Gala-Net, Inc., a free online mmorpg game publisher, announced today that the Closed Beta of Aika Online would begin on February 3, lasting a week. In this testing, you can have access to 5 nations, 6 classes, and and the level cap is 30.

” we’re confident that the lucky players selected to participate in CB1 will have plenty to explore and enjoy.  Check your email inboxes over the next few days to see if you’ve been chosen—if you have, you’ll receive instructions on redeeming your beta key so you can get the very first look at the Western premiere of Aika.” According to the official announcement. ” We’ll keep bringing you the inside scoop on special game features on a daily basis as we approach and run CB1, so come back often to the Aika website.  Follow us on Twitter and Facebook, as well, to stay in the loop about the latest developments, including beta key giveaways!”

About Aika Online

Aika is a truly monumental game from Gala-Net, publishers of Flyff and Rappelz, and JoyImpact, developer of Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent (published by Atlus Online in the US). Designed to re-imagine the “massively” in MMORPG, Aika presents three major PvP modes which run the gamut from small skirmishes to 1000 vs. 1000 warfare. This comprehensive PvP system is unique among current MMORPGs for its gigantic scope, and it is this element – along with a fantastically detailed world and sweeping storyline – which has earned the game many enthusiastic reviews for its quality of play. Aika won the Best of Show: Prime Minister Award, Player’s Choice: Best Online Game, and Best Game Design & Scenario at the 2009 Korean Game Awards, organized by the Korea Game Industry Agency (KoGIA) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

With over 1,000 quests, hundreds of monsters, and 15 gorgeously rendered areas, Aika holds its own as a thrilling single-player experience. However, it is the depth of the PvP system that sets this game apart. The world of Aika features five nations – each possessing its own distinct personality and populated by thousands – which, along with a comprehensive guild system, lays the groundwork for truly epic military clashes. Guilds and nations may ally with each other in exciting Castle Sieges to gain control of a nation and lord over its subjects, while entire nations may scheme with and against each other to win wars with glory, treasure, and powerful ability enhancements at stake.

Aika’s launch in North America marks its premiere into the Western hemisphere. It is currently being published in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and Gala-Net is pleased to bring Aika to its millions of gPotato users. Aika is being developed by JoyImpact, a development studio owned by HanbitSoft, one of the largest online game publishers in Asia. Aika is expected to launch in Spring 2010.