Ogre Battle
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Tactics Ogre: Reborn November 11, 2022 |
Ogre Battle
Overview
The first video game in the series,
The Knight of Lodis, released in 2001, is the last original release in the franchise. In 2010, Tactics Ogre was remade for the
Both "Ogre Battle" and "The March of the Black Queen" were titles to Queen songs from their 1974 album Queen II. In addition, "Let Us Cling Together" is the subtitle to their song "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" from 1976's A Day at the Races.
Video games
Main series
Title | Original release date | ||
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Japan |
North America |
PAL region | |
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | March 12, 1993 (SFC) | May 1995 (SNES) | July 3, 2009 (Wii VC) |
Notes:
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Tactics Ogre | October 6, 1995 (SFC) | May 1, 1998 (PS) | February 25, 2011 (PSP) |
Notes:
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Ogre Battle 64 | July 14, 1999 (N64) | October 7, 2000 (N64) | March 26, 2010 (Wii VC) |
Notes:
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Side stories
Title | Original release date | ||
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Japan |
North America |
PAL region | |
Ogre Battle Gaiden: Prince of Zenobia | June 22, 2000 (NGPC) | — | — |
Notes:
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Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis | June 21, 2001 (GBA) | May 7, 2002 (GBA) | — |
Notes:
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Related software
A prerelease demo of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together was made available in early October 1995 for the
In 1996, Bothtec Corporation released in Japan a CD-ROM containing a collection of images and artwork used in Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together. The package is titled Tactics Ogre Complete Works and also includes icons, wallpapers, databases and a screen saver. It is available for Windows 95 and Mac OS.[7][8]
Reception
Sales
The series has sold over 2 million copies worldwide,
Sales | |||||||
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Title | Year | Console | Japan | USA | Total | Ref. | |
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | 1993 | SNES
|
400,000 | 400,000 | [10] | ||
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | 1995 | SFC
|
515,311 | — | 515,311 | [11] | |
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen - Limited Edition | 1996 | PS
|
59,817 | 47,655 | 107,472 | [11][12] | |
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | 1996 | SS | 48,449 | — | 48,449 | [11] | |
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | 1996 | SS | 78,993 | — | 78,993 | [13] | |
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | 1997 | PS | 13,963 | 16,940 | 30,903 | [11][12] | |
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber | 1999 | N64 | 200,770 | 76,529 | 277,299 | [14][15][11] | |
Ogre Battle Gaiden: Prince of Zenobia | 2000 | NGPC | 14,283 | — | 14,283 | [16] | |
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis | 2001 | GBA | 282,838 | 100,390 | 383,228 | [17][18][11] | |
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | 2010 | PSP | 279,207 | Unknown | 279,207 | [11] | |
Total sales: 2,135,145 |
Critical reception
Among critics, the series was acclaimed both in Japan and North America. According to the
Release | Publication score | |||||||
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Title | Year | Platform | EGM | Famitsu | GameInformer
|
GamePro | GameSpot | IGN |
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | 1993 | SNES
|
31.5/40[29] | 33/40[30] | 6.75/10[31] | 15/20[32] | – | 9/10[33] |
1996 | PS
|
30/40[34] | 32/40[35] | 6.5/10[31] | 16.5/20[36] | 7.8/10[37] | 6/10[38] | |
1996 | SS | – | 28/40[39] | – | – | – | – | |
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
|
1995 | SNES
|
– | 34/40[40] | – | – | – | – |
1996 | SS | – | 30/40[41] | – | – | – | – | |
1997 | PS
|
33/40[42] | 31/40[43] | 8/10[31] | 4.5/5[44] | 7.9/10[45] | – | |
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
|
1999 | N64 | 25/30[46] | 33/40[47] | 9/10[31] | 13/20[48] | 9.1/10[49] | 8.8/10[50] |
Ogre Battle Gaiden: Prince of Zenobia | 2000 | NGPC | – | 28/40[51] | – | – | – | – |
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis | 2001 | GBA | 24.5/30[52] | 34/40[53] | 8/10[31] | 4.5/5[54] | 9.1/10[55] | 8.5/10[56] |
Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fate
|
2010 | PSP | 7/10[57] | 36/40[58] | 9/10[31] | 4.5/5[59] | 9/10[60] | 8.5/10[61] |
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
|
2022 | Microsoft Windows | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2022 | Nintendo Switch | – | – | – | – | 8/10[62] | – | |
2022 | PlayStation 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
2022 | PlayStation 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
See also
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