Last Ranker
| Last Ranker | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) |
imageepoch[1] Capcom[2][3] |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Director(s) | Kazuya Niinou |
| Producer(s) | Minae Matsukawa |
| Artist(s) | Tatsuya Yoshikawa |
| Writer(s) | Kazushige Nojima |
| Composer(s) | Yoko Shimomura |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Release date(s) |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Last Ranker (Japanese: ラストランカー Hepburn: Rasuto Rankā) is a role-playing video game from imageepoch and Capcom that was released in Japan on July 15, 2010 for the PlayStation Portable.[4][5] In Last Ranker warriors are ranked by how they perform in battle by a combat organization called Bazalta, which is headquartered in the city of Ghandoar. The protagonist of the game is a man named Zig who is part of a group of wanderers called Cantalera and decides to leave his group and head to Ghandoar, join Bazalta, and make his way to the top.[6]
In combat the player will only use Zig to fight in real-time. However, they will not have direct control over Zig's movement. As attacks are chosen from the menu they use up SP and the gauge takes a few seconds to recharge when depleted.[7]
Characters
- Zig (ジグ)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya
- Zig is a migrant that registers in a tournament and makes his way through the ranks.
- Ren (レン)
- Voiced by: Marina Inoue
- Ren registers with Bazalta at the same time as Zig to restore her family name, the name of Salvatore.[6][8]
- Faz (ファズ)
- Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura
- Faz was a childhood friend of Zig while he was with the Cantalera and becomes a rival during the tournament.[6]
- Makis (マキス)
- Voiced by: Wataru Hatano
- Makis is the "ranking director" and feeds Zig information about the tournament.[9]
- Tylong (タイロン)
- Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto
- Tylong is part of a powerful family and ranked 8th overall. Zig becomes his newest assistant and starts him out with test involving the Cantalera.[9]
Development
Last Ranker is being directed by Kazuya Niinou at imageepoch and produced by Minae Matsukawa from Capcom. The story will be written by Kazushige Nojima, the music was be composed by Yoko Shimomura, and the character designs were done by Tatsuya Yoshikawa.[1][7]
Manga
Last Ranker - Be the Last One
Bazalta is a combat association, in which the combatants, or Rankers, are ranked according to their strength. The higher rank you get, the more wealth, fame and power you get, and you may even get the ability to change the world. In short, in Bazalta, "strength is everything".
Zig, a young boy from Cantalera, a wandering tribe where fighting and wanting to become stronger is prohibited; after his father fell victim of some monsters, decides to train against the tribe rules, and seeing how despite his training he couldn't save the inhabitants of the tribe from the monsters, he decides to set off on a journey to join Bazalta and make his way to the top.
3 Volumes (Complete)
References
- 1 2 John Tanaka (2009-09-15). "Capcom Teams With All-star Staff For New PSP RPG". IGN. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ↑ http://www.capcom.co.jp/LR/
- ↑ http://www.4gamer.net/games/098/G009874/20100416062/
- ↑ "『ラストランカー』の発売日が決定！". Famitsu. 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ↑ Anoop Gantayat (2010-04-22). "Date Set For Last Ranker". andriasang. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- 1 2 3 Anoop Gantayat (2009-09-18). "Capcom and Image Epoch Team For PSP RPG". andriasang. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- 1 2 Kevin Gifford (2009-09-15). "Capcom Announces Last Ranker". 1UP. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ↑ "Japandemonium: Kaze wo hiichau". RPGamer. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- 1 2 "Last Ranker: Gangsters & "Ranking Director" Introduced". PSP Hyper. 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)