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Xenogears is a role-playing game for the Sony PlayStation. It was released by Squaresoft in February 1998 in Japan and October 1998 in the USA.Xenogears is a game about a young man who has no memories of his past and is suddenly thrown into a conflict that will decide the fate of the entire world. The story is very detailed, with references to a history that spans thousands of years. See Xenogears terms for more about the story.
In terms of popular opinion, Xenogears is considered one of the most divisive video games ever. Supporters of Xenogears believe its story is one of the best ever; detractors believe Xenogears has badly flawed game mechanics and overly pedestrian and linear gameplay . The battle system is based on combinations that are executed using the buttons on the PlayStation's controller.
Xenogears was probably rushed in its final production release, due to the particular gameplay (or lack of it) found in the game's second disk, where players watch the characters recap the story rather than play through it. During the game's early production, the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion became very popular, heavily influencing Xenogears's creative direction. As a result, Xenogears and Neon Genesis Evangelion both contain copious and sometimes incongruous references to Judeo-Christian theology. A persisting rumor has it that Xenogears' release in the United States was impeded because of its religious references. There is no substantial evidence to back this up, however.
The game's music was composed and arranged by Yasunori Mitsuda, who also composed and arranged the music of Chrono Trigger, Radical Dreamers, Gunhazard , Tobal No. 1, Mario PartyMario Party is a video game series for the Nintendo 64 and GameCube where four characters compete on a board game. Mario Party and Mario Party 2 were both released on the Nintendo 64 system and contained six characters: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Bomberman 64 2 ,
Chrono CrossChrono Cross is a PlayStation RPG created by Squaresoft (now Square Enix) with a story that parallels Chrono Trigger''. Chrono Trigger had a "sequel" released in Japan called Radical Dreamers for the Satellaview add-on for the Super Famicom, but it was te, Shadow HeartsShadow Hearts is a small series of role-playing games for the Sony PlayStation 2. The original Shadow Hearts was developed by Sacnoth & released by Midway in the United States during December 2001. The sequel, Shadow Hearts: Covenant ( Shadow Hearts 2 ),, Legaia 2: Duel Saga , and Xenogears' first prequel, XenosagaXenosaga is a series of video games released for the PlayStation 2 platform. The first game in the series was released in February of 2002 on the Japanese market, then in February of 2003 for the American market. Released by Monolith Soft and published by Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht. He was employed by Square from 1992-1998, after which he went freelance.
Xenogears is actually the fifth installment of a series of six, but no Xenogears games were made before this one. Square declined to ever develop a sequel/prequel. Some of the original developers, however, have left and created a company called Monolith SoftMonolith Soft or MLSI is an entertainment company in Japan, specializing in creating video games for various consoles like the PlayStation 2 and GameCube, and very recently cellphones. Monolith Soft is usually associated with the Xenosaga series, a role-p, where they developed a prequel called XenosagaXenosaga is a series of video games released for the PlayStation 2 platform. The first game in the series was released in February of 2002 on the Japanese market, then in February of 2003 for the American market. Released by Monolith Soft and published by Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (The Will to Power). This was released by NamcoNamco is a company based in Japan, best known for developing video games. Some of the company's most famous games include Pac-Man Pole Position Xevious and the Ridge Racer series. History Namco was founded in Tokyo in 1955, by Masaya Nakamura under the na in Japan in February 2002 for the PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 PS2 ( Japanese: 2) is Sony's second video game console, after the PlayStation. Its development was announced in April 1999, and it was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000. It was released in the United States on 26 October 2000.. Xenosaga II : Jenseits von Gut und Böse (Beyond Good and Evil) was released in Japan on June 24, 2004.
See also: Xenogears terms
