Flight-Plan
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was a Japan
ese video game developer
perhaps best known for the Summon Night series of role-playing games published by Banpresto
. Founded in 1989, Flight-Plan began by developing the Black/Matrix
series of tactical role-playing game
s, published by NEC Interchannel
(later Interchannel Holon) in Japan. In January of 2007, Flight-Plan began self-publishing some of its games, such as Dragon Shadow Spell and Sacred Blaze
. Other clients of the company have included Sony
, Nintendo
, and Sega
.
In August of 2010, the company quietly closed its offices and ceased business, and their website was taken offline. The company is for all intents and purposes defunct.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
perhaps best known for the Summon Night series of role-playing games published by Banpresto
Banpresto
is a Japanese toy company, best known in America for game development, headquartered in the Shinagawa Seaside West Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It was founded April 1977 as Hoei Sangyo, Co. Ltd. The company was renamed Coreland in 1982, and during the 1980s it worked mainly as a subcontractor for...
. Founded in 1989, Flight-Plan began by developing the Black/Matrix
Black/Matrix (video game series)
is a series of tactical role-playing games developed by Flight Plan and published by Interchannel. All titles in the series are Japan-exclusive.Each installment in the series combines standard tactical RPG gameplay with a pastiche of Judeo-Christian religious themes, particularly concerning the...
series of tactical role-playing game
Tactical role-playing game
A tactical role-playing game is a type of video game which incorporates elements of traditional role-playing video games and strategy games. In Japan these games are known as , a designation which might seem peculiar to native English speakers...
s, published by NEC Interchannel
Interchannel
Interchannel is a Japanese game developer and publisher. Previously known as NEC Interchannel and before that NEC Avenue, it was originally a subsidiary of NEC before 70 percent of the company was sold to Index Corporation for approximately 3 billion yen in 2004...
(later Interchannel Holon) in Japan. In January of 2007, Flight-Plan began self-publishing some of its games, such as Dragon Shadow Spell and Sacred Blaze
Sacred Blaze
is a tactical role-playing game by Flight-Plan for the Sony PlayStation 2 system. It is the second self-published game by Flight-Plan after 2007's Dragon Shadow Spell. In Sacred Blaze, the player assumes the role of God and has the ability to bestow various player characters with abilities to use...
. Other clients of the company have included Sony
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. is a major video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry, and is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the Consumer Products & Services Group of Sony...
, Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
, and Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
.
In August of 2010, the company quietly closed its offices and ceased business, and their website was taken offline. The company is for all intents and purposes defunct.
Games
- Metamor Jupiter - (1993, Turbo CDTurboGrafx-16TurboGrafx-16, fully titled as TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem and known in Japan as the , is a video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in North America on August 29, 1989....
) - CAL III: Kanketsuhen - (1994, Turbo CD)
- Chiki Chiki Boys - (1994, Turbo CD)
- Doukyuusei - (1995, Turbo CD)
- Doukyuusei if - (1996, SaturnSega SaturnThe is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
) - Doukyuusei 2 - (1997, Saturn)
- Refrain Love - (1997, Saturn)
- NOel 3: Mission on the Line - (1998, PlayStationPlayStationThe is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
/Saturn) - Dragon Shadow Spell - (2007, PlayStation 2PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
) - Eternal PoisonEternal PoisonEternal Poison, released in Japan as , is a turn-based tactical role-playing game developed by Flight-Plan for the PlayStation 2. The game is a dark fantasy RPG where the player must catch and collect demons called Majin, these monsters can then be used as fellow party members or taken back to the...
- (2008, PlayStation 2) - Shining Force FeatherShining Force Featheris a turn-based tactical role-playing game developed by Flight-Plan and published by Sega. It's the 18th Mothership Title of the Shining series and was released in Japan on February 19th, 2009...
- (2009, Nintendo DSNintendo DSThe is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
) - Sacred BlazeSacred Blazeis a tactical role-playing game by Flight-Plan for the Sony PlayStation 2 system. It is the second self-published game by Flight-Plan after 2007's Dragon Shadow Spell. In Sacred Blaze, the player assumes the role of God and has the ability to bestow various player characters with abilities to use...
- (2009, PlayStation 2)
Black/Matrix series
- Black/MatrixBlack/Matrix (video game series)is a series of tactical role-playing games developed by Flight Plan and published by Interchannel. All titles in the series are Japan-exclusive.Each installment in the series combines standard tactical RPG gameplay with a pastiche of Judeo-Christian religious themes, particularly concerning the...
- (1998, Saturn) - Black/Matrix ADBlack/Matrix (video game series)is a series of tactical role-playing games developed by Flight Plan and published by Interchannel. All titles in the series are Japan-exclusive.Each installment in the series combines standard tactical RPG gameplay with a pastiche of Judeo-Christian religious themes, particularly concerning the...
- (1999, Dreamcast) - Black Matrix Cross - (2000, PlayStation)
- Black Matrix Zero - (2002, Game Boy AdvanceGame Boy AdvanceThe is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
) - Black Matrix 2 - (2002, PlayStation 2)
- Black Matrix 00 - (2004, PlayStation)
Summon Night series
- Summon Night - (2000, PlayStation)
- Summon Night 2 - (2001, PlayStation)
- Summon Night 3 - (2003, PlayStation 2)
- Summon Night: Swordcraft StorySummon Night: Swordcraft Storyis an action role-playing game by Banpresto for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance system. It is part of the Summon Night series of games. Atlus handled the English translation of the game.-Story:...
- (2003, Game Boy Advance) - Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2is an action role-playing game by Banpresto for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance system. It is part of the Summon Night series of games and the sequel to Summon Night: Swordcraft Story. Atlus handled the English translation of the game.-Field:...
- (2004, Game Boy Advance) - Summon Night Craft Sword Monogatari: Hajimari no IshiSummon Night Craft Sword Monogatari: Hajimari no Ishiis an action role-playing game by Banpresto for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance system. Atlus USA, publisher of the first two Summon Night Game Boy Advance in North America, did not announce any plans of localizing the title...
- (2005, Game Boy Advance) - Summon Night EX-Thesis: Yoake no Tsubasa - (2005, PlayStation 2)
- Summon Night 4 - (2006, PlayStation 2)
- Summon Night: Twin AgeSummon Night: Twin AgeSummon Night: Twin Age is an action role-playing game in the Summon Night series for the Nintendo DS. The game is developed by Flight-Plan and published by Atlus...
- (2007, Nintendo DS) - Summon Night DS - (2008, Nintendo DS)
- Summon Night 2 DS - (2008, Nintendo DS)
- Summon Night X: Tears CrownSummon Night X: Tears Crownis a fantasy role-playing game in the Summon Night series for the Nintendo DS. It is developed by Flight-Plan and Think & Feel and is published by Namco Bandai in Japan on November 5....
- (2009, Nintendo DS) - Summon Night Gran-These - (2010, PlayStation 2)