Noriyuki Asakura composed the soundtrack to what video game series where the player assumes the role of a ninja in 16th century Japan?
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Noriyuki Asakura Noriyuki Asakura (朝倉 紀行 (formerly 浅倉 紀幸) , Asakura Noriyuki ) is a Japanese music composer and vocalist. He is famous for composing the soundtracks to the anime series "Rurouni Kenshin" and the popular video game franchises "Tenchu" and "Way of the Samurai". He is well known for combining traditional Japanese music with elements of rock, jazz, and other world music.
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Tenchu Tenchu (天誅) is an action-adventure stealth video game series, originally developed by Japanese developer Acquire, where the player assumes the role of a ninja in 16th century Japan. The title in Japanese literally translates in English as: "Divine Retribution", with 天 (ten), meaning heaven and 誅 (chu), meaning death penalty (another translation of this phrase, "Wrath of Heaven" is the title of the first PlayStation 2 entry in the series).
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Grandia II Grandia II (グランディアII , Gurandia Tsū ) is a role-playing video game developed by Game Arts originally for the Dreamcast console as part of their "Grandia" series. Initially released in Japan in August 2000 by Game Arts, the game was later made available in English for North America the following December, and in Europe in February 2001, with both releases published by Ubisoft. The game was later ported to the Sony PlayStation 2, where it was released worldwide throughout 2002, and later for Microsoft Windows exclusively in North America and Europe later that year. An enhanced port, based upon the Dreamcast version and entitled "Grandia II Anniversary Edition" was released on August 24, 2015 on Steam and GOG.com. The game was developed by many of the same staff members who worked on the original "Grandia", including music composer Noriyuki Iwadare but was designed around the idea of creating a more "mature" product than the previous title, as well as the first in the series to feature fully three-dimensional graphics.
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Ninja Gaiden (Game Gear video game) Ninja Gaiden (忍者外伝 ) is an action video game released for the Game Gear in 1991 by Sega with license from Tecmo. It stars Ryu Hayabusa and is part of the "Ninja Gaiden" series, although it features a plot not connected to any of the other Ninja Gaiden games. In this game, Ryu Hayabusa must stop an evil organisation from starting World War III after an attempt to steal his sword was made in his home village. The gameplay is similar to previous "Ninja Gaiden" games where the player jumps between platforms defeating and avoiding enemies.
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Tales of Legendia Tales of Legendia (Japanese: テイルズ オブ レジェンディア , Hepburn: Teiruzu Obu Rejendia ) , is a role-playing video game that was developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2 as the seventh main title in their "Tales" series. Originally released in Japan in August 2005, it was later made available in English in North America in February 2006. The game was created by a development team known collectively as "Project MelFes", which was composed of members of Namco's Tales Studio along with developers from the company's "Tekken" and "Soulcalibur" fighting game series. It features character designs from anime artist Kazuto Nakazawa and music from composer Go Shiina, as well as songs performed by Do As Infinity, Donna Burke, and Kanon. Its producers gave it the characteristic genre name "RPG Where Bonds Spin Legends" (絆が伝説を紡ぎだすRPG , Kizuna ga densetsu o tsumugidasu RPG ) .
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Phantom of the Kill Phantom of the Kill (Japanese: ファントム オブ キル , Hepburn: Fantomu obu Kiru ) is a mobile strategy role-playing video game developed by Fuji&gumi Games and published by Gumi for iOS and Android mobile phones and tablets. The game features gameplay similar to the "Fire Emblem" series of video games. First released in Japan in October 23, 2014, it was later released globally in May 2016. It generally received mixed reviews, with critics praising the gameplay, but criticizing the loading and repetition involved with playing the game.
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Norihiro Tsuru Norihiro Tsuru (都留教博)is a Japanese violinist and composer. He has composed the scores to several anime series, including "The Heroic Legend of Arslan", "Mermaid's Forest" and "Mermaid's Scar". He released his first album "月をつくった男" in 1989. He also organized the New-age music group Acoustic Cafe in 1990 (not related to the American radio programme Acoustic Café).
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Rikimaru Rikimaru (力丸) is a fictional character in the "Tenchu" video game series. He is featured in every game in the series, including as a player character in most of them. The character's critical reception was mostly positive as one of the more realistic ninja characters in video gaming and one of the earliest stealth game heroes.
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List of ninja video games The following is an incomplete list of video games which features ninja, mostly in action and role-playing games, from the early 1980s to the present. It is organized in alphabetical order.
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Music of Nier "Nier" is an action role-playing video game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix in 2010. The music of "Nier" was composed by Keiichi Okabe with members of his studio, Monaca, Kakeru Ishihama and Keigo Hoashi, and Takafumi Nishimura of Cavia. The soundtrack has inspired the release of four official albums by Square Enix—an official soundtrack album and three albums of arrangements—along with two mini-albums included as pre-order bonuses for the Japanese versions of the game and two licensed EPs of jazz arrangements.
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Sengoku Basara Sengoku Basara (戦国BASARA ) is a series of video games developed and published by Capcom, and a bigger media franchise based on it, including three anime series and an animated film. Its story is very loosely based on real events of the titular Sengoku era in the history of feudal Japan.
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Nayuta no Kiseki Nayuta no Kiseki (那由多の軌跡 , Nayuta no Kiseki , "Trails of Nayuta") is an action-RPG developed by Nihon Falcom for PlayStation Portable. The game belongs to "The Legend of Heroes" series of role-playing video games, but is more action-oriented, and is not a mainline entry in the series.
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Music of Xenosaga The "Xenosaga" (ゼノサーガ ) series is a series of science fiction role-playing video games developed by Monolith Soft and published by Namco Bandai on the PlayStation 2. The series began with the 2002 release of "Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht", which was followed in 2004 by "Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse" and in 2006 by "Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra". The music of "Xenosaga" includes the soundtracks to all three chapters, as well as the music for its spin-off media. These include "Xenosaga Freaks", a set of minigames set between the first two chapters, "Xenosaga I & II", a Nintendo DS remake of the first two chapters, and "Xenosaga: The Animation", an anime series covering the events of the first game. "Episode I" was composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, "Episode II" was split between Yuki Kajiura and Shinji Hosoe, and "Episode III" was composed by Kajiura alone. "Xenosaga Freaks" reused some of the music of "Episode I" by Mitsuda while also including new work by Satoru Kousaki and Hiroshi Ohkubo, while "Xenosaga I & II" and "Xenosaga: The Animation" used new pieces composed by Kousuke Yamashita.
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Yasushi Asada Yasushi Asada (浅田靖) is a video game music composer who has contributed songs to the soundtracks of "" and "Castlevania Judgment". He is a member of Noisycroak, a Tokyo-based sound design company focused on game soundtracks. He has a background in hard rock and heavy metal guitar composition and performance.
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Hisayoshi Ogura Hisayoshi Ogura (小倉 久佳 , Ogura Hisayoshi ) is a former member of Taito Corporation's "house band" Zuntata. He is best known for his musical compositions in the "Darius" arcade series. His musical style is often experimental electronica; however, in "Zoids Infinity Ex" he focused on more on an orchestrated soundtrack. He also created the soundtrack to "Ninja Warriors" and voiced the character Marco in "Kaiser Knuckle" (known outside Japan as "Global Champion").
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Chrono (series) The Chrono (Japanese: クロノ ) series is a video game franchise developed and published by Square, and is currently owned by Square Enix. The series began in 1995 with the time travel role-playing video game "Chrono Trigger", which spawned two continuations, "", and "Chrono Cross". A promotional anime called "Dimensional Adventure Numa Monjar" and two ports of "Chrono Trigger" were also produced. As of March 31, 2003, "Chrono Trigger" was Square Enix's 12th best-selling game, with 2.65 million units shipped. "Chrono Cross" was the 24th, with 1.5 million units. By March 2011, the two games sold over 5.3 million units combined. The games in the series have been called some of the greatest of all time, with most of the praise going towards "Chrono Trigger". The series' original soundtracks, composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, have also been praised, with multiple soundtracks being released for them.
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Metal Gear (video game) Metal Gear is an overhead military action-adventure stealth video game originally released in 1987 by Konami for the MSX2 computer in Japan and parts of Europe. Considered to be the progenitor of the stealth game genre, it is the first video game designed by Hideo Kojima, who directed many of the later "Metal Gear" sequels. A reworked version was released for the Famicom a few months later, which saw a release in North America for the NES the following year, although this version featured drastically altered level designs among other changes, and was developed without Kojima's involvement. The MSX2 version has since been given a wider release through its inclusion in "" for the PlayStation 2, as well as in its later "" for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PlayStation Vita, with these later releases featuring a revised translation and additional gameplay features. The MSX2 version was also re-released in Japan as a digital download for mobile phones and the Wii Virtual Console.
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Star Ocean: Anamnesis Star Ocean: Anamnesis (Japanese: スターオーシャン：アナムネシス , Hepburn: Sutā Ōshan Anamuneshisu ) is a free-to-play role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix for Android and iOS devices. It was created in celebration of the "Star Ocean" series' 20th anniversary, and features characters from all previous titles in the franchise, as well as music from series composer Motoi Sakuraba. The game was released in Japan on December 7, 2016.
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Little Tail Story Little Tail Story (Japanese: リトルテイルストーリー , Hepburn: Ritoru Teiru Sutōrī ) is a free-to-play online social role-playing game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco for Android and iOS. It is the third title in the company's "Little Tail Bronx" series, acting as a spiritual successor to "Tail Concerto" and "", and the first to appear on mobile devices. The project was headed by CyberConnect2's company president Hiroshi Matsuyama, and features music by Chikayo Fukuda with vocals by Tomoyo Mitani, who both previously collaborated on "Solatorobo".
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List of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni soundtracks This article lists the soundtracks to the Japanese visual novel and anime series "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni".
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Music of Final Fantasy XIII The music of the video game "Final Fantasy XIII" was composed by Masashi Hamauzu. Former regular series composer Nobuo Uematsu did not contribute any pieces to the soundtrack. Music from the game has been released in several albums. The main soundtrack album, "Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack", was released on four Compact Discs in 2010 by Square Enix, the developers and producers of the game. Selections from the soundtrack have been released on two gramophone record albums, "W/F: Music from Final Fantasy XIII" and "W/F: Music from Final Fantasy XIII Gentle Reveries", both in 2010 by Square Enix. An album of arranged pieces from the soundtrack, "Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack -PLUS-", was also released by Square Enix in 2010, as was an album of piano arrangements, "Piano Collection Final Fantasy XIII". The theme song for the Japanese version of the game, "Kimi ga Iru Kara" (君がいるから , "Because You're Here" ) , was released as a single by For Life Music in 2009.
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Dead or Alive (series) Dead or Alive (Japanese: デッドオアアライブ , Hepburn: Deddo oa Araibu ) is a video game series produced by Tecmo and developed by Team Ninja. It is primarily composed of fast-paced 3D fighting games that begun with the original "Dead or Alive" in 1996. "DOA" is the creation of Tomonobu Itagaki, who has since left the company and is no longer working on the series which continues without him. In addition to its countering-based play system, the franchise is arguably most known for its female characters. This aspect of the series' popularity led to the creation of the spin-off game "Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball" and its sequels, where the females and their sex appeal play a more focal role than it does in the core "Dead or Alive" series. A live-action film adaptation "" was released in 2006.