is the third main entry in the ''

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'' series of video games. The game was initially developed by

Flight-Plan was a Japanese video game developer best known for the ''Summon Night (series), Summon Night'' series of role-playing video games published by Banpresto. Founded in 1989, Flight-Plan began by developing the ''Black/Matrix (video game series), Bl ...

and released by

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for the PlayStation 2 in 2003. The game was later remade for the PlayStation Portable in 2012. Both versions were only released in Japan, not being localized into English for any other regions.

Gameplay

The game plays as a

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. The game contains multiple difficulty levels.

Story

The game follows the male protagonist Rexx and the female protagonist Aty. As with other game's in the series, it takes place in the fictional world of Lyndbaum.

Development

The initial version of the game was developed by

and published by

. The game was released on August 7, 2003, on the PlayStation 2

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. The game was only released in Japan, it was not localized into English for any other regions. The PSP version of the game was created upon

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acquiring

, who had the rights to the ''Summon Night'' IP. The game, along with its sequel, ''Summon Night 4'', were remade in order to promote the release of a new game on the platform, 2013's ''

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''. With Flight-Plan's closure, all three titles were developed by

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. The game was released on October 4, 2012.

Reception and sales

The PlayStation 2 release of the game sold over 156,000 copies it first week of sales, higher than both of the later mainline series releases.

Legacy

Main characters Rexx and Aty both make appearances in future sequel ''Summon Night 5''. Aty appears as a playable character in the crossover video game ''

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''.

References

{{Studio 4°C 2003 video games Felistella games Japan-exclusive video games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation Portable games Role-playing video games Single-player video games Summon Night Video games developed in Japan Video games featuring protagonists of selectable gender Flight-Plan games