Growlanser

This article is about the video game series. For the first game in the series, see Growlanser (video game).
Growlanser
The Growlanser logo
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing game
Developer(s)Career Soft
Publisher(s)Atlus
Rising Star Games
Artist(s)Satoshi Urushihara
Composer(s)Noriyuki Iwadare
Tomoyuki Hamada
Platform(s)PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
First releaseGrowlanser
1999
Latest releaseGrowlanser: 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 that had additional features. 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] The PSP version of Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time was also published in North America by Atlus. All titles feature character art by Satoshi Urushihara.

Games

Year Title Platform(s)
1999 Growlanser PlayStation
2001 Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice PlayStation 2
Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness
2003 Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time
Growlanser Collection
2004 Growlanser Generations
2005 Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time - Return
2006 Growlanser V: Generations / Growlanser: Heritage of War
2007 Growlanser VI: Precarious World
2009 Growlanser (remake) PlayStation Portable
2011 Growlanser IV: Over Reloaded / Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time

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 is 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), featured as track 10 on the Character Song Album.

References

  1. ^ "GROWLANSER: HERITAGE OF WAR ANNOUNCED" (PDF) (PDF). Atlus USA. May 10, 2007. p. 1. Retrieved June 29, 2012.