times.
Silver	もう何も怖くない	I'm not afraid of anything anymore	Sortie with Mami 50 times.
Silver	最後に残った道しるべ	The last sign	Sortie with Homura 50 times.
Silver	そんなの、あたしが許さない	That, I cannot forgive	Sortie with Kyoko 50 times.
Silver	もう誰にも頼らない	I won't rely on anyone anymore	Clear a stage by going solo.
Bronze	絶対にあなたを救ってみせる！	I will definitely save you!	Clear the prologue route.
Bronze	私は何度でも繰り返す	I'll repeat it as long as it takes	See the bad ending.
Bronze	薔薇園の魔女退治完了	Cleanse the rose garden witch.	Defeat Gertrud.
Bronze	お菓子の魔女退治完了	Cleanse the dessert witch.	Defeat Charlotte.
Bronze	ハコの魔女退治完了	Cleanse the box witch.	Defeat H.N. Elly.
Bronze	影の魔女退治完了	Cleanse the shadow witch.	Defeat Elsa Maria.
Bronze	委員長の魔女退治完了	Cleanse the class representative witch.	Defeat Patricia.
Bronze	芸術家の魔女退治完了	Cleanse the artist witch.	Defeat Izabel.
Bronze	あたしって、ほんとうバカ	I'm really an idiot	Fail a stage while playing solo.
Bronze	未来の後輩に、あんまり格好悪いところ見せられないものね	I can't show an uncool side of me to my future juniors	Defeat the rose garden witch while playing as Mami solo.
Bronze	私、独りぼっちじゃないもの！	I'm not alone anymore!	Defeat the dessert witch while playing as Mami solo.
Bronze	クラスのみんなには、内緒だよ！	Keep this a secret from everyone in class!	Defeat the artist witch while playing as Mami and Madoka.
Bronze	あたし、今最高に幸せだよ	I'm... experiencing true happiness	Defeat the box witch while playing as Sayaka solo.
Bronze	正義の味方失格だよ…	No longer a friend of justice...	Defeat the shadow witch while playing as Sayaka and Kyoko.
Bronze	独りぼっちは…さびしいもんな…いいと。一緒にいてやるよ	Being alone... is lonely... Alright. Let's die together	Defeat the mermaid witch while playing as Kyoko solo.
Bronze	もう一度、あいつの演奏が聴きたかっただけなんだ	I just wanted to listen to him playing for one more time	Defeat the mermaid witch(亜種) while playing as Madoka and Kyoko

Trivia

At the time the game's announcement by Dengeki and Famitsu, the console in which The Battle Pentagram would be release was subject to confusion. Famitsu incorrectly listed the game under the PS3 label. They have since issued an apology for the mistake.[1]

Observation

In Timeline 3, Madoka asks Homura to "Save everyone so they can fight Walpurgis Nacht together" instead of "Keep me from getting tricked by Kyubey."
It was a dream by Homura all along.

Gallery

Official Art

The special version set of the game. Comes with soundtrack, The Battle Pentagram Booklet code for costumes in-game, postcards, the game and a box for everything
Promotional art of Madoka and Homura
Profile sheet of Madoka
Profile sheet of Homura
Profile sheet of Sayaka
Profile sheet of Kyoko
Profile sheet of Mami

DLC Costumes

School uniform costume for Madoka
Casual clothes costume for Madoka
PE uniform costume for Madoka
Pyjamas costume for Madoka
Swimsuit costume for Madoka
School uniform costume for Homura
PE uniform costume for Homura
Glasses costume for Homura
Pyjamas costume for Homura
Swimsuit costume for Homura
School uniform costume for Mami
PE uniform costume for Mami
Pyjamas costume for Mami
Swimsuit costume for Mami
Idol costume (from Portable) for Mami
School uniform costume for Sayaka
School uniform costume with magically enhanced bat for Sayaka
PE uniform costume for Sayaka
Swimsuit costume for Sayaka
Pyjamas costume for Sayaka
Casual clothes costume for Kyoko
PE uniform costume for Kyoko
Pyjamas costume for Kyoko
Swimsuit costume for Kyoko
Mami's spare school uniform costume for Kyoko

Magazine Scans

Dengeki Playsation Vol.552
Dengeki Playstation Vol.550
Dengeki Playstation Vol.550
Dengeki Playstation Vol.550
Weekly Famitsu Issue 2013-09-26. The PS3 category was later stated to be an error.
Kirara Magica vol 11

Screenshots

Madoka fighting Polina
Homura fighting in one of her costumes
Sayaka and Kyoko performing a duo attack
Sayaka and Madoka performing a duo attack
Mami and Kyoko fighting Gertrud
Madoka fighting recoloured Daniyyel and Jennifer
Oktavia's introduction
Unlike in Madoka Magica Portable, Oktavia now moves around the battle arena
Patricia's introduction
Walpurgisnacht's introduction
Loading screen featuring timeline 3 Oktavia

All five girls are together
Homura briefing the other magical girls
All five girls in an onsen
All five girls at a tea party
All five girls training together
All five girls at a sleepover
Madoka and Homura having a sleepover together
Kyoko and Sayaka at the park
Sayaka hugging Madoka
Homura aiding a sick Kyoko
Madoka and Kyoko taking a picture in a photo booth
Madoka gifting a present to Mami
Mami and Homura having tea together
Sayaka hugging Mami
Mami and Kyoko having tea and cake together
Sayaka holding Homura's hand

Translations

Madoka: Tiro Freccia (tiro firettsia; "arrow shot")
Homura: Tiro Esplosione (tiro esupurojioone; "explosion shot")
Sayaka: Tiro Boldo (tiro boorudo; "bold shot")
Kyouko: Tiro Lancia (tiro rantsia; "spear shot")
Kyouko: But... this is... your bed, isn't it?
Kyouko: What do you take me for?
Madoka: Sayaka-chan. Sayaka: Hm~? What~? Madoka: I love you.
Mami: Tiro Esplosione!!
Mami: Are you listening?
Mami: What's "Tiro Esplosione"? It's the name of your finishing move, of course.
Homura: ...right.
Sayaka: We wouldn't want to get in their way, would we? Well, Hitomi, you take care of the rest!
Madoka: Don't worry. I'll protect you, Sayaka-chan.
Madoka: After all, I've been doing this longer than you have. Feel free to rely on me more.
Kyouko: I guess. I'm not interested in younger people.
Sayaka: What, seriously? She's hiding? Or being a shut-in? Like, "I don't wanna work!"?
#1 Madoka: Everybody... everybody died, even though we beat the Walpurgisnacht...
#2 Madoka: No, that's not wrong!!!
#3 Homura: !?
#4 (red box) Kyuubey: I can sense an incredible number of familiars there. Will you still fight them?
#1 Homura: (I wonder where Madoka went...)
#2 Kyouko: Hey, Sayaka, I came by to hang out.
#3 Mami: Come on, give it to me.
Homura: But...
Mami: Just. Do. It.
#4 Kyouko: You come to an arcade to have fun and then you don't even do anything? What kind of an idiot are you?
Translation
Translation
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Kyouko: Your apartment's in smithereens.
Mami: What!?
Both: Stay strong, Mami-san!
Kyuubey: What's up, Homura? Did you have a nice dream or something?