, pronounced Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon Cross, is a remake of the Game Boy Color

Game Boy Color

The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...

 RPG, Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon

Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon

is an RPG for the Game Boy Color released by Namco on November 10, 2000, selling 136,000 copies. Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon's characteristic genre name is . It is the first sequel in the Tales series, which normally does not have connected storylines...

, for the PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...

 developed by Namco Tales Studio

Namco Tales Studio

, formerly , was a Japanese video game development company founded in 1986. The company was renamed in 2003 when Telenet Japan sold part of its stake and made Namco the majority shareholder. Namco Tales Studio continues to be the primary developer of the Tales RPG series, as they had been since the...

 and published by Namco Bandai

Namco Bandai

, also known as the Bandai Namco Group, is a Japanese holding company formed from the merger of Namco and Bandai. It has interests in toys, video games and arcades, anime, and amusement parks. The new entity was founded on September 29, 2005...

. It released in Japan on August 5, 2010

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. The original game was the first sequel

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 in the Tales series, which normally does not have connected storylines. The story begins 205 years after the beginning of Tales of Phantasia

Tales of Phantasia

is a Super Nintendo game in the RPG genre published by Namco and released in Japan in 1995, selling 212,000 copies. It is the first mothership title in the Tales RPG series and was later remade/re-released on the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable...

. The game's theme song is and was sung by Hanako Oku

Hanako Oku

is a pop singer famous in her native Japan for her piano ballads. She rose to fame after performing the end-title track for the Madhouse film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in 2006...

.

In addition the game will also include a separate game, , pronounced Tales of Phantasia Cross, which will be the fourth remake of the first game in the series Tales of Phantasia

Tales of Phantasia

is a Super Nintendo game in the RPG genre published by Namco and released in Japan in 1995, selling 212,000 copies. It is the first mothership title in the Tales RPG series and was later remade/re-released on the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable...

.

Gameplay

Both games will utilize the Cross Arts Aerial Linear Motion Battle System (XAR-LMBS) which is a tweaked version of the series' Linear Motion Battle System which is used in almost every game in the series though each game features its own unique version of the LMBS. Battles take place in a 3D environment with 2D character sprites. Characters can also move freely now like in recent 3D Mothership Tales games and not be restricted to a side-scrolling 2D plane like the original titles. The two main characters of the game Dio and Mel can change into any of the clothes they are given, depending on the clothes the characters can change skills and obtain certain equipment. For example Dio can change into Samurai and Shinobi clothes while Mel can change into Nurse and Witch clothes. The game will feature a total of about 80 costumes.

Narikiri Dungeon X

Dio (Mitsuki Saiga

Mitsuki Saiga

is a female seiyū who was born in Saitama. Saiga works at Ken Production.-Anime:* .hack//Roots * .hack//Sign * 07-Ghost * Ashita no Nadja...

)

One of the Narikiri twins. He is carefree and optimistic.

Mell (Kana Asumi

Kana Asumi

, born is a female Japanese singer and voice actress from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She worked for Voice & Heart until 2007 and works for 81 Produce from 2008.-Filmography:2005* Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch - Choir member , Waitress...

)

One of the Narikiri twins. She is more level-headed and mature.

Etos (Yukari Tamura

Yukari Tamura

, is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress, affiliated with the talent agency I'm Enterprise. Affectionately called Yukarin by her fans, she is also known for her high-pitched voice and interest in Lolita fashion...

)

A fairy from another world. She is the adoptive mother of Dio and Mel.

Norn (Miki Itoh)

A spirit who entrusted the twins to Etos.

Albert (Naoki Tatsuta

Naoki Tatsuta

is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production.He is most known for the roles of Buta Gorilla , Daima Jin , Oolong , Ashibe's Father , and Scoop-kun ....

)

A talking wardrobe sent by Norn to keep outfits for the twins. He adores Mel but argues with Dio.

Kuruuru

A weird creature that Dio and Mel saved from a monster. It is able to change its form and has high fighting power.

Rondoline E Effenberg (Eri Kitamura

Eri Kitamura

is a Japanese voice actress and singer, who was born on August 16, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan. She is primarily known for her role in Blood+ as Saya Otonashi and singing the third ending for the anime series Konjiki No Gash Bell . She is also known to be an amateur manga artist in Japan in her spare time...

)

A free-spirited time-traveler who wants to alter history. Her sporadic travels through time intersect with events in Tales of Phantasia: Cross Edition, where she appears as a guest party member.

Phantasia X

Cress Alvein

A swordsman who seeks the answer as to what "true justice" really is, he uses his family's Alvein Style swordsmanship.

Mint Adnade

A healer whose weakness is not being able to heal the hearts of others; this often bothers her.

Arche Klein

A half-elf who is extremely playful and likes to tease others. Due to her being a half-elf she has a long life which leads to her being left behind by others making her feel lonely.

Klarth F. Lester

A summoner from ancient Euclid.

Chester Barklight

Childhood friend of Cress who was thought to be killed early in the story. The party recruits him later on at a low level.

Development

The game was originally teased on March 3, 2010 in the Japanese magazine, Jump. It was officially unveiled in the March 10, 2010 issue of Jump. Prior to that Japanese illustrator, Kazuyoshi Nagiyuma, who previously worked on Tales of Vesperia

Tales of Vesperia

is the tenth main title in the Tales series. It was developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Xbox 360. The title was announced on December 22, 2007 at Jump Festa, and was released on August 7, 2008 in Asia, and on August 26, 2008 in North America...

said that he had just finished doing illustrations for Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon R, which has been presumably renamed to Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X.