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Dept. Heaven
''Dept. Heaven'' is a series of video games developed by Sting's Product Team A, headed by Shinichi Ito. Currently there are five known episodes, with four already released as well as three spin-off games. JaJa explained in his blog that the numbering system is more of a goal in originality of game design, for example, with Episode II being more original than Episode I but not as much as Episode III. Games Episode I: Riviera Riviera takes place on the floating continent of Riviera. The main character, Ein being a resident of Asgard, is sent by The Seven Magi to rid Riviera of demons and becomes tangled in a bid for the Gods' dormant power through The World Tree. Riviera is played almost as a visual novel, with "triggers" on each screen that can be selected, rather than directly controlling the movement of Ein. In battle, Riviera plays out similarly to the RPG stereotype, however aiming and attacking requires much more careful control, due to the lack of an explicit ability to de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sting Entertainment
is a Japanese game development studio. Some of their titles include ''Treasure Hunter G'', '' Evolution: The World of Sacred Device'', and the ''Dept. Heaven'' series of games. Its active properties currently include '' Baroque'', ''Dokapon'', and the ''Dept. Heaven'' series. On March 10, 2009, Atlus and Sting announced a partnership where Sting games would be published by Atlus in Japan. Atlus also expressed an interest in having Sting develop Atlus games. In March 2012, Sting and fellow game developer Idea Factory formed a partnership, wherein members from both companies would collaborate to create games that would showcase both their talents. Titles developed by both companies were released under the label of Super Sting. Their first title, '' Generation of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection'', was released three months later, in July 2012. Games developed and published by Sting Sting has developed many games, both original creations and contract work, across many platforms. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoot 'em Up
Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs ) are a sub-genre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain types of character movement, while others allow a broader definition including characters on foot and a variety of perspectives. The genre's roots can be traced back to earlier shooting games, including target shooting electro-mechanical games of the mid-20th-century and the early mainframe game '' Spacewar!'' (1962). The shoot 'em up genre was established by the hit arcade game ''Space Invaders'', which popularised and set the general template for the genre in 1978, and spawned many clones. The genre was then further developed by arcade hits such as ''Asteroids'' and ''Galaxian'' in 1979. Shoot 'em ups were popular throughout the 1980s to early 1990s, diversifying into a variety of subgenres such as scrolling shooters, run and gun games and rail shoote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Games Franchises
is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, respectively. Its division for the development of both arcade games and home video games, Sega Games, has existed in its current state since 2020; from 2015 to that point, the two had made up separate entities known as Sega Games and Sega Interactive Co., Ltd. Sega is a subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings. From 1983 until 2001, Sega also developed video game consoles. Sega was founded by American businessmen Martin Bromley and Richard Stewart as on June 3, 1960; shortly after, the company acquired the assets of its predecessor, Service Games of Japan. Five years later, the company became known as Sega Enterprises, Ltd., after acquiring Rosen Enterprises, an importer of coin-operated games. Sega developed its first coin-operated game, ''Periscope'', in 1966. Sega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Franchises Introduced In 2002
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems which, in turn, were replaced by flat panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcast, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. History Analog video Video technology was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) television systems, but several new technologies for video display devices have since been invented. Video was originally exclusively a live technology. Charles Ginsburg led an Ampex research team developing one of the first practica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Franchises
This is a list of video game franchises, organized alphabetically. All entries include multiple video games, not counting ports or altered re-releases. 0–9 *''1080° Snowboarding'' *''1942'' *''3D Ultra Minigolf'' *'' 3-D Ultra Pinball'' *'' 7th Dragon'' A *''A Boy and His Blob'' *'' Ace Attorney'' *''Ace Combat'' *''ActRaiser'' *'' Adventure Island'' *''Adventures of Lolo'' *'' Aero Fighters'' *'' Aero the Acro-Bat'' *''After Burner'' *'' Age of Empires'' *''Age of Wonders'' *'' Airforce Delta'' *''Aleste'' *''Alex Kidd'' *''Alien Breed'' *'' Alien Syndrome'' *'' Alone in the Dark'' *''Alpine Racer'' *''Altered Beast'' *'' Alundra'' *'' American McGee's Alice'' *''America's Army'' *'' Amnesia'' *'' Amped'' *''Angry Birds'' *''Animal Crossing'' *'' Anno'' *'' Anomaly'' *''Another Century's Episode'' *''Another Code'' *''Ape Escape'' *''Arc the Lad'' *''Arkanoid'' *'' ARMA'' *''Armored Core'' *'' Army Men'' *''Army of Two'' *''Art Academy'' *''Ar Tonelico'' *''Asheron's Call' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunaho Tobe
is a Japanese freelance illustrator and character designer. She began her career with the video game company Compile. During her time at Compile, she designed the characters for the company's DiskStation games '' Apple Sauce: Anoko to Natsu Matsuri'' and '' Float Land no Otogi Banashi'', and illustrated numerous projects for the company. She later left Compile and became a freelance illustrator, working on numerous projects, including illustrating light novels and designing games for companies such as Sting. In 2005, she provided the character designs to the anime series '' Zettai Shōnen''. Works *''Dengeki PlayStation'' (illustration of frontispiece, ''Dengeki yonkoma'', cover) *'' Puyo Puyon'' (key animation, CG) *'' Chocolate Kiss'' (character design, key illustrations) *'' Reveal Fantasia'' (character design, illustrations) *''Kyō no Wanko'' (character design and illustrations) *'' Zettai Shōnen'' (original character design) *'' Dept. Heaven Series'' (Episodes I, II and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucism
Leucism () is a wide variety of conditions that result in the partial loss of pigmentation in an animal—causing white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales, or cuticles, but not the eyes. It is occasionally spelled ''leukism''. Some genetic conditions that result in a "leucistic" appearance include piebaldism, Waardenburg syndrome, vitiligo, Chédiak–Higashi syndrome, flavism, isabellinism, xanthochromism, axanthism, amelanism, and Melanophilin mutations. Pale patches of skin, feathers, or fur (often referred to as "depigmentation") can also result from injury. Details ''Leucism'' is often used to describe the phenotype that results from defects in pigment cell differentiation and/or migration from the neural crest to skin, hair, or feathers during development. This results in either the entire surface (if all pigment cells fail to develop) or patches of body surface (if only a subset are defective) having a lack of cells that can make pigment. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gungnir (video Game)
''Gungnir'', full title , is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation Portable, developed by Sting Entertainment and published by Atlus. It is Episode IX of the ''Dept. Heaven'' series, and was released in Japan on May 19, 2011 after two years of development.Official Website retrieved 4 March 2011 Gameplay ''Gungnir'' is divided between event scenes, battles, and breaks between each stage in which the player may buy new equipment and change the equipment of party characters. The game display is isometric, with hand-drawn character sprites and environments rendered in 3D. The game uses a time system with a mechanic known as the "Tactics Gauge." ''Gungnir'' features an optional support mode for players struggling with the system and difficulty level. Both multiple routes and Easy Mode were later c ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism refers to various theories and societal practices that purport to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology, economics and politics, and which were largely defined by scholars in Western Europe and North America in the 1870s. Social Darwinism holds that the strong see their wealth and power increase while the weak see their wealth and power decrease. Social Darwinist definitions of ''the strong'' and ''the weak'' vary, and also differ on the precise mechanisms that reward strength and punish weakness. Many such views stress competition between individuals in ''laissez-faire'' capitalism, while others, emphasizing struggle between national or racial groups, support eugenics, racism, imperialism and/or fascism.Leonard, Thomas C. (2009"Origins of the Myth of Social Darwinism: The Ambiguous Legacy of Richard Hofstadter's Social Darwinism in American Thought" ''Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization'' 71, pp. 37–5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights In The Nightmare
is a strategy-shooter role-playing game hybrid from Sting Entertainment, and the fourth episode in the ''Dept. Heaven'' series of video games. It was released by Atlus USA in North America. Sting released a special edition version of ''Knights in the Nightmare'', called the ; it includes a copy of '' Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone'' for the Game Boy Advance. Gameplay Generally, the game is divided into three separate screens: the Setup, which consists of the player preparing for the battle, the "Tactics Screen", which shows a preview of the scenario, and the actual Battle. Except otherwise noted, the game is fully controlled by the Nintendo DS' touchscreen throughout all of these areas. At its core, the general gameplay mostly resembles a turn-based strategy role-playing game, but it also extensively uses elements from several other genres, such as real-time strategy and bullet hell. Setup In this screen, the player is allowed to prepare for the upcoming battle. This sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dengeki Maoh
is a Japanese seinen magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It first went on sale on October 27, 2005, and is sold every month on the twenty-seventh. The magazine features information on video games, manga, and light novels. A special edition version of the magazine called ''Dengeki Black Maoh'' was published quarterly from September 2007 to June 2010. Series serialized In Dengeki Maoh *'' A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow'' *'' Aruite Ippo!!'' *''Black Bullet'' *'' Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan'' *'' Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories'' *'' Enburio'' *'' eM -eNCHANTarM-'' *'' Furatto Rain'' *''Girl Friend BETA'' *'' GT-giRl'' (ongoing) *''Heat the Pig Liver'' (ongoing) *''Himekami no Miko'' *''Immortal Grand Prix'' *''Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu'' *'' Itsudemo Jakusansei'' *'' KanColle: Shimakaze Compilation'' *''Lotte no Omocha!'' *'' Mattaku Saikin no Tantei to Kitara'' *''Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru'' *''Persona 4'' *'' Prince of Stride Galaxy Rush'' (ongoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
