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Wild Arms

1996 80 / 100 Role-playing (RPG)
Wild Arms is a Western-themed role-playing video game developed by Japanese software company Media.Vision. Originally released in Japan in 1996 for the Sony PlayStation video game console, it was later translated and released in North America in 1997 and Europe in 1998 by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is noteworthy for not only being one of the first role-playing video games on the PlayStation, but also one of the Show full summary

Wild Arms is a Western-themed role-playing video game developed by Japanese software company Media.Vision. Originally released in Japan in 1996 for the Sony PlayStation video game console, it was later translated and released in North America in 1997 and Europe in 1998 by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is noteworthy for not only being one of the first role-playing video games on the PlayStation, but also one of the few to feature a Western American setting and motif. The game features 2D computer graphics for normal gameplay, while battle sequences are rendered in 3D.

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Story & context

Taking place in the fantasy world of Filgaia, Wild Arms follows the adventures of a band of miscreants and adventurers called Dream Chasers who scour the world in search of excitement and fortune. The player assumes control of a young boy named Rudy who has the ability to operate powerful weapons called Ancient Relic Machines (ARMs), forbidden remnants of a lost age that resemble guns. Along with his companions Jack and Cecilia, the group must use their respective skills to navigate through the vast wastelands and dungeons of Filgaia and prevent an otherworldly threat from reviving their lost leader and destroying the world

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Wild Arms: release, platforms, and facts

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Media.Vision
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment
Franchise
Wild Arms
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Fantasy, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PlayStation 3 2008
  • Android Apr 26, 2012
  • Android Sep 16, 2011
  • PlayStation Portable Dec 06, 2007
  • PlayStation Portable Jul 26, 2007
  • PlayStation Portable 2008
  • PlayStation Apr 30, 1997
  • PlayStation Dec 20, 1996
  • PlayStation Oct 1998
  • PlayStation 3 Dec 06, 2007
  • PlayStation 3 Jul 26, 2007

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