Langrisser IV

August 1, 1997 Career Soft, Masaya Games Nippon Computer Systems
Strategy Adventure
Saturn PS1
About

Langrisser IV was only released in Japan and is similar to its predecessors with the exception of a new turn system in the original Saturn version and a new movement system that was added for the Playstation version. For those of you unfamiliar with this series, it is a turn-based strategy RPG which involves placing you in story-based scenarios (battles) with victory and defeat conditions. (e.g. Victory - kill all enemies, Defeat - death of the main character).
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Release Date August 1, 1997
Developer Career Soft, Masaya Games
Publisher Nippon Computer Systems
Themes Sandbox