''Ragnarok Battle Offline'' is a

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game for

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created by dojin soft developer French-Bread. The soundtrack is composed by Raito of Lisa-Rec. It is a homage and a spoof of the

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Ragnarok Online ''Ragnarok Online'' (, ''Rageunarokeu Onrain'' marketed as ''Ragnarök'', and alternatively subtitled ''The Final Destiny of the Gods'') is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Gravity (Korean company), Gravity based ...

'' created by

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n developer Gravity Corporation. The game's high sales led Gravity Corporation to give it a release outside of Japan. Released as ''Ragnarok Battle'', the game has been distributed in

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and a deluxe package in Korea which comes with its own gamepad. Level Up! Games also released an English version of ''Ragnarok Battle Offline'' available in the

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, but this release is based only on the initial version of ''Ragnarok Battle Offline'', which does not include the expansions released by French-Bread. Since April 2007, the game has been digitally distributed through Melonbooks DL.

Gameplay

Though primarily a beat 'em up game, ''Ragnarok Battle Offline'' also contains some

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elements. The player creates a character from one of six basic classes and one unlockable class, allocate points to the character's stats and skills, and enter one of the stages. Up to three people can play at once, using the keyboard,

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s or

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History

Originally, before the game was made, most of its concepts come from a flash animation called "Ragnarok Battle Online" which was made by Watanabe Manufacturing (now known as French-Bread). The animation became popular enough to gain the attention of Gravity, who commissioned the company to produce an actual game.

References

External links

Official website
{{Ragnarok franchise 2007 video games Beat 'em ups Doujin video games French-Bread games Multiplayer and single-player video games Parody video games Video games developed in Japan Windows games Windows-only games