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Black Matrix
is a series of tactical role-playing games developed by Flight Plan and published by Interchannel. All titles in the series are Japan-exclusive. Each installment in the series combines standard tactical RPG gameplay with a pastiche of Judeo-Christian religious themes, particularly concerning the nature of good and evil and the interplay between Heaven, Hell, and Earth and the denizens thereof. One title was considered for North American release in 1999, and it is believed that it was eventually passed over due to its religion-derived themes."RPGFan Reviews - Black/Matrix Advanced" (2001) Retrieved on 2008-04-05. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight-Plan (game Developer)
was a Japanese video game developer best known for the ''Summon Night'' series of role-playing video games published by Banpresto. Founded in 1989, Flight-Plan began by developing the ''Black/Matrix'' series of tactical role-playing games, published by NEC Interchannel (later Interchannel Holon) in Japan. In January 2007, Flight-Plan began self-publishing some of its games, such as ''Dragon Shadow Spell'' and ''Sacred Blaze''. Other clients of the company have included Sony, Nintendo, and Sega. In August 2010, the company quietly closed its offices and ceased business, and their website was taken offline. Games ''Titles released outside of Japan have a * after their title.'' *''Metamor Jupiter'' - (1993, Turbo CD) *''CAL III: Kanketsuhen'' - (1994, Turbo CD) *''Chiki Chiki Boys'' - (1994, Turbo CD) *'' Dōkyūsei''- (1995, Turbo CD) *''Dōkyūsei if'' - (1996, Saturn) *''Dōkyūsei 2'' - (1997, Saturn) *''Refrain Love'' - (1997, Saturn) *''NOel 3: Mission on the Line'' - (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight Plan (game Developer)
was a Japanese video game developer best known for the ''Summon Night'' series of role-playing video games published by Banpresto. Founded in 1989, Flight-Plan began by developing the ''Black/Matrix'' series of tactical role-playing games, published by NEC Interchannel (later Interchannel Holon) in Japan. In January 2007, Flight-Plan began self-publishing some of its games, such as ''Dragon Shadow Spell'' and ''Sacred Blaze''. Other clients of the company have included Sony, Nintendo, and Sega. In August 2010, the company quietly closed its offices and ceased business, and their website was taken offline. Games ''Titles released outside of Japan have a * after their title.'' *''Metamor Jupiter'' - (1993, Turbo CD) *''CAL III: Kanketsuhen'' - (1994, Turbo CD) *''Chiki Chiki Boys'' - (1994, Turbo CD) *'' Dōkyūsei''- (1995, Turbo CD) *''Dōkyūsei if'' - (1996, Saturn) *''Dōkyūsei 2'' - (1997, Saturn) *''Refrain Love'' - (1997, Saturn) *''NOel 3: Mission on the Line'' - (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tactical Role-playing Game
Tactical role-playing games (abbreviated TRPGs), also known as strategy role-playing games and in Japan as (both abbreviated SRPGs), are a video game genre that combines core elements of role-playing video games with those of tactical (turn-based or real-time) strategy video games. The formats of tactical RPGs are much like traditional tabletop role-playing games and strategy games in appearance, pacing, and rule structure. Likewise, early tabletop role-playing games are descended from skirmish wargames such as ''Chainmail'', which were primarily concerned with combat. Game design This subgenre of role-playing video games principally refers to games which incorporate elements from strategy video games as an alternative to traditional role-playing game (RPG) systems. Like standard RPGs, the player typically controls a finite party and battles a similar number of enemies. And like other RPGs, death is usually temporary. But this genre incorporates strategic gameplay such as tac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Kanai
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is attached to Ken Production. She is best known for her roles in '' Idol Tenshi Yokoso Yoko'' (as Yoko Tanaka), ''Tanoshii Moomin Ikka'' (as the Snork Maiden), ''Goldfish Warning!'' (as Wapiko), ''Soreike! Anpanman'' (as Melonpanna), ''Yadamon'' (as Yadamon), ''After War Gundam X'' (as Tiffa Adill), '' Hare Tokidoki Buta'' (as Harebuta), ''Galaxy Angel'' (as Vanilla H and Normad), ''Higurashi When They Cry'' (as Satoko Hōjō), ''Tales of Phantasia'' (as Arche Klein), ''Uchi no 3 Shimai'' (as Sū), ''Sailor Moon S'' (as Mimet), '' Mysterious Theft Saint Tail'' (as Maju Sendo). She is currently the voice of Jigglypuff in the ''Pokémon'' and '' Super Smash Bros.'' series. She freelanced for the voice of Bonnie, also from the ''Pokémon'' series when her regular voice actress Mariya Ise was on maternity leave. She married Koichi Yamadera from 1993 to 2006, though their divorce was not disclosed until 2007. They had worked together on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriko Hidaka
, better known by the stage name of , is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator. She played Minami Asakura in ''Touch'', Akane Tendo in ''Ranma ½'', Satsuki Kusakabe in ''My Neighbor Totoro'', Near in '' Death Note'', Jean Roque Raltique in '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'', Kikyō in ''Inuyasha'' and Patricia O'Sullivan of '' Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's''. She is also the dub actress for Jayma Mays in the American TV series '' Glee'', as well as in ''The Smurfs'' film series. Biography Hidaka was born in the Kudan area of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, where she attended Fujimi Elementary School. Her parents owned a Western-style clothing store named "Tailor Itō". She began her career as an idol star, but switched to voice acting, and was employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce. Hidaka used to use the kanji variant 日髙 (note that the second kanji is different). She switched to the current usage (日高) around 1995 when she found tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a story contains a subplot, or is a narrative made up of several stories, then each subplot may have its own protagonist. The protagonist is the character whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience, and who is opposed by the antagonist. The antagonist provides obstacles and complications and creates conflicts that test the protagonist, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonist's character, and having the protagonist develop as a result. Etymology The term ''protagonist'' comes , combined of (, 'first') and (, 'actor, competitor'), which stems from (, 'contest') via (, 'I contend for a prize'). Ancient Greece The earliest known examples of a protagonist are found in Ancient Greece. At first, dramatic pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amnesia
Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage or disease,Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R., & Mangun, G. (2009) Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. but it can also be caused temporarily by the use of various sedatives and hypnotic drugs. The memory can be either wholly or partially lost due to the extent of damage that was caused. There are two main types of amnesia: retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia. Retrograde amnesia is the inability to retrieve information that was acquired before a particular date, usually the date of an accident or operation. In some cases the memory loss can extend back decades, while in others the person may lose only a few months of memory. Anterograde amnesia is the inability to transfer new information from the short-term store into the long-term store. People with anterograde amnesia cannot remember things for long periods of time. These two types are not mutually exclusive; both can occur simu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Kamiya
is a Japanese voice actor, singer and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. He is best known for the voice of Levi Ackerman in ''Attack on Titan'', Trafalgar Law in ''One Piece'', Mephisto Pheles in ''Blue Exorcist'', Izaya Orihara in ''Durarara!!'', Shinji Matō in the ''Fate'' franchise, Takashi Natsume in '' Natsume Yūjin Chō'', Choromatsu in ''Mr. Osomatsu'', Akashi Seijuro in ''Kuroko's Basketball'', Yuzuru Otonashi in ''Angel Beats!'', Yato in ''Noragami'', Ranpo Edogawa in '' Bungo Stray Dogs'', Nozomu Itoshiki in ''Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'', Koyomi Araragi in the ''Monogatari'' series, Sōma in ''Working!!'', Juli in ''Brothers Conflict'', Balder Hringhorni in ''Kamigami no Asobi'', Tieria Erde in ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'', Saiki Kusuo in '' The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.'' and Kinshirō Kusatsu in '' Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!''. He won "Best Lead Actor" and "Best Personality" at the 3rd Seiyu Awards, and "Best Supporting Actor" at the 2nd Seiyu Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Experience Point
An experience point (often abbreviated as exp or XP) is a unit of measurement used in some tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) and role-playing video games to quantify a player character's life experience and progression through the game. Experience points are generally awarded for the completion of missions, overcoming obstacles and opponents, and successful role-playing. In many RPGs, characters start as fairly weak and untrained. When a sufficient amount of experience is obtained, the character "levels up", achieving the next stage of character development. Such an event usually increases the character's statistics, such as maximum health, magic and strength, and may permit the character to acquire new abilities or improve existing ones. Levelling up may also give the character access to more challenging areas or items. In some role-playing games, particularly those derived from ''Dungeons & Dragons'', experience points are used to improve characters in discrete experience l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade (education)
Grading in education is the process of applying standardized measurements for varying levels of achievements in a course. Grades can be assigned as letters (usually A through F), as a range (for example, 1 to 6), as a percentage, or as a number out of a possible total (often out of 100). In some countries, grades are averaged to create a grade point average (GPA). GPA is calculated by using the number of grade points a student earns in a given period of time. GPAs are often calculated for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, and can be used by potential employers or educational institutions to assess and compare applicants. A cumulative grade point average (CGPA), sometimes referred to as just GPA, is a measure of performance for all of a student's courses. History Yale University historian George Wilson Pierson writes: "According to tradition the first grades issued at Yale (and possibly the first in the country) were given out in the year 1785, when Presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Point
Magic or mana is an attribute assigned to characters within a role-playing or video game that indicates their power to use special magical abilities or "spells". Magic is usually measured in magic points or mana points, shortened as MP. Different abilities will use up different amounts of MP."The History of Mana: How an Austronesian Concept Became a Video Game Mechanic" June 17, 2014, Alex Golub, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. When the MP of a character reaches zero, the character will not be able to use special abilities until some of their MP is recovered. Much like |
Sprite (computer Graphics)
Sprite commonly refers to: * Sprite (drink), a lemon-lime beverage produced by the Coca-Cola Company * Sprite (computer graphics), a smaller bitmap composited onto another by hardware or software * Sprite (folklore), a type of legendary creature including elves, fairies, and pixies Sprite may also refer to: Comics *Sprite (Eternal), a fictional member of the race of Eternals in the Marvel Universe * ''Sprite'' (manga), a 2009 Japanese manga series *Sprite, alias of the Marvel Comics character Kitty Pryde *Sprite comic, a webcomic that consists primarily of computer sprites from video games Computing and technology * Sprite (operating system), an operating system developed at the University of California, Berkeley * SPRITE (spacecraft), a proposed Saturn atmospheric probe mission * SPRITE infrared detector, a specialist detector device using a process known as signal processing in the element * De Havilland Sprite, a British rocket engine Vehicles * Sprite (motorcycle), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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