Level-5 (company)
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Industry | Video games |
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Founded | October 28, 1998 |
Headquarters | Fukuoka, Japan |
Key people | |
Products | |
Number of employees | 300 (2020[1]) |
Subsidiaries |
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Website | www |
Level-5 Inc.
History
Level-5 was established in October 1998 by Akihiro Hino and his development team at
Level-5's first full-scale production was the
Roid service
In 2009, Level-5 launched its Roid (Revolutionary Original Ideas Discovery) service, a mobile phone application that serves as a content delivery platform for mobile games.
List of games
All games were developed and/or published by Level-5 unless otherwise noted
Game | Platform(s) | Initial release date |
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Dark Cloud[b] | PlayStation 2 | December 14, 2000 |
Dark Chronicle[b] | PlayStation 2 | November 28, 2002 |
Dragon Quest VIII[c] | PlayStation 2 | November 27, 2004 |
Rogue Galaxy[b] | PlayStation 2 | December 8, 2005 |
Jeanne d'Arc[b] | PlayStation Portable | November 22, 2006 |
Professor Layton and the Curious Village | Nintendo DS | February 15, 2007 |
Android, iOS | June 8, 2018 | |
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box | Nintendo DS | November 29, 2007 |
Android, iOS | December 5, 2018 | |
Inazuma Eleven | Nintendo DS | August 22, 2008 |
Nintendo 3DS | December 27, 2012 | |
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future | Nintendo DS | November 27, 2008 |
Android, iOS | July 13, 2020 | |
White Knight Chronicles[b] | PlayStation 3 | December 25, 2008 |
Paul Sloane & Des MacHale's Intriguing Tales[12] | Nintendo DS | May 21, 2009 |
Professor Tago's Mental Gymnastics #1 and #2[12] | Nintendo DS | June 18, 2009 |
Dragon Quest IX[13][c] | Nintendo DS | July 11, 2009 |
Paul Sloane & Des MacHale's Intriguing Tales 2[12] | Nintendo DS | September 3, 2009 |
Inazuma Eleven 2[12][14] | Nintendo DS | October 1, 2009 |
Nintendo 3DS | December 27, 2012 | |
Professor Tago's Mental Gymnastics #3 and #4[12] | Nintendo DS | October 8, 2009 |
Professor Layton and the Last Specter[12] | Nintendo DS | November 26, 2009 |
Inazuma Eleven 3[13] | Nintendo DS | July 1, 2010 |
Nintendo 3DS | December 27, 2012 | |
White Knight Chronicles II[b][15] | PlayStation 3 | July 8, 2010 |
Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn[13] | Nintendo DS | December 9, 2010 |
Ni no Kuni: Hotroit Stories[13]
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Mobile phone | December 9, 2010 |
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask | Nintendo 3DS | February 26, 2011 |
Danball Senki | PlayStation Portable | June 16, 2011 |
Inazuma Eleven Strikers[16] | Wii | July 16, 2011 |
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | PlayStation 3 | November 17, 2011 |
Nintendo Switch | September 20, 2019 | |
Windows
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PlayStation 4 | ||
Xbox One | September 15, 2022 | |
Xbox Series X/S
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Little Battlers eXperience Boost
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PlayStation Portable | November 23, 2011 |
Inazuma Eleven GO[17] | Nintendo 3DS | December 15, 2011 |
Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme
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Wii | December 22, 2011 |
Girls RPG: Cinderellife[18][19] | Nintendo 3DS | March 8, 2012 |
Ni no Kuni: Daibouken Monsters
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Mobile phone | May 11, 2012 |
Guild01 | Nintendo 3DS | May 31, 2012 |
Little Battlers eXperience
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Nintendo 3DS | July 5, 2012 |
Time Travelers[20] | Nintendo 3DS | July 12, 2012 |
PlayStation Portable | ||
PlayStation Vita | ||
Layton Brothers: Mystery Room | Android | September 21, 2012 |
iOS | ||
Little Battlers eXperience W
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PlayStation Portable | October 18, 2012 |
PlayStation Vita | ||
Professor Layton and the Phantom Thieves
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Android | November 14, 2012 |
iOS | ||
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney[20] | Nintendo 3DS | November 29, 2012 |
Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone | Nintendo 3DS | December 13, 2012 |
Inazuma Eleven GO Strikers 2013
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Wii | December 20, 2012 |
Fantasy Life | Nintendo 3DS | December 27, 2012 |
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy[21] | Nintendo 3DS | February 28, 2013 |
Liberation Maiden | iOS | March 7, 2013 |
Guild02
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Nintendo 3DS | March 13, 2013 |
Earth Devastating B-Grade Girlfriend Z: Space War | iOS | June 25, 2013 |
Android | August 12, 2013 | |
Yo-kai Watch | Nintendo 3DS | July 11, 2013 |
Nintendo Switch | October 10, 2019 | |
Android, iOS | July 10, 2021 | |
Little Battlers eXperience W: Super Custom
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Nintendo 3DS | July 18, 2013 |
Fantasy Life Link!
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Nintendo 3DS | July 25, 2013 |
Little Battlers eXperience: Wars
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Nintendo 3DS | October 31, 2013 |
Inazuma Eleven GO 3: Galaxy
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Nintendo 3DS | December 5, 2013 |
Weapon Shop de Omasse | Nintendo 3DS | February 19, 2014 |
Yo-kai Watch 2 | Nintendo 3DS | July 10, 2014 |
Yo-kai Watch Blasters | Nintendo 3DS | July 11, 2015 |
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble[d][22] | Android | October 21, 2015 |
iOS | October 28, 2015 | |
Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version[e] | Wii U | December 5, 2015 |
Yo-kai Sangokushi[f] | Nintendo 3DS | April 2, 2016 |
Yo-kai Watch 3 | Nintendo 3DS | July 16, 2016 |
Inazuma Eleven: Everyday+
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Android | June 30, 2017 |
iOS | ||
Layton's Mystery Journey | Android | July 20, 2017 |
iOS | ||
Nintendo 3DS | ||
Nintendo Switch | November 8, 2019 | |
Snack World: Trejarers
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Nintendo 3DS | August 10, 2017 |
Otome Yusha[g][23] | Android | December 16, 2017 |
iOS | ||
Yo-kai Watch Busters 2
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Nintendo 3DS | December 16, 2017 |
Yo-kai Sangokushi: Kunitori Wars[f]
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Android | January 11, 2018[24] |
iOS | ||
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom | Windows
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March 23, 2018 |
PlayStation 4 | ||
Nintendo Switch | September 17, 2021[25] | |
Xbox One | March 21, 2023 | |
Xbox Series X/S
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Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Gold
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Nintendo Switch | April 12, 2018 |
Yo-kai Watch: Gerapo Rhythm
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Android | May 10, 2018 |
iOS | ||
Yo-kai Watch World[h]
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Android | June 27, 2018[26] |
iOS | ||
Fantasy Life Online
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Android | July 23, 2018[27] |
iOS | ||
Yo-kai Watch 4 | Nintendo Switch | June 20, 2019[28] |
PlayStation 4 | December 5, 2019[29] | |
Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu | Nintendo Switch | August 13, 2020[30] |
PlayStation 4 | October 29, 2020 | |
Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds[i]
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Android | June 10, 2021 |
iOS | ||
Megaton Musashi | Nintendo Switch | November 11, 2021[31] |
PlayStation 4 | ||
Megaton Musashi Cross
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Nintendo Switch | December 1, 2022[32] |
PlayStation 4 | ||
Megaton Musashi Wired | Nintendo Switch | April 25, 2024 |
PlayStation 4 | ||
Windows
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Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road | Android | 2024 |
iOS | ||
Nintendo Switch | ||
PlayStation 4 | ||
PlayStation 5 | ||
Windows
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DecaPolice | Nintendo Switch | 2024[33] |
PlayStation 4 | ||
PlayStation 5 | ||
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
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Nintendo Switch | October 10, 2024[34] |
Professor Layton and The New World of Steam[35]
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Nintendo Switch | 2025 |
Ushiro | Nintendo Switch | TBA |
Notes
- ^ Japanese: 株式会社レベルファイブ, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Reberu Faibu
- ^ a b c d e f Published by Sony Computer Entertainment
- ^ a b Published by Square Enix
- ^ Co-developed by NHN PlayArt
- ^ Developed by Ubisoft
- ^ a b Developed by Koei Tecmo
- ^ Developed by h.a.n.d.
- ^ Developed by GungHo Online Entertainment
- ^ Developed by Netmarble
References
- ^ "会社概要|株式会社レベルファイブ".
- ^ "株式会社レベルファイブ".
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- ^ "How Yasumi Matsuno Ended Up at Level-5". June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011.
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- ^ Galiz-Rowe, Ty (October 12, 2020). "Ni No Kuni Developer Level-5 Is Shutting Down In North America-Report". GameSpot. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (October 15, 2020). "Level-5 Opens 'Manga 5' Website with 9 New Manga on October 15". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "Level-5's ROID Service Kicks Off Today -- Andriasang.com". December 24, 2012. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c d e f "Level-5 International America History & Products 2009". 2011. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Level-5 International America History & Products 2010". 2011. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ "In shops now: Inazuma Eleven 2: Firestorm and Inazuma Eleven 2: Blizzard". 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ "TGS 2009: White Knight Chronicles 2 Revealed". Kotaku. September 24, 2009.
- ^ "今度の敵は未来から!? 『イナズマイレブン』感謝祭で映画版・Wii版・第4弾を発表 - 電撃オンライン" (in Japanese). News.dengeki.com. June 27, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "3DS Inazuma Eleven Due This Winter". June 19, 2011. Archived from the original on June 19, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Level-5 Bringing Mobile Hostess Sim to 3DS (andriasang.com, 10.20.2010)". October 22, 2010. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Girl's RPG Cinderelife - In Development". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ a b GUEST. "Level-5 Vision 2010 Live Blog (andriasang.com, 10.19.2010)". Archived from the original on October 21, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ Gantayat, Anoop (2011). "First Professor Layton Crosses One Million". Adriasang. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ "Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble". yo-kai-wibblewobble.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "オトメ勇者". Official Otome Yusha game page.
- ^ Romano, Sal (January 11, 2018). "Yo-kai Sangokushi: Kunitori Wars now available in Japan". Gematsu. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Gilliam, Ryan (May 20, 2021). "Ni no Kuni 2 comes to Switch this September". Polygon. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ Sato (June 27, 2018). "Yo-kai Watch World For Smartphones Is The Series' Take On Pokémon GO". Siliconera. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ^ Sato (July 18, 2018). "Fantasy Life Online Goes Live In Japan On July 23". Siliconera. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Craddock (October 11, 2018). "Yo-Kai Watch 4 Has Been Delayed Until Spring 2019 In Japan". Nintendo Life. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ Sato (December 5, 2019). "Yo-kai Watch 4++ Released Today In Japan, Here's Its Opening Movie". Siliconera. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Romano, Sal (March 11, 2020). "Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu announced for PS4, Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Romano, Sal (August 5, 2021). "Megaton Musashi launches November 11 in Japan". Gematsu. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ Stenbuck, Kite. "Megaton Musashi Cross launches as a F2P title for PS4 & Switch on December 1 in Japan". RPGSite. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "Level-5's DecaPolice Pushed to 2024 Release". rpgfan.com. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ Romano, Sal (February 21, 2024). "FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time launches October 10". Gematsu. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Romano, Sal (February 8, 2023). "Professor Layton and The New World of Steam announced for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)