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Growlanser
is a series of tactical role-playing games with installments on the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. The franchise has been developed by Career Soft, and is owned by Atlus and Sega. The series is set in a world that is being taken over by an ancient evil. It is a spiritual successor to Career Soft's earlier ''Langrisser'' series. Working Designs published '' Growlanser II'' and ''III'' in North America together in a package called ''Growlanser Generations''. '' Growlanser V: Generations'' was published in North America by Atlus USA and Europe by Rising Star Games Rising Star Games Limited is a British video game publisher based in Hitchin. History Rising Star Games was founded on 10 July 2004 by Martin Defries as a joint venture between Bergsala Holding and Japanese publisher Marvelous Entertain ... under the name ''Growlanser: Heritage of War''. All titles feature character art by Satoshi Urushihara. Games Other merchandise * Soundtrack CD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Growlanser
is a series of tactical role-playing games with installments on the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. The franchise has been developed by Career Soft, and is owned by Atlus and Sega. The series is set in a world that is being taken over by an ancient evil. It is a spiritual successor to Career Soft's earlier ''Langrisser'' series. Working Designs published '' Growlanser II'' and ''III'' in North America together in a package called ''Growlanser Generations''. '' Growlanser V: Generations'' was published in North America by Atlus USA and Europe by Rising Star Games Rising Star Games Limited is a British video game publisher based in Hitchin. History Rising Star Games was founded on 10 July 2004 by Martin Defries as a joint venture between Bergsala Holding and Japanese publisher Marvelous Entertain ... under the name ''Growlanser: Heritage of War''. All titles feature character art by Satoshi Urushihara. Games Other merchandise * Soundtrack CD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Growlanser Generations
''Growlanser Generations'' is both a collection of '' Growlanser II'' and '' Growlanser III'' and the sole North American release of both games. The North American localizations of both games were produced by Working Designs. This is also the last video game Working Designs released in the U.S. before they became defunct in December 2005. ''Growlanser Generations'' is not to be confused with '' Growlanser V: Generations'', the Japanese name of the fifth entry in the ''Growlanser'' series. Development ''Growlanser Generations'' can be considered an American version of the 2003 ''Growlanser Collection'', which contained '' Growlanser I'', ''II'' & ''III''. However, ''Growlanser II'' and ''Growlanser III'' were originally planned for separate American releases by Working Designs. Due to opposition from Sony, Working Designs was forced to release both games together. Differences The versions of ''Growlanser II'' and ''III'' presented in ''Growlanser Generations'' are slightly di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Career Soft
was a Japanese video game development studio founded in June 1996 by Team Career, a team within the Masaya Games, which was formed to develop ''Langrisser'' and '' Langrisser II''. Career Soft continued to work with Masaya Games for the development of ''Langrisser III'', ''Langrisser IV'' and '' Langrisser V''. In October 2001, Atlus acquired Career Soft and became the sole publisher of their games. As a subsidiary to Atlus, Career Soft was in charge of develop the spiritual successor to the ''Langrisser'' franchise, ''Growlanser''. In 2004, after the release of '' Growlanser IV'', the majority of Career Soft's staff was merged into the main development team of Atlus, where they have worked on the ''Shin Megami Tensei'' sub-series '' Devil Survivor''. Career Soft continued to exist as a label after Index Holdings dissolved Atlus into its video game business in October 2010. On 5 September 2013, as a brand, Career Soft was dissolved once Sega acquired Index Corporation , former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Growlanser (video Game)
is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation. It was developed by Career Soft and published in Japan by Atlus in 1999. It is the first installment in the ''Growlanser'' series, a spiritual successor to the '' Langrisser'' series. Like all ''Growlanser'' games, the character art was done by Satoshi Urushihara. The game's music was done by Noriyuki Iwadare, with the opening theme being performed by Rukan Aru, and the ending theme being performed by Ayumi Ootsu. A direct sequel to the game was released in 2001 under the name '' Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice''. It was announced on February 6, 2009 in ''Famitsu'' that Atlus was making an enhanced remake of the game for PlayStation Portable, it was released on May 14, 2009. Story Carmaine is a young man living in Rosaria, the capital of the kingdom of Rolandia. Rolandia's palace magician, Lady Sandra, had taken him in as a young orphan and raised him. Once he reaches his majority A majority, also called a simple ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoshi Urushihara
, the "Master of Breasts", is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator known for his distinctive style of beautiful characters. His work is the basis for anime such as '' Plastic Little'' and '' Legend of Lemnear'', and appears in the '' Langrisser'' and ''Growlanser'' series of tactical role-playing video games. Early life Satoshi Urushihara was born on February 9, 1966 in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Archived link He met fellow illustrator Kinji Yoshimoto in 1983 while attending a technical high school in Miyajima. He effectively started his career in manga and anime when he was selected as animator for the animated movie , produced by Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho and Toei Animation, a position he was actively looking for. Anime and manga career After graduating from high school in 1984, he was employed by Toei Animation and after gaining some experience he was promoted to key animator with the animated TV series '' The Transformers'' and provided mechanical designs for '' The Tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlus
is a Japanese video game developer, publisher, arcade manufacturer and distribution company based in Tokyo. A subsidiary of Sega, the company is known for video game series such as '' Megami Tensei'', '' Persona'', '' Etrian Odyssey'' and '' Trauma Center'', as well as '' Print Club'' (''Purikura'') arcade machines. Its corporate mascot is Jack Frost, a snowman-like character from their ''Shin Megami Tensei'' series. Outside of video games, the company is known for their ''Purikura'' arcade machines, which are selfie photo sticker booths popular in East Asia. Atlus was established in April 1986 and spent its early years as a video game developer for other companies. It became a video game publisher of its own in 1989 and existed until it was merged into Index Corporation in October 2010. After the dissolution, the name Atlus continued as a brand used by Index Corporation for video game publishing until 2013, when it was bought by Sega and revived as a company initially un ... [...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 Empires'' is a series of historical real-time strategy video games, originally developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios. The first game was '' Age of Empires'', released in 1997. Nine total games within the se ...'' *''Age of Wonders'' *''Airforce Delta'' *''Aleste'' *''Alex Kidd'' *''Alien Breed (series), Alien Breed'' *''Alien Syndrome'' *''Alone in the Dark'' *''Alpine Racer'' *''Altered Beast'' *''Alundra'' *''American McGee's Alice'' *''America's Army'' *''Amnesia: The Dark Desc ... [...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 tactics, turn-based or Real-time tactics, 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 (game), 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. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langrisser
is a fantasy tactical role-playing video game series created by Masaya Games. The main development team is Career Soft, first as Team Career within Masaya Games for the first three games and then as an independent studio for ''Langrisser IV'' and ''V''. The series has a fantasy- Germanic setting, but draws on religious concepts like ditheism and sword worship for historical context. The series was originally released for Sega platforms during the 1990's, with the first two installments originally made for the Mega Drive, followed by third through fifth installments (along with a remake compilation of the first two games) for the Sega Saturn. Ports and remakes were also made for other platforms such as PC Engine, Super Famicom, PC-FX and PlayStation during the same period. After separating from Masaya following the release of ''Langrisser V'', Career Soft would produce an unofficial successor in the form of the ''Growlanser'' series, published and owned by Atlus, while Masaya w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Working Designs
Working Designs was an American video game publisher that specialized in the localization of Japanese role-playing video games, strategy video games and top-down shooters for various platforms. Though the company had published many cult hits, it was known best to fans as the long-time exclusive North American publisher of the '' Lunar'' series. The company was one of the few game publishers that attempted to bridge the cultural gap between the Japanese and American video game industries during the 1990s with an eclectic selection of releases from various genres, and was also one of the earliest American publishers to make use of the CD-ROM format for full, spoken English dialogue in their titles at a time when voice acting was not a common feature in most mainstream games. On December 12, 2005, Victor Ireland, President of Working Designs, announced via the company's message board that it was closing its doors. He later started a new company called Gaijinworks. History Working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriyuki Iwadare
is a Japanese video game composer. Biography Iwadare was born in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. He began to compose video game music after years of being involved with university bands. He began composing for Toaplan, arranging their arcade video game soundtracks for their Sega Mega Drive home console ports, notably the Mega Drive version of ''Zero Wing'' (1990), before composing for other companies such as Game Arts on their ''Lunar'' and ''Grandia'' series. The first award he won the Best Game Music award, the Mega Drive/Genesis category for '' Lunar: The Silver Star'' in 1991. He also won the Best Game Music award in the Sega Saturn Music category for ''Grandia'' in 1997 and in the Dreamcast category for '' Grandia 2'' in 2000. Iwadare first composed music for Tokyo Disney Resort, in addition to Japanese dance programs, television programs, and radio programs. He dreams to have orchestral arrangements of his musical works, while he himself has done several times, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rising Star Games
Rising Star Games Limited is a British video game publisher based in Hitchin. History Rising Star Games was founded on 10 July 2004 by Martin Defries as a joint venture between Bergsala Holding and Japanese publisher Marvelous Entertainment. Marvelous Entertainment sold its 50% share in Rising Star Games to Intergrow, another Japanese publisher, in January 2010. Rising Star Games opened a United States office based in California in January 2012. Thunderful acquired Rising Star Games from Bergsala Holding in July 2018, at which point Ed Valiente became its managing director and Defries left the company. Games References External links * {{Authority control 2004 establishments in England 2018 mergers and acquisitions British companies established in 2004 British subsidiaries of foreign companies Companies based in North Hertfordshire District Hitchin Marvelous Entertainment Video game companies established in 2004 Video game companies of the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
