Megami Tensei
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Megami Tensei (Japanese:女神転生, often abbreviated as MegaTen) is a Japanese computer role-playing game series, one of the major franchises of the genre in its native country. Megaten games are generally set in a contemporary Japan plagued with supernatural events and demonic creatures. One of the most important features of these games is the ability for the player to make moral choices that affect the game's storyline and the ending.
Megaten games are full of mythological references: gods and creatures from Norse, Judeo-Christian, Egyptian, Chinese, Hindu and Japanese mythologies are featured, waiting to be battled or recruited by the player.
The main series (the Shin games, some other Megaten games have been released to the US) has long been passed up for US release, due to its highly controversial content (this is especially true for Shin Megami Tensei 2). However, Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne Maniacs (the director's cut edition) and Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner have both seen a stateside release. Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 has a planned Summer 2005 release date.
List of games
- Famicom
- SFC
- Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei (SFC remake of Megami Tensei & Megami Tensei 2)
- Shin Megami Tensei
- Shin Megami Tensei II
- Shin Megami Tensei if...
- PlayStation 2
- Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
- Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniacs (Director's Cut) (Released into the US as Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, may possibly be released into European countries as Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer's Call?)
- Xbox
- Shin Megami Tensei: NINE (The NINE refers to the nine alignments in Megami Tensei games)
- PC
- Shin Megami Tensei Online: IMAGINE
The first Shin Megami Tensei was ported to the PC Engine Super CD, Mega CD, Playstation and Gameboy Advance. Shin Megami Tensei was ported to the Playstation and Gameboy Advance. And Shin Megami Tensei If... also came out on the Playstation.
Spin-offs
Several sub-series were created from the original material. They are :
- Devil Summoner
- Devil Summoner
- Devil Summoner 2: Soul Hackers
- Persona
- Megami Ibunroku Persona (Revelations: Persona in North America)
- Persona 2 Tsumi (Innocent Sin)
- Persona 2 Batsu (Eternal Punishment) (Persona 2: Eternal Punishment in North America)
- Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible
- Majin Tensei
- Giten Megami Tensei Mokushiroku
- Devil Children
- Devil Children: Kuro no Ka / Aka no Ka (Black Book and Red Book, respectively)
- Devil Children: Shiro no Ka (White Book)
- Devil Children: Hikari no Ka / Yami no Ka (DemiKids: Light Version / Dark Version)
- Devil Children: Puzzle de Call
- Devil Children: Honoo no Ka / Hi no Ka (Ice Book and Fire Book, respectively)
- Devil Children: Messiah-lyzer
- Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
- Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (In Japan this is "Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner" and should be considered a spin-off.)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2
External Links
- Atlus USA, Inc. (http://www.atlus.com)
- Atlus Japan (http://www.atlus.co.jp)
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Megami Tensei/Shin Megami Tensei (http://www.classicgaming.com/reviews/megaten/megaten.htm)
- Aeon Genesis Translation Proclamation (http://agtp.romhack.net) This fan-translation group has released IPS patches for the first two games in the main Shin Megami Tensei series, as well as the spin-off Another Bible. The patches are available from their website, although the ROMs are not.
- Megaten Wiki (http://www.popanime.net/megami/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page)