Mugen Senshi Valis
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Valis, known in Japan as , is a Japan
ese platform game
series developed by Telenet Japan
. The original game was developed in 1986 for the MSX
, and its popularity has spanned 4 sequels, a spin-off, and remakes across several platforms, notably the TurboGrafx-16
and Sega Mega Drive
until the early 90s, in which it was quietly retired. The Genesis entries were published in North America by Renovation Products
. Later, Telenet sold the series' rights to a company known as Eants, which re-tooled the series as hentai games
. After Telenet shut down in 2007. The series has formed 2 Mobile Phone
games released by Bandai Namco Games in Japan and a manga by Kill Time Communications.
The Valis games (as they were known in America) tell the story of , a schoolgirl in late 1980s Japan who is fated to protect three different realms -- our own Earth, the land of spirits, and , the Dream World -- by wielding a mystical sword known as Valis.
Vecanti's first foe comes in the form of a warlord named Rogles. He extinguishes a light in Vecanti which functions as a source of power for those who live there, and in a desperate plea for salvation, its citizens reach out for a brave soul who can help them in their time of despair. Yūko on Earth is the one who answers the call, being summoned by magical forces into Vecanti to liberate them from the evil of Rogles, who brainwashes Yūko's best friend Reiko into helping him try and put an end to the Valis warrior. Against increasingly difficult odds, Yūko prevails and destroys Rogles. Although Reiko is killed in the process, her memory returns as she dies in her friend's arms.
Time passes, and Vecanti is set to rule under its next emperor after Rogles, a man named Megas who wishes to stamp out any trace of the former tyrant, to the point of murdering any supporters Rogles might have had. Furthermore, his bloodthirsty tendencies recognize Yūko and the Valis sword as viable threats to his claim of the throne, and he orders his minions to eliminate her first before she has the chance to thwart him. Megas had underestimated the Valis maiden, and he, too, falls to her magical blade, and peace once more comes to the dream world, as Yūko again returns home to resume an otherwise ordinary human life.
As all of these focused attempts on conquest have so far centered on Vecanti, activity in the spiritual planes has gone undetected, and a figure named Glames has arisen, hellbent on destroying both Earth and Vecanti to lead his fellow spirits in an uprise of domination. Against this common foe, Yūko has found help -- a warrior-maiden named Cham, who uses a deadly whip; and her own twin sister Valna, who grew up within Vecanti and became strong in the ways of magic.
Furthermore, the Valis sword is shown to be capable of more than what Yūko has accomplished with it thus far, and a visit to the ruler of Vecanti, a wizened gentleman named Nizetti, unleashes the blade's full potential, which culminates in a climactic battle with Glames, who has used his own magic to resurrect
Rogles. The Valis warrior is triumphant, and for her dutiful and unwavering service, Yūko is permitted to step down from her role as guardian and become a goddess in Vecanti, leaving Earth behind forever. The Valis sword retires to the heavens as well, as the dream world prepares itself for prosperity. Cham and Valna wave good-bye to their sister and comrade as she departs to take on her new role.
Peace would not last long for the citizens of Vecanti. A king named Asfal had a son, Galgear, who grew up with great ambitions that arose from the acquisition of a magic ring
. This ring increases his powers, but to the loss of control he could have maintained under its effects, and the gods of Vecanti recognize this and enslave the reckless prince inside a crystal
, its mass sinking into the ocean. Fifteen years pass, and Galgear manages to break out of his prison, kidnapping the former heroine Valna, and he is pursued by troops led by Cham. A member of her party, Lena Brande, requests permission to infiltrate Galgear's stronghold and free Valna on her own; Cham initially disagrees, but a disembodied voice convinces her to allow this, and Rena brings her twin sister Amu with her.
They both succeed in reaching Galgear's inner sanctum, but are stopped by the prince and his ring, and he is about to obliterate them when they are teleported away by a magic force -- that of Asfal, the prince's father, who tells them that only the Valis sword, no longer in this world, can stop him. Both girls journey day and night to reach the heavens of Vecanti and claim the sword, which is bequeathed onto them by Yūko herself(who is now a goddess), with her blessings in stopping the power-hungry prince. They return to Vecanti and use the mystic blade to defeat Galgear.
attempt to resurrect the series. There are five Valis X titles that retell the stories of the first four games containing copious amounts of lesbian acts and tentacle sex. The game was developed by Eants but was published by Telenet Japan. This was also the last game published by Telenet Japan.
The game was released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series however, the game was poorly received by critics and fans of the series.
Mugen Senshi Valis - Legend Of A Fantasm Soldier:
1986: MSX, PC/88
1987: Nintendo Famicom/NES
1991: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
1992: NEC PC Engine Super CD-ROM²
Mugen Senshi Valis 2 - Legend Of A Fantasm Soldier:
1989: MSX, PC88, X68000, NEC PC Engine CD-ROM²
1992: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis (as SD Valis/Syd of Valis)
Mugen Senshi Valis 3 - Legend Of A Fantasm Soldier:
1990: NEC PC Engine CD-ROM²
1991: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Mugen Senshi Valis 4 - Legend Of A Fantasm Soldier:
1991: NEC PC Engine CD-ROM²
1992: Nintendo Super Famicom/SNES
Mugen Senshi Valis Complete - Legend Of A Fantasm Soldier:
2004 (24.06): PC CD ROM Windows (98/XP compatible Vista & 7)
Mugen Senshi Valis Complete Plus - Legend Of A Fantasm Soldier:
2011 (24.11): PC CD ROM Windows (98/XP compatible Vista & 7)
series for Valis was released in 2008 by Kill Time Communications and featured in the seinen manga magazine Comic Valkyrie
.
Japan
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ese platform game
Platform game
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series developed by Telenet Japan
Telenet Japan
was a Japanese video game and software developer founded in October 1983 by Kazuyuki Fukushima. The company was also known as Nippon Telenet . The company was best known for the Valis series as well as its Wolfteam & RiOT divisions...
. The original game was developed in 1986 for the MSX
MSX
MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation...
, and its popularity has spanned 4 sequels, a spin-off, and remakes across several platforms, notably the TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-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....
and Sega Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive
The Sega Genesis is a fourth-generation video game console developed and produced by Sega. It was originally released in Japan in 1988 as , then in North America in 1989 as Sega Genesis, and in Europe, Australia and other PAL regions in 1990 as Mega Drive. The reason for the two names is that...
until the early 90s, in which it was quietly retired. The Genesis entries were published in North America by Renovation Products
Renovation Products
Renovation Products Inc. was the North American subsidiary for Telenet Japan. They published and localized many of the games from Telenet Japan and its subsidiaries for North America, but they never actually developed any games...
. Later, Telenet sold the series' rights to a company known as Eants, which re-tooled the series as hentai games
Eroge
An or Ero-ga is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. Eroge originated from galge, but unlike galge, they feature erotic/pornographic content.-History:...
. After Telenet shut down in 2007. The series has formed 2 Mobile Phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
games released by Bandai Namco Games in Japan and a manga by Kill Time Communications.
The Valis games (as they were known in America) tell the story of , a schoolgirl in late 1980s Japan who is fated to protect three different realms -- our own Earth, the land of spirits, and , the Dream World -- by wielding a mystical sword known as Valis.
Valis
Main article: Valis: The Fantasm SoldierVecanti's first foe comes in the form of a warlord named Rogles. He extinguishes a light in Vecanti which functions as a source of power for those who live there, and in a desperate plea for salvation, its citizens reach out for a brave soul who can help them in their time of despair. Yūko on Earth is the one who answers the call, being summoned by magical forces into Vecanti to liberate them from the evil of Rogles, who brainwashes Yūko's best friend Reiko into helping him try and put an end to the Valis warrior. Against increasingly difficult odds, Yūko prevails and destroys Rogles. Although Reiko is killed in the process, her memory returns as she dies in her friend's arms.
Valis II
Main article: Valis IIValis II
, which had a remake done with super deformed characters and released as on the Japanese Sega Mega Drive and Syd of Valis -a translation mistake as SD means super deformed- on the North American Sega Genesis, is the second title in the Mugen Senshi Valis video game series...
Time passes, and Vecanti is set to rule under its next emperor after Rogles, a man named Megas who wishes to stamp out any trace of the former tyrant, to the point of murdering any supporters Rogles might have had. Furthermore, his bloodthirsty tendencies recognize Yūko and the Valis sword as viable threats to his claim of the throne, and he orders his minions to eliminate her first before she has the chance to thwart him. Megas had underestimated the Valis maiden, and he, too, falls to her magical blade, and peace once more comes to the dream world, as Yūko again returns home to resume an otherwise ordinary human life.
Valis III
Main article: Valis IIIValis III
is an action-platformer video game developed by Telenet Japan and originally released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² on September 7, 1990 in Japan. It was later released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991 both in Japan and North America, and for the TurboGrafx-CD in 1992 in North America...
As all of these focused attempts on conquest have so far centered on Vecanti, activity in the spiritual planes has gone undetected, and a figure named Glames has arisen, hellbent on destroying both Earth and Vecanti to lead his fellow spirits in an uprise of domination. Against this common foe, Yūko has found help -- a warrior-maiden named Cham, who uses a deadly whip; and her own twin sister Valna, who grew up within Vecanti and became strong in the ways of magic.
Furthermore, the Valis sword is shown to be capable of more than what Yūko has accomplished with it thus far, and a visit to the ruler of Vecanti, a wizened gentleman named Nizetti, unleashes the blade's full potential, which culminates in a climactic battle with Glames, who has used his own magic to resurrect
Resurrection
Resurrection refers to the literal coming back to life of the biologically dead. It is used both with respect to particular individuals or the belief in a General Resurrection of the dead at the end of the world. The General Resurrection is featured prominently in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim...
Rogles. The Valis warrior is triumphant, and for her dutiful and unwavering service, Yūko is permitted to step down from her role as guardian and become a goddess in Vecanti, leaving Earth behind forever. The Valis sword retires to the heavens as well, as the dream world prepares itself for prosperity. Cham and Valna wave good-bye to their sister and comrade as she departs to take on her new role.
Valis IV (Super Valis IV)
Main article: Valis IVValis IV
, or , on the Super Nintendo is a video game platformer and the final release of the Mugen Senshi Valis series in North America...
Peace would not last long for the citizens of Vecanti. A king named Asfal had a son, Galgear, who grew up with great ambitions that arose from the acquisition of a magic ring
Ring (finger)
A finger ring is a circular band worn as a type of ornamental jewelry around a finger; it is the most common current meaning of the word ring. Other types of metal bands worn as ornaments are also called rings, such as arm rings and neck rings....
. This ring increases his powers, but to the loss of control he could have maintained under its effects, and the gods of Vecanti recognize this and enslave the reckless prince inside a crystal
Crystal
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is known as crystallography...
, its mass sinking into the ocean. Fifteen years pass, and Galgear manages to break out of his prison, kidnapping the former heroine Valna, and he is pursued by troops led by Cham. A member of her party, Lena Brande, requests permission to infiltrate Galgear's stronghold and free Valna on her own; Cham initially disagrees, but a disembodied voice convinces her to allow this, and Rena brings her twin sister Amu with her.
They both succeed in reaching Galgear's inner sanctum, but are stopped by the prince and his ring, and he is about to obliterate them when they are teleported away by a magic force -- that of Asfal, the prince's father, who tells them that only the Valis sword, no longer in this world, can stop him. Both girls journey day and night to reach the heavens of Vecanti and claim the sword, which is bequeathed onto them by Yūko herself(who is now a goddess), with her blessings in stopping the power-hungry prince. They return to Vecanti and use the mystic blade to defeat Galgear.
Valis X
Valis X (Valis Cross) was a hentaiHentai
is a Japanese word that, in the West, is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation, particularly those of Japanese origin such as anime, manga, and computer games. The word hentai is a kanji compound of 変 and 態...
attempt to resurrect the series. There are five Valis X titles that retell the stories of the first four games containing copious amounts of lesbian acts and tentacle sex. The game was developed by Eants but was published by Telenet Japan. This was also the last game published by Telenet Japan.
The game was released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series however, the game was poorly received by critics and fans of the series.
Release dates
Japan Release Date:Mugen Senshi Valis - Legend Of A Fantasm Soldier:
1986: MSX, PC/88
1987: Nintendo Famicom/NES
1991: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
1992: NEC PC Engine Super CD-ROM²
Mugen Senshi Valis 2 - Legend Of A Fantasm Soldier:
1989: MSX, PC88, X68000, NEC PC Engine CD-ROM²
1992: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis (as SD Valis/Syd of Valis)
Mugen Senshi Valis 3 - Legend Of A Fantasm Soldier:
1990: NEC PC Engine CD-ROM²
1991: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Mugen Senshi Valis 4 - Legend Of A Fantasm Soldier:
1991: NEC PC Engine CD-ROM²
1992: Nintendo Super Famicom/SNES
Mugen Senshi Valis Complete - Legend Of A Fantasm Soldier:
2004 (24.06): PC CD ROM Windows (98/XP compatible Vista & 7)
Mugen Senshi Valis Complete Plus - Legend Of A Fantasm Soldier:
2011 (24.11): PC CD ROM Windows (98/XP compatible Vista & 7)
Manga
A mangaManga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series for Valis was released in 2008 by Kill Time Communications and featured in the seinen manga magazine Comic Valkyrie
Comic Valkyrie
is a Japanese science fiction and fantasy seinen manga magazine published by Kill Time Communication. Its target readership is males between their teens and thirties. The first volume was released on July 25, 2006, and ran in bimonthly volumes until it switched to monthly publication, starting with...
.