Games Database
PS2
Adventure: Role Playing
| Viewed: | 3D Third-person, floating camera | Genre: | Adventure: Role Playing |
| Media: | DVD | Arcade origin: | No |
| Developer: | Pacific Century CyberWorks | Soft. Co.: | Pacific Century CyberWorks |
| Publishers: | Wanadoo
(GB) |
Released: | 9 May 2003
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| Ratings: | 11+ | ||
| Features: | Vibration Function Compatible | ||
| Accessories: | Memory Card | ||
Summary
As the RPG genre continues to make waves in the western world, on European shores publishers are only too eager to get their hands on the next wannabe Final Fantasy Japanese masterpiece. Massive Euro publisher Wanadoo has managed to gets its hands on an bizarre little Japanese RPG called Raging Blades for PlayStation 2.
With the help of the gods, the continent of Atranart had developed into a prosperous civilisation. From the dawn of time, magic and technology had both been studied there and had brought great wealth. Then, suddenly, the gods disappeared and the world was plunged into war and chaos. Doh! That's where you come in.
In an attempt to save your home world from a seemingly inevitable oblivion, players must choose from one of four players - the knight Gray, the wizard Ray, the priestess Tina or the warrior Bud - and use their weapons and magic powers to the best their abilities to defeat the evil that has fallen upon them.
Raging Blades has three difficulty settings, with Easy Mode being a tutorial running over the first three levels. In each difficulty setting, the game gets progressively more difficult as the player advances from start to finish. Each of the nine game's levels is made up of several fight zones in which players must eliminate all enemies before moving on to the next zone.
To move on to the next level, players will have to defeat formidable boss creatures with devastatingly powerful attacks. Players will need to use their best abilities if they are to overcome the bosses and will also have to observe their behaviour carefully in order to discover their weaknesses.
So although Raging Blades is an RPG, it does focus very heavily on action rather than an extensive narrative. For an RPG, that's quite refreshing. Whatever, it's a fine game straight from the heart of the video games industry.
With the help of the gods, the continent of Atranart had developed into a prosperous civilisation. From the dawn of time, magic and technology had both been studied there and had brought great wealth. Then, suddenly, the gods disappeared and the world was plunged into war and chaos. Doh! That's where you come in.
In an attempt to save your home world from a seemingly inevitable oblivion, players must choose from one of four players - the knight Gray, the wizard Ray, the priestess Tina or the warrior Bud - and use their weapons and magic powers to the best their abilities to defeat the evil that has fallen upon them.
Raging Blades has three difficulty settings, with Easy Mode being a tutorial running over the first three levels. In each difficulty setting, the game gets progressively more difficult as the player advances from start to finish. Each of the nine game's levels is made up of several fight zones in which players must eliminate all enemies before moving on to the next zone.
To move on to the next level, players will have to defeat formidable boss creatures with devastatingly powerful attacks. Players will need to use their best abilities if they are to overcome the bosses and will also have to observe their behaviour carefully in order to discover their weaknesses.
So although Raging Blades is an RPG, it does focus very heavily on action rather than an extensive narrative. For an RPG, that's quite refreshing. Whatever, it's a fine game straight from the heart of the video games industry.
