Category: RPG

Title: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 9/28/2009
Overview:
When Sora turned his keyblade on himself to release Kairi’s heart, his own heart was freed in the process. This led to the creation of Roxas, Sora’s Nobody – a being without a heart. However, Roxas has no memory of his own past. A fierce warrior with a keyblade himself, Roxas joins the shadowy Organization XIII to attempt to discover his own mysterious history. He is soon joined by Axel, a fire-wielder and mentor, and Xion, the fourteenth member of the Organization. But Roxas’s journey to uncover himself soon leads him down a path of discovery far beyond his own life. Will he be able to shed light on the Organization’s agenda?

Title: The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
Publisher: Xseed Games
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 9/30/2009
Overview:
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to a new place in this game that continues one of the most popular stories ever told! Dorothy, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, and Tin Man (and Toto, too!) have reached the Wizard’s castle in Emerald City. In this re-imagining, to get back to Kansas, Dorothy will have to defeat the four witches roaming the Land of Oz. Fight turn-based RPG battles in a mission that may not be all that it seems. Computer support can be used to automate moves or give beginners some assistance, while vibrant visuals, color-filled environments, and music from the film’s original soundtrack keep the experience magical.

Title: A Witch’s Tale
Publisher: Koei
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 10/7/2009
Overview:
A long time ago, a 1,000 year-old tribe of witches who lived underground, invaded our world. They were fought off by a girl named Alice. She used their own magic against them and sealed them back up under the earth. But the witch queen has been plotting her revenge. When they attack once again, it’s up to you to fight back! Run, stab, swipe, and cast spells to beat back the horde of evil witches. Use the Stylus for all of your actions, including drawing magic runes. Keep track of your witch’s statistics as you use your experience points to increase your abilities and arsenal of spells!

Title: Dokapon Journey
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 4/16/2009
Overview:
It’s time to heat up the party! Explore a wondrous world filled with monsters to defeat, gold to horde, and a crown to win. Use an intuitive battle system to choose how to fight. Earn experience points to level up. But that’s not really the point. Because this isn’t your normal RPG – it’s a party game! Join with some soon-to-be ex-friends on a quest to save the kingdom. Cheat, steal, and deface your opponents in a race to become the best where playing dirty is the name of the game! And the way you battle is secret, so each fight will be a complete surprise!

Title: Dark Spire
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 4/16/2009
Overview:

Note: Bonus Disc is included with purchase of this title, but not with rental.
You’ll have to be shrewd and calculating to make your way through the Dark Spire! Each dungeon level of the tower hearkens back to the days of classic RPGs, challenging you to balance limited resources and capabilities. Build the perfect party to take on 80 different enemies. A voice will reach out to you, hinting at bizarre and fascinating realities which will leave you captivated by the story. Your choices will lead you down different paths – there are three possible endings for you to explore. Choose between two different methods of play, Classic Mode and Modern Mode. Classic Mode plays like an old-school RPG, while Modern Mode offers full 3D renderings and beautiful graphics.

Title: Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 5/1/2009
Overview:

Note: Bonus Disc is included with purchase of this title, but not with rental.
The classic franchise returns to the video game world with a game designed for serious players. Explore the realm of the Endless Frontier, where dimensions are separated by dimensional walls. A mixture of traditional role-playing elements and fast-paced combat to rival any fighter will keep you on your toes. Use the intricate combat system to keep juggling your enemies using combos – never let them touch the ground! Experience the grand RPG flavor expected from the series, while taking on the challenge of new and exciting additions to the game. Nuanced, complex characters and a deep, intricate story mixes drama, romance, and humor for the seasoned RPG player.

Title: Magician’s Quest: Mysterious Times
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 5/12/2009
Overview:
Here’s some homework you won’t mind doing! Magician’s Quest: Mysterious Times lets you spend a year at the Magic Academy, a living, breathing wizard world where each week you get one assignment: complete a new magical adventure. Time in the game mirrors time in real life, evolving from day to night and back for 52 weekly assignments spread across 365 days. Customize your avatar with 1,500 attributes, including clothes, accessories, and spell upgrades. You’ll encounter 150 characters who react based on your actions. Develop your magical skills in single-player Story Mode, or invite friends to join in two- or four-player Co-op Modes.

Title: Knights in the Nightmare
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 6/5/2009
Overview:
There is trouble in the kingdom. A Valkyrie is on the run. A theft has everyone on edge. You are a wisp, a floating white light used to command soldiers in battle. Get swept away in the mystery and intrigue as you play through the deep story. Careful planning and strategy is needed to successfully defeat the various monsters threatening your beautiful land. Choose the weapon, or the soldier, for each battle. Learn a rich and complex combat system unlike any other. You’ll meticulously select your army, take careful aim, and unleash powerful attacks. Then, get ready to dodge a series of assults on your position! Get wrapped up in this Stylus-controlled RPG that’s unlinke anything you’ve ever seen before.

Title: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 6/24/2009
Overview:
Demons have begun to infest Tokyo. Only people who have COMPs – handheld communication devices – have the power to defeat them. Fortunately, your genius cousin has hacked some of them and given them to you and your friends. With your hacked COMP, you can defeat and tame demons and have them fight at your side. Investigate the city and uncover mysterious events. Locate battles and defeat teams of demons to bring them onto your side. Or you can just get new demons at the Demon Auction, where already tamed ones await your perusal. Play through a deep and innovative combat system, where exploiting your enemies’ weaknesses will benefit you greatly!

Title: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha versus King Abaddon
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 5/13/2009
Overview:
Devil Summoner Raidou Kuzunoha is back on the case in this action RPG sequel. While Kuzunoha may look like your average gumshoe, he’s anything but. When Japan’s capital is threatened, Kuzunoha and his demon-summoning powers are called into action. Crack a new case load in stylish 1920s Japan. You’ve got more than double the number of demons to negotiate with. Win them over to harness their abilities, then fuse them to increase their powers or control two at a time to create more tactical combat options. Combat is even better than ever, with new battle mechanics and a retooled Weapons Alchemy system that lets you create swords to deliver special attacks.

Title: Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy
Publisher: Koei
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 8/26/2009
Overview:
Fall of Alchemy brings you a deep and complex RPG world, where everything matters and all things must be considered. Start by choosing between the two main characters, each with their own unique story. Explore the classic 2D world, mixed with Anime-inspired 3D environments. Design your party with a set of attackers and a set of supporters, all of which can be swapped out to maximize your capabilities. Find items and ingredients throughout the world, then craft them into over 100 new and different items. And make each decision carefully, for the choices you make will determine the ending of the game!

Title: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 9/15/2009
Overview:
In the original Ultimate Alliance, you got to choose your team of fighters. This time, the choice you face is much greater. The world sits on the brink of Super Hero war in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. Humanity has turned on Super Heroes, passing the Superhuman Registration Act, which forces Super Heroes to register as WMDs and work as government agents. Iron Man leads the heroes who are willing to register. Those who refuse have rallied behind Captain America. You’ll assemble another dream team of four Marvel heroes, fuse your powers for extra impact, and destroy almost everything in sight. But first, you must choose: which side will you be on?

Title: Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
Publisher: Koei
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 4/2/2010
Overview:

NOTE: The bonus disc including the Japanese version of the game is included with purchase of this title, but not with rental.
Become a Broadway star, but perform a role no one knows you’re playing in this heroic RPG. In 1928 New York, chosen heroes work behind the scenes to keep the city safe. Masquerading as Broadway Stars, they fight evil as part of the New York Combat Revue, Star Division. Join the team as newcomer Shinjiro Taiga and battle enemies of New York, mysterious figures linked to ancient artifacts housed in the city. Play is split between two modes. In Adventure Mode, your interactions develop, or hinder, trust between you and other characters. In Battle Mode, you’ll see how your decisions play out, as your relationships affect characters’ skill in combat.

Title: Dokapon Kingdom
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 10/15/2008
Overview:
You can count on finding two things in Dokapon Kingdom: people who love money and plenty of surprises! In this quirky cartoon saga, the kingdom is suddenly attacked by monsters, sending the villagers into poverty. When the king stops getting any tax money, he decides to get rid of the monsters. He calls together the greatest heroes of the realm and offers the throne and the princess’s hand to anyone who can restore peace. Up to four friends can compete against each other in RPG-style play. You’ll battle your rivals and even steal from them as you chase the money – and victory – at any cost.

Title: Monster Lab
Publisher: Eidos
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 11/6/2008
Overview:
The hero wears a lab coat in this game where knowledge brings power and monsters roam the realm. The evil Baron Mharti rules the creepy Uncanny Valley. Play as an apprentice scientist and go a little mad! Your job is to experiment until you create your own monster, build a monster army, free the Valley, and take down the Baron. Create your monster by tinkering with over 100 million(!) possible part combinations. Once your experiment’s complete, turn your monster loose in the Valley. Complete quests, find ingredients to make new monster parts, battle other monsters, and play monster mini-games.

Title: Eternal Poison
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 11/13/2008
Overview:

Note: Bonus Disc is included with purchase of this title, but not with rental.
An irresistible temptation lurks at the heart of this dark RPG saga. There are many reasons the adventurers have come to Majin. Some come to rescue a princess. Some come for glory. Some for revenge. But none can deny the draw of the Eternal Poison, a legendary treasure capable of making your deepest desires come true. Walk the path of five characters in search of the Eternal Poison in this winding gothic fairy tale spread over five episodes. The story is told with cinema-quality cutscenes, extensive voice work, and classic RPG play. You’ll use magic both black and white, and collect demons whose skills will help complete your quest.

Title: Kingdom Hearts: Re-Chain of Memories
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 12/2/2008
Overview:
Two of the most fabled fantasy worlds come together again as Final Fantasy meets Disney in Kingdom Hearts: Re-Chain of Memories. This 3D remake of the classic GBA title is set between the first two Kingdom Hearts episodes and returns the voice cast that brought them to life. Sora is traveling with Donald and Goofy. A mysterious man appears, speaks, then vanishes, leaving only a single path leading to a castle. This enchanting adventure promises to bring the travelers something they need, though they will lose something dear to gain it. Re-Chain of Memories features full cinematics, updated cards, bosses, and game scenes, plus four new mini-games.

Title: Persona 4
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 12/10/2008
Overview:

Note: Bonus Disc is included with purchase of this title, but not with rental.
What starts as a peaceful year in the beautiful countryside spirals into a nightmare in this spellbinding murder-mystery RPG. The story of Persona 4 begins when a young man moves from the city to the country town of Inaba. Soon after, a grizzly murder occurs with no trace of who did it, how, or why. As the one crime becomes many, the newcomer and his friends are the only ones who can solve the mystery. This continuation of the Shin Megami Tensei series brings an all-new cast and is packed with story, content, action, and depth worthy of the award-winning franchise.

Title: AR Tonelico 2: Melody of MetaFalica
Publisher: Koei
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 1/22/2009
Overview:
The world has fallen into crisis. All the lands have sunk, a deadly infection is spreading through the population, and no one can produce enough food for humanity to survive. The only hope lies in Metafalcia, a green utopia which can only be raised through Song Magic. However, the Goddess in charge of Song Magic will not allow humanity to realize their dream of a perfect world. The leader of the world creates a government against the Goddess, and is wildly backed by the people. Explore a vast and deep world as Croix, a soldier from the exclusive main city, and help to save the world and find the utopia of Metafalcia!

Title: Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis
Publisher: Koei
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 4/4/2008
Overview:
School yourself in the mysteries of magic in this interactive RPG. The fourth installment of the Atelier Iris franchise, Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis takes place on the grounds of a school for alchemists. You are Vayne Aurelius, a budding alchemist invited to hone your magical powers at the Vayne Academy. Develop your skills and learn to master your powers as you undertake a quest to become a BMOC (Big Magician on Campus). Interact with teachers and classmates – some human, some anything but – as you complete the quest-based challenges that comprise your studies.