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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'' that had additional features. '' Growlanser V: Generations'' was published in North America by Atlus USA is a Japanese video game developer, video game publisher, publisher, Arcade game, arcade manufacturer and distribution company based in Tokyo. A subsidiary of Sega, the company is known for the ''Megami Tensei'', ''Persona (series), Persona'' ... and Europe by Rising Star Games under the name ''Growlanser: Heritage of War''. The PSP version of '' Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time'' was also pub ... [...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 , f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoshi Urushihara
(pen name) or , the "Master of Breasts", is a Japanese Mangaka, 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 Vocational education, technical Secondary education in Japan, high school in Miyajima, Hiroshima, 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 wit ... [...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 in 2006. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlus
is a Japanese video game developer, video game publisher, publisher, Arcade game, arcade manufacturer and distribution company based in Tokyo. A subsidiary of Sega, the company is known for the ''Megami Tensei'', ''Persona (series), Persona'', ''Etrian Odyssey'', and ''Trauma Center (video game series), Trauma Center'' series. Its corporate mascot is Jack Frost, a snowman-like character from their ''Megami Tensei'' series. The company is also known for their ''Print Club'' arcade machines, which are selfie photo sticker booths 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. The Atlus name continued as a brand used by Index Corporation for video game publishing until it filed for bankruptcy in June 2013. This company was then acquired by Sega via its new subsidiary Sega Dream Corpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tactical Role-playing Game
Tactical role-playing game (abbreviated TRPG), also known as strategy role-playing game or (both abbreviated SRPG), is 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. Like other RPGs, death is usually temporary, but this genre incorporat ... [...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 (video game), 1942'' *''3D Ultra Minigolf'' *''3-D Ultra Pinball'' *''7th Dragon'' *''The 7th Guest'' A *''A Boy and His Blob'' *''Ace Attorney'' *''Ace Combat'' *''ActRaiser'' *''Adventure Island (video game), Adventure Island'' *''Adventures of Lolo'' *''Aero Fighters'' *''Aero the Acro-Bat'' *''After Burner'' *''Age of Empires'' *''Age of Wonders'' *''Airforce Delta'' *''Alan Wake'' *''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 Descent, Amnesia'' *''Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding, Amped'' *''Angry Birds'' *''Animal Crossing'' *''Anno (series), Anno'' *''Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Anomaly'' *''Another Century's E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tactical Role-playing Game
Tactical role-playing game (abbreviated TRPG), also known as strategy role-playing game or (both abbreviated SRPG), is 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. Like other RPGs, death is usually temporary, but this genre incorporat ... [...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 1990s, 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 woul ... [...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 A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in variou ... and Defries left the company. Games References External links * {{Authority control 2004 establishments in England 2018 mergers and acquisit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noriyuki Iwadare
is a Japanese video game music, video game composer. Some of his work include the ''Langrisser'', ''Lunar (series), Lunar'', ''Grandia'', and ''Ace Attorney'' series. 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 (series), Lunar'' and ''Grandia'' series. The first award he won was the Best Game Music award, the Mega Drive, 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 (video game), Grandia'' in 1997 and in the Dreamcast category for ''Grandia 2'' in 2000. Iwadare first composed music for Tokyo Disney Resort, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
