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Growlanser | |
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File:Growlanser.png The Growlanser logo | |
Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
Developer(s) | Career Soft |
Publisher(s) | Atlus Rising Star Games |
Artist(s) | Satoshi Urushihara |
Composer(s) | Noriyuki Iwadare, Tomoyuki Hamada |
First release | Growlanser 1999 |
Latest release | Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time 2011 |
Growlanser (Japanese: グローランサー, Hepburn: Gurōransā) 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 under the name Growlanser: Heritage of War.[1] All titles feature character art by Satoshi Urushihara.
Games
Other merchandise
- Soundtrack CDs for the Growlanser series were released in Japan by King Records (I, II, and III), FrontierWorks (IV), Pony Canyon (V) and Sony Music (VI).
- As a companion to Growlanser IV, a collection of entirely vocal music from the game was released as Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of the Time Original Character Song Album.
- With Growlanser IV came an OVA to the series, featuring a situation from the game turned into an anime. Silverneil, the main character of the OVA, travels around in the city trying to figure out what's going on regarding a rebellion and is given the decision either to join it or go against it. The ending theme to the OVA is "Yakusoku" (Promise), Silverneil's Image Song, featured as track 10 on the Character Song Album.
References
- ^ "GROWLANSER: HERITAGE OF WAR ANNOUNCED" (PDF) (PDF). Atlus USA. May 10, 2007. p. 1. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
External links
- Atlus official website (in Japanese)
- Atlus U.S.A. official website (in English)
- Growlanser Realm (fan site)
- Growlanser.net (fan site)
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