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Japanese video game company
Level-5 Inc. [a] video game developer and publisher based in Fukuoka . The company was founded in October 1998 by Akihiro Hino after he departed from Riverhillsoft . Early in its history, the company enjoyed a close relationship with Sony Computer Entertainment , with many of its games then funded by and produced in conjunction with them. Level-5 began self-publishing its games in Japan by the late 2000s, with other companies such as Nintendo handling publishing worldwide. The company is best known for their Dark Cloud Professor Layton Inazuma Eleven Ni no Kuni Yo-kai Watch Snack World
History [ edit ]
Level-5 was established in October 1998 by Akihiro Hino and his development team at Riverhillsoft , following the release of OverBlood 2 [3] Sony Computer Entertainment , who would allow him to develop for their upcoming PlayStation 2 under the condition that he set up his own company.[3] [3]
Level-5's first full-scale production was the action role-playing game Dark Cloud Dark Chronicle Dark Cloud 2 in North America. The company was working with Microsoft Game Studios on an MMORPG for the Xbox , True Fantasy Live Online [4]
Yasumi Matsuno , director of Vagrant Story Final Fantasy Tactics Ogre Battle [5] Crimson Shroud Nintendo 3DS .[6] [7] Santa Monica , in cooperation with Dentsu , called Level-5 Abby.[8] [9] manga publishing platform called "Manga 5".[10]
Roid service [ edit ]
In 2009, Level-5 launched its Roid (Revolutionary Original Ideas Discovery) service, a mobile phone application that serves as a content delivery platform for mobile games.[11] NTT DoCoMo 's i-mode mobile internet service in Japan. Users pay a monthly fee for access to exclusive games and social game functions. The platform debuted with six games: Sloan and McHale's Mystery Story , Professor Layton and the Mansion of the Mirror of Death Remix , Chara Jo P , Yuuenchi wo Tsukurō Revolution , Treasure Island , and Elf the Dragon . The first three were developed by Level-5, while the last three were developed by outside companies.[11]
List of games [ edit ]
All games were developed and/or published by Level-5 unless otherwise noted
Game
Platform(s )
Initial release date
Dark Cloud [b] PlayStation 2
December 14, 2000
Dark Chronicle [b] PlayStation 2
November 28, 2002
Dragon Quest VIII [c] PlayStation 2
November 27, 2004
Rogue Galaxy [b] PlayStation 2
December 8, 2005
Jeanne d'Arc [b] PlayStation Portable
November 22, 2006
Professor Layton and the Curious Village Nintendo DS
February 15, 2007
Android , iOS
June 8, 2018
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box Nintendo DS
November 29, 2007
Android , iOS
December 5, 2018
Inazuma Eleven Nintendo DS
August 22, 2008
Nintendo 3DS
December 27, 2012
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future Nintendo DS
November 27, 2008
Android , iOS
July 13, 2020
White Knight Chronicles [b] PlayStation 3
December 25, 2008
Paul Sloane & Des MacHale 's Intriguing Tales [12] Nintendo DS
May 21, 2009
Professor Tago's Mental Gymnastics #1 and #2 [12] Nintendo DS
June 18, 2009
Dragon Quest IX [13] [c] Nintendo DS
July 11, 2009
Paul Sloane & Des MacHale's Intriguing Tales 2 [12] Nintendo DS
September 3, 2009
Inazuma Eleven 2 [12] [14] Nintendo DS
October 1, 2009
Nintendo 3DS
December 27, 2012
Professor Tago's Mental Gymnastics #3 and #4 [12] Nintendo DS
October 8, 2009
Professor Layton and the Last Specter [12] Nintendo DS
November 26, 2009
Inazuma Eleven 3 [13] Nintendo DS
July 1, 2010
Nintendo 3DS
December 27, 2012
White Knight Chronicles II [b] [15] PlayStation 3
July 8, 2010
Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn [13] Nintendo DS
December 9, 2010
Ni no Kuni: Hotroit Stories [13] Mobile phone
December 9, 2010
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask Nintendo 3DS
February 26, 2011
Danball Senki PlayStation Portable
June 16, 2011
Inazuma Eleven Strikers [16] Wii
July 16, 2011
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch PlayStation 3
November 17, 2011
Nintendo Switch
September 20, 2019
Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
September 15, 2022
Xbox Series X/S
Little Battlers eXperience Boost PlayStation Portable
November 23, 2011
Inazuma Eleven GO [17] Nintendo 3DS
December 15, 2011
Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme Wii
December 22, 2011
Girls RPG: Cinderellife [18] [19] Nintendo 3DS
March 8, 2012
Ni no Kuni: Daibouken Monsters Mobile phone
May 11, 2012
Guild01 Nintendo 3DS
May 31, 2012
Little Battlers eXperience Nintendo 3DS
July 5, 2012
Time Travelers [20] Nintendo 3DS
July 12, 2012
PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Vita
Layton Brothers: Mystery Room Android
September 21, 2012
iOS
Little Battlers eXperience W PlayStation Portable
October 18, 2012
PlayStation Vita
Professor Layton and the Phantom Thieves Android
November 14, 2012
iOS
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney [20] Nintendo 3DS
November 29, 2012
Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone Nintendo 3DS
December 13, 2012
Inazuma Eleven GO Strikers 2013 Wii
December 20, 2012
Fantasy Life Nintendo 3DS
December 27, 2012
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy [21] Nintendo 3DS
February 28, 2013
Liberation Maiden iOS
March 7, 2013
Guild02 Nintendo 3DS
March 13, 2013
Earth Devastating B-Grade Girlfriend Z: Space War
iOS
June 25, 2013
Android
August 12, 2013
Yo-kai Watch Nintendo 3DS
July 11, 2013
Nintendo Switch
October 10, 2019
Android , iOS
July 10, 2021
Little Battlers eXperience W: Super Custom Nintendo 3DS
July 18, 2013
Fantasy Life Link! Nintendo 3DS
July 25, 2013
Little Battlers eXperience: Wars Nintendo 3DS
October 31, 2013
Inazuma Eleven GO 3: Galaxy Nintendo 3DS
December 5, 2013
Weapon Shop de Omasse Nintendo 3DS
February 19, 2014
Yo-kai Watch 2 Nintendo 3DS
July 10, 2014
Yo-kai Watch Blasters Nintendo 3DS
July 11, 2015
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble [d] [22] Android
October 21, 2015
iOS
October 28, 2015
Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version [e] Wii U
December 5, 2015
Yo-kai Sangokushi [f] Nintendo 3DS
April 2, 2016
Yo-kai Watch 3 Nintendo 3DS
July 16, 2016
Inazuma Eleven: Everyday+ Android
June 30, 2017
iOS
Layton's Mystery Journey Android
July 20, 2017
iOS
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Switch
November 8, 2019
Snack World: Trejarers Nintendo 3DS
August 10, 2017
Otome Yusha [g] [23] Android
December 16, 2017
iOS
Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 Nintendo 3DS
December 16, 2017
Yo-kai Sangokushi: Kunitori Wars [f] Android
January 11, 2018 [24]
iOS
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Windows
March 23, 2018
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
September 17, 2021 [25]
Xbox One
March 21, 2023
Xbox Series X/S
Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Gold Nintendo Switch
April 12, 2018
Yo-kai Watch: Gerapo Rhythm Android
May 10, 2018
iOS
Yo-kai Watch World [h] Android
June 27, 2018 [26]
iOS
Fantasy Life Online Android
July 23, 2018 [27]
iOS
Yo-kai Watch 4 Nintendo Switch
June 20, 2019[28]
PlayStation 4
December 5, 2019[29]
Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu Nintendo Switch
August 13, 2020[30]
PlayStation 4
October 29, 2020
Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds [i] Android
June 10, 2021
iOS
Megaton Musashi Nintendo Switch
November 11, 2021[31]
PlayStation 4
Megaton Musashi Cross Nintendo Switch
December 1, 2022[32]
PlayStation 4
Megaton Musashi Wired Nintendo Switch
April 25, 2024
PlayStation 4
Windows
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Nintendo Switch
October 10, 2024[33]
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Android
2024
iOS
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Windows
DecaPolice
Nintendo Switch
2024[34]
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Professor Layton and The New World of Steam [35] Nintendo Switch
2025
^ a b c d e f Published by Sony Computer Entertainment
^ a b Published by Square Enix
^ Co-developed by NHN PlayArt
^ Developed by Ubisoft
^ a b Developed by Koei Tecmo
^ Developed by h.a.n.d.
^ Developed by GungHo Online Entertainment
^ Developed by Netmarble
References [ edit ]
^ a b c Hino, Akihiro; Iwata, Satoru (2010). "Iwata Asks: Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracles, page 2" . Iwata Asks . Nintendo of America Inc. Retrieved December 8, 2011 .
^ Cook, Chris (June 3, 2004). "True Fantasy Live Online Cancelled" . Game Informer GameStop . Archived from the original on June 4, 2004. Retrieved January 3, 2017 .
^ "How Yasumi Matsuno Ended Up at Level-5" . June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Yasumi Matsuno leaves Level 5" . November 8, 2012.
^ "Market Data" . Capcom . September 30, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2014 .
^ "LEVEL-5 abby Inc" .
^ Galiz-Rowe, Ty (October 12, 2020). "Ni No Kuni Developer Level-5 Is Shutting Down In North America-Report" . GameSpot . Retrieved October 13, 2020 .
^ Mateo, Alex (October 15, 2020). "Level-5 Opens 'Manga 5' Website with 9 New Manga on October 15" . Anime News Network . Retrieved August 6, 2023 .
^ a b "Level-5's ROID Service Kicks Off Today -- Andriasang.com" . December 24, 2012. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ a b c d e f "Level-5 International America History & Products 2009" . 2011. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2011 .
^ a b c d "Level-5 International America History & Products 2010" . 2011. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2011 .
^ "In shops now: Inazuma Eleven 2: Firestorm and Inazuma Eleven 2: Blizzard" . 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012 .
^ "TGS 2009: White Knight Chronicles 2 Revealed" . Kotaku. September 24, 2009.
^ "今度の敵は未来から!? 『イナズマイレブン』感謝祭で映画版・Wii版・第4 弾を発表 - 電撃オンライン" (in Japanese). News.dengeki.com. June 27, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2013 .
^ "3DS Inazuma Eleven Due This Winter" . June 19, 2011. Archived from the original on June 19, 2011.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Level-5 Bringing Mobile Hostess Sim to 3DS (andriasang.com, 10.20.2010)" . October 22, 2010. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Girl's RPG Cinderelife - In Development" . Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2011 .
^ a b GUEST. "Level-5 Vision 2010 Live Blog (andriasang.com, 10.19.2010)" . Archived from the original on October 21, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2014 .
^ Gantayat, Anoop (2011). "First Professor Layton Crosses One Million" . Adriasang. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011 .
^ "Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble" . yo-kai-wibblewobble.com . Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^ "オトメ勇者" . Official Otome Yusha game page .
^ Romano, Sal (January 11, 2018). "Yo-kai Sangokushi: Kunitori Wars now available in Japan" . Gematsu . Retrieved January 23, 2018 .
^ Gilliam, Ryan (May 20, 2021). "Ni no Kuni 2 comes to Switch this September" . Polygon . Retrieved May 21, 2021 .
^ Sato (June 27, 2018). "Yo-kai Watch World For Smartphones Is The Series' Take On Pokémon GO" . Siliconera . Retrieved July 11, 2018 .
^ Sato (July 18, 2018). "Fantasy Life Online Goes Live In Japan On July 23" . Siliconera . Retrieved September 20, 2018 .
^ Ryan, Craddock (October 11, 2018). "Yo-Kai Watch 4 Has Been Delayed Until Spring 2019 In Japan" . Nintendo Life . Retrieved October 12, 2018 .
^ Sato (December 5, 2019). "Yo-kai Watch 4++ Released Today In Japan, Here's Its Opening Movie" . Siliconera . Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
^ Romano, Sal (March 11, 2020). "Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu announced for PS4, Switch" . Gematsu . Retrieved March 11, 2020 .
^ Romano, Sal (August 5, 2021). "Megaton Musashi launches November 11 in Japan" . Gematsu . Retrieved August 5, 2021 .
^ Stenbuck, Kite. "Megaton Musashi Cross launches as a F2P title for PS4 & Switch on December 1 in Japan" . RPGSite . Retrieved September 17, 2022 .
^ Romano, Sal (February 21, 2024). "FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time launches October 10" . Gematsu . Retrieved February 21, 2024 .
^ "Level-5's DecaPolice Pushed to 2024 Release" . rpgfan.com . November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023 .
^ Romano, Sal (February 8, 2023). "Professor Layton and The New World of Steam announced for Switch" . Gematsu . Retrieved February 8, 2023 .
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