303:. In towns, the player can gather information, sharpen character's weaponry, learn new skills, and buy equipment. Each character may use special "Runes" or items to imbue terrain squares with various elements. Characters each have a particular element on which their attack and defence is boosted by a significant amount when they occupy a space with the corresponding element, and the reverse is true if the character occupies a space with an element the character is weak to.
624:
619:
586:
581:
526:
521:
614:
609:
604:
576:
571:
566:
516:
511:
506:
281:
336:
takes place. From here on, Kyril begins his investigation on Rune
Cannons and eventually leads him north into the Kooluk Empire. Kyril meets a mysterious man, Iskas, who hints at a connection between Rune Cannons and Kooluk. From there, Kyril investigates further about connections between Kooluk
340:
During his investigation in the Kooluk Empire, Kyril and his company meets up with a young aristocrat girl named
Corselia, who is later revealed as the granddaughter of the Emperor of the Kooluk Empire. It is also here that Iskas finally reveals his real intentions and begins a plot to antagonize
310:
Aside from that, the elemental runes and weapon runes from previous games return. Elemental Runes all have as their level 1 spell, a magic that turns an area of the playing field of a certain element. Weapon runes in
Suikoden Tactics operate differently from previous Suikoden games. Instead of a
306:
Another feature of the battle system in
Suikoden Tactics is its use of supporting characters. Such characters have no offensive value, as they can not attack, but impart various effects on the playing field such as healing, stealing, digging, and stat buffing.
311:
single attack with infinite uses, weapon runes impart three different attacks that operate similarly to spell runes, as each attack is defined by a certain number of charges before it can no longer be used, although all MP would be recharged upon a level-up.
253:
series. Initially released in Japan and North
America in late 2005, the game was later made available in Europe and the PAL region in early 2006. It is the first strategy-based installment of the series, using tactical, grid-based combat instead of the
271:
released one year earlier, and features appearances by characters from the title. Players assume the role of Kyril, a young man investigating the power of mysterious weapons called "Rune
Cannons," which hold strange powers of transformation.
329:, and establishes the reason why Kyril is determined to search out and destroy the Rune Cannons. The prequel part of Suikoden Tactics ends with a traumatic event for Kyril, and how Brandeau gains the possession of the Rune of Punishment.
299:. The player controls a young man named Kyril, and advances the plot by completing tactical battles and talking with other characters. The player can also recruit new characters to his cause, which often involves a short
662:
praised the game's user-friendliness and battle design, stating that the game was "fun for veterans and newcomers alike", yet found the game's "weak story and characters" and "spotty voice acting" to be its low points.
29:
258:
battles employed by previous games in the series. The game's music was composed by series veteran
Norikazu Miura and features the opening theme "Another World" performed by Japanese vocalist yoshiko.
667:
also found the game's battle system to be engaging, but ultimately declared the game's plot to be "paltry", urging the player to "xpect more from battles rather than plotlines." Conversely,
700:
s "attles are fun and fairly compulsive but this is a game we've played many times over, usually presented better, executed more beautifully and intertwined with a far superior story."
337:
and Rune
Cannons, and soon leads Kyril to Kika and her pirate crew. Clues turn Kyril's journey north, first to the fortress of El Eal, then finally into the Kooluk Empire itself.
1198:
1324:
673:
found the game too confusing with haphazard battle scenes, stating, "I'd rather have a simple and well-balanced game than a complicated and lopsided one, and
710:
echoed their sentiment, stating that "despite some interesting play mechanics, it's not nearly as deep as some of the other games on the market right now."
1304:
1098:
1023:
993:
1319:
637:
was met with a fairly positive response in Japan, selling approximately 64,472 within its first year, enough to qualify it for a re-release under
1334:
974:
679:
557:
1299:
1284:
1253:
371:
was released on
September 22, 2005. It is a single CD containing selected tracks from the game as well as remixes from other
1177:
1091:
916:
730:
689:
found the game to be lackluster when compared to other tactical-based role-playing games, particularly those developed by
683:
stated that the gameplay "works when it's not broken", but was hindered by "boring" story sequences and "awful" graphics.
1309:
1294:
58:
1314:
292:
236:
187:
1329:
1246:
759:
437:
1084:
886:
1234:
1124:
1027:
1001:
858:
375:
soundtracks. It also features a preview of "Castle of Dawn," the music for the Ceras Lake castle in
1170:
701:
690:
48:
36:
354:
255:
110:
80:
68:
1191:
132:
1216:
808:
1289:
912:
651:
100:
90:
182:
942:
778:
1071:
1052:
1278:
839:
669:
647:
gave it a score of two eights, one seven, and one eight for a total of 31 out of 40.
473:
244:
197:
160:
137:
1262:
1138:
73:
1145:
1131:
325:
267:
1152:
735:
655:
411:
377:
359:
280:
265:
story is told in two parts, taking place both before and after the events of
1058:
783:
686:
449:
300:
1063:
641:'s "PlayStation the Best" distinction in November 2006 at a budget price.
1108:
863:
659:
485:
249:
124:
385:
was released as a full compilation of the music in the game over 2 CDs.
381:, which was at the time unpublished. A week later on September 28, the
890:
643:
497:
461:
364:
262:
997:
812:
706:
595:
240:
169:
41:
650:
In the west, the game received "average" reviews according to the
296:
279:
211:
151:
28:
638:
1080:
947:
664:
545:
332:
The game leaps forward about three years after the events of
1076:
363:. The opening theme "Another World" was performed by
357:, who would go on to also compose the soundtrack of
1226:
1208:
1162:
1116:
193:
181:
143:
131:
119:
109:
99:
89:
79:
67:
57:
47:
35:
21:
837:Juba, Joe (December 2005). "Suikoden Tactics".
757:EGM staff (December 2005). "Suikoden Tactics".
228:
323:begins about seven years before the events of
222:
1092:
8:
731:"Suikoden Tactics for PlayStation 2 Reviews"
601:
563:
503:
422:
1099:
1085:
1077:
1026:. Gensopedia. July 3, 2008. Archived from
978:. No. 96. December 2005. p. 118.
421:
396:
27:
18:
987:
985:
911:Grabowski, Dakota (November 30, 2005).
852:
850:
719:
367:. The music was released first as the
967:
965:
803:
801:
772:
770:
1325:Video games with cel-shaded animation
936:
934:
677:definitely has too many short legs."
295:and thus shares many traits with the
7:
919:from the original on October 6, 2008
832:
830:
725:
723:
426:
401:
941:Dunham, Jeremy (November 7, 2005).
885:Fischer, Russ (November 23, 2005).
857:Mueller, Greg (November 14, 2005).
392:
975:Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
680:Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
558:Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
14:
1305:Tactical role-playing video games
992:Sewart, Greg (January 31, 2006).
913:"Suikoden Tactics - PS2 - Review"
603:
565:
505:
777:Parkin, Simon (March 28, 2006).
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
237:tactical role-playing video game
1320:Video games developed in Japan
369:Rhapsodia Privilege Collection
1:
1199:Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki
383:Rhapsodia Original Soundtrack
353:was composed and arranged by
843:. No. 152. p. 174.
887:"GameSpy: Suikoden Tactics"
239:developed and published by
229:
1351:
293:tactical role-playing game
188:Tactical role-playing game
1335:Single-player video games
1072:Official European website
1064:Official Japanese website
994:"Suikoden Tactics Review"
859:"Suikoden Tactics Review"
760:Electronic Gaming Monthly
438:Electronic Gaming Monthly
430:
427:
405:
402:
247:console as part of their
223:
210:, originally released in
26:
1300:PlayStation 2-only games
1285:Role-playing video games
1024:"Suikoden sales figures"
1235:Konami Wai Wai Sokoban
285:
283:
1004:on September 7, 2006
972:"Suikoden Tactics".
815:. September 14, 2005
691:Nippon Ichi Software
1310:Video game prequels
1295:PlayStation 2 games
424:
399:
1315:Video game sequels
1030:on October 2, 2008
943:"Suikoden Tactics"
779:"Suikoden Tactics"
652:review aggregation
397:
286:
156:September 22, 2005
1272:
1271:
1241:Eiyuden Chronicle
693:, declaring that
631:
630:
420:
419:
284:A battle sequence
203:
202:
174:February 24, 2006
1342:
1330:2005 video games
1101:
1094:
1087:
1078:
1068:
1054:Suikoden Tactics
1040:
1039:
1037:
1035:
1020:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1009:
1000:. Archived from
989:
980:
979:
969:
960:
959:
957:
955:
938:
929:
928:
926:
924:
908:
902:
901:
899:
897:
882:
876:
875:
873:
871:
854:
845:
844:
834:
825:
824:
822:
820:
809:"Famitsu scores"
805:
796:
795:
793:
791:
774:
765:
764:
754:
748:
747:
745:
743:
727:
699:
695:Suikoden Tactics
675:Suikoden Tactics
635:Suikoden Tactics
627:
626:
625:
621:
620:
616:
615:
611:
610:
606:
605:
589:
588:
587:
583:
582:
578:
577:
573:
572:
568:
567:
529:
528:
527:
523:
522:
518:
517:
513:
512:
508:
507:
425:
400:
351:Suikoden Tactics
321:Suikoden Tactics
289:Suikoden Tactics
234:
232:
226:
225:
207:Suikoden Tactics
173:
165:November 8, 2005
164:
155:
31:
22:Suikoden Tactics
19:
1350:
1349:
1345:
1344:
1343:
1341:
1340:
1339:
1275:
1274:
1273:
1268:
1222:
1204:
1158:
1112:
1105:
1066:
1049:
1044:
1043:
1033:
1031:
1022:
1021:
1017:
1007:
1005:
991:
990:
983:
971:
970:
963:
953:
951:
940:
939:
932:
922:
920:
910:
909:
905:
895:
893:
884:
883:
879:
869:
867:
856:
855:
848:
836:
835:
828:
818:
816:
807:
806:
799:
789:
787:
776:
775:
768:
763:. No. 198.
756:
755:
751:
741:
739:
729:
728:
721:
716:
697:
632:
623:
618:
613:
608:
585:
580:
575:
570:
525:
520:
515:
510:
398:Aggregate score
395:
391:
347:
317:
278:
220:
177:
168:
159:
150:
17:
16:2005 video game
12:
11:
5:
1348:
1346:
1338:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1277:
1276:
1270:
1269:
1267:
1266:
1259:
1258:
1257:
1254:Hundred Heroes
1250:
1238:
1230:
1228:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1212:
1210:
1206:
1205:
1203:
1202:
1195:
1188:
1181:
1174:
1166:
1164:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1156:
1149:
1142:
1135:
1128:
1120:
1118:
1114:
1113:
1106:
1104:
1103:
1096:
1089:
1081:
1075:
1074:
1069:
1061:
1048:
1047:External links
1045:
1042:
1041:
1015:
981:
961:
930:
903:
877:
846:
826:
797:
766:
749:
718:
717:
715:
712:
629:
628:
599:
591:
590:
561:
553:
552:
549:
541:
540:
537:
531:
530:
501:
493:
492:
489:
481:
480:
477:
469:
468:
465:
457:
456:
453:
445:
444:
441:
433:
432:
429:
418:
417:
414:
408:
407:
404:
393:
390:
387:
355:Norikazu Miura
349:The music for
346:
343:
316:
313:
277:
274:
201:
200:
195:
191:
190:
185:
179:
178:
176:
175:
166:
157:
147:
145:
141:
140:
135:
129:
128:
121:
117:
116:
115:Norikazu Miura
113:
107:
106:
103:
97:
96:
93:
87:
86:
83:
77:
76:
71:
65:
64:
61:
55:
54:
51:
45:
44:
39:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1347:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1282:
1280:
1265:
1264:
1260:
1256:
1255:
1251:
1249:
1248:
1244:
1243:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1219:
1218:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1207:
1201:
1200:
1196:
1194:
1193:
1189:
1187:
1186:
1182:
1180:
1179:
1175:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1161:
1155:
1154:
1150:
1148:
1147:
1143:
1141:
1140:
1136:
1134:
1133:
1129:
1127:
1126:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1115:
1111:
1110:
1102:
1097:
1095:
1090:
1088:
1083:
1082:
1079:
1073:
1070:
1067:(in Japanese)
1065:
1062:
1060:
1056:
1055:
1051:
1050:
1046:
1029:
1025:
1019:
1016:
1003:
999:
995:
988:
986:
982:
977:
976:
968:
966:
962:
950:
949:
944:
937:
935:
931:
918:
914:
907:
904:
892:
888:
881:
878:
866:
865:
860:
853:
851:
847:
842:
841:
840:Game Informer
833:
831:
827:
814:
810:
804:
802:
798:
786:
785:
780:
773:
771:
767:
762:
761:
753:
750:
738:
737:
732:
726:
724:
720:
713:
711:
709:
708:
703:
696:
692:
688:
684:
682:
681:
676:
672:
671:
670:Game Informer
666:
661:
657:
653:
648:
646:
645:
640:
636:
600:
598:
597:
593:
592:
562:
560:
559:
555:
554:
550:
548:
547:
543:
542:
538:
536:
533:
532:
502:
500:
499:
495:
494:
490:
488:
487:
483:
482:
478:
476:
475:
474:Game Informer
471:
470:
466:
464:
463:
459:
458:
454:
452:
451:
447:
446:
442:
440:
439:
435:
434:
423:Review scores
415:
413:
410:
409:
388:
386:
384:
380:
379:
374:
370:
366:
362:
361:
356:
352:
344:
342:
338:
335:
330:
328:
327:
322:
319:The story of
314:
312:
308:
304:
302:
298:
294:
290:
282:
275:
273:
270:
269:
264:
259:
257:
252:
251:
246:
245:PlayStation 2
242:
238:
231:
219:
218:
213:
209:
208:
199:
198:Single-player
196:
192:
189:
186:
184:
180:
171:
167:
162:
158:
153:
149:
148:
146:
142:
139:
138:PlayStation 2
136:
134:
130:
127:
126:
122:
118:
114:
112:
108:
104:
102:
98:
94:
92:
88:
84:
82:
78:
75:
72:
70:
66:
62:
60:
56:
52:
50:
46:
43:
40:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
1263:Water Margin
1261:
1252:
1245:
1240:
1233:
1215:
1209:Compilations
1197:
1190:
1184:
1183:
1178:Card Stories
1176:
1169:
1151:
1144:
1139:Suikoden III
1137:
1130:
1123:
1107:
1053:
1034:November 16,
1032:. Retrieved
1028:the original
1018:
1008:November 16,
1006:. Retrieved
1002:the original
973:
954:November 16,
952:. Retrieved
946:
923:November 16,
921:. Retrieved
915:. GameZone.
906:
896:November 16,
894:. Retrieved
880:
870:November 16,
868:. Retrieved
862:
838:
819:November 16,
817:. Retrieved
788:. Retrieved
782:
758:
752:
742:November 16,
740:. Retrieved
734:
705:
694:
685:
678:
674:
668:
649:
642:
634:
633:
594:
556:
544:
534:
496:
484:
472:
460:
448:
436:
382:
376:
372:
368:
358:
350:
348:
339:
333:
331:
324:
320:
318:
309:
305:
288:
287:
266:
260:
248:
216:
215:
206:
205:
204:
123:
105:Junko Kawano
95:Junko Kawano
85:Osamu Komuta
74:Junko Kawano
63:Osamu Komuta
49:Publisher(s)
37:Developer(s)
1171:Suikogaiden
1146:Suikoden IV
1132:Suikoden II
1117:Main series
428:Publication
334:Suikoden IV
326:Suikoden IV
268:Suikoden IV
261:The game's
133:Platform(s)
111:Composer(s)
81:Designer(s)
69:Producer(s)
59:Director(s)
1279:Categories
1217:I & II
1153:Suikoden V
736:Metacritic
714:References
656:Metacritic
412:Metacritic
403:Aggregator
378:Suikoden V
360:Suikoden V
345:Soundtrack
256:turn-based
1192:Tierkreis
1163:Spin-offs
1059:MobyGames
790:March 22,
784:Eurogamer
687:Eurogamer
479:6.75 / 10
450:Eurogamer
443:7.33 / 10
394:Reception
389:Reception
301:sidequest
230:Rapusodia
217:Rhapsodia
101:Writer(s)
91:Artist(s)
1290:Suikoden
1125:Suikoden
1109:Suikoden
917:Archived
864:GameSpot
660:GameSpot
654:website
551:7.3 / 10
539:6.6 / 10
535:GameZone
491:7.6 / 10
486:GameSpot
416:68 / 100
373:Suikoden
276:Gameplay
250:Suikoden
243:for the
183:Genre(s)
125:Suikoden
1227:Related
1185:Tactics
891:GameSpy
644:Famitsu
498:GameSpy
467:31 / 40
462:Famitsu
365:yoshiko
341:Kyril.
263:fantasy
235:, is a
194:Mode(s)
144:Release
1247:Rising
998:X-Play
813:NeoGAF
707:X-Play
596:X-Play
455:5 / 10
241:Konami
224:ラプソディア
120:Series
53:Konami
42:Konami
698:'
431:Score
406:Score
315:Story
297:genre
291:is a
212:Japan
1036:2016
1010:2016
956:2016
925:2016
898:2016
872:2016
821:2016
792:2009
744:2016
639:Sony
1057:at
948:IGN
704:'s
665:IGN
546:IGN
214:as
1281::
996:.
984:^
964:^
945:.
933:^
889:.
861:.
849:^
829:^
811:.
800:^
781:.
769:^
733:.
722:^
702:G4
658:.
227:,
170:EU
161:NA
152:JP
1100:e
1093:t
1086:v
1038:.
1012:.
958:.
927:.
900:.
874:.
823:.
794:.
746:.
233:)
221:(
172::
163::
154::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
