Valis (video game series)

Valis (ヴァリス, Varisu) is a platform game series developed by Telenet Japan. The original game was developed in 1986 for the PC-88, and its popularity has spanned four sequels, a spin-off, and remakes across several platforms, notably the TurboGrafx-16 and Sega Mega Drive until the early 1990s, when it was quietly retired. The Mega Drive/Genesis entries were all published in North America by Renovation Products. Later, Telenet licensed the series' rights to a company known as Eants, which re-tooled the series as a hentai game,[3] which became the last game published by Telenet before it shut down in 2007; after Telenet was shuttered, Sunsoft bought the rights to Telenet's full library, including Valis.[4]

Valis
Genre(s)Platform game (main series)
Developer(s)Telenet Japan, Wolf Team, I.S.C
Publisher(s)Japan
Telenet Japan, Bandai, Tokuma Shoten, Riot, Laser Soft, Sega, Razorsoft
North America
Renovation Products, NEC, Turbo Technologies Inc., Atlus
Platform(s)Various home console systems
First releaseValis: The Fantasm Soldier
1986[1]
Latest releaseMugen Senshi Valis Complete Plus – Legend of a Fantasm Soldier
November 24, 2011[2]

Games

The Valis games (as they were known in America) tell the story of Yūko Asō (麻生 優子, Asō Yūko), a schoolgirl in late 1980s Japan who is fated to protect three different realms – our own Earth, the land of spirits, and Vecanti (ヴェカンティ, Vekanti), the Dream World – by wielding a mystical sword known as Valis.

Valis: The Fantasm Soldier
Main article: Valis: The Fantasm Soldier

Valis II
Main article: Valis II

Valis III
Main article: Valis III

Valis IV
Main article: Valis IV

Valis X

Valis X was an erotic visual novel released on Windows in 2006 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series. It is divided into five episodes that retell the stories of the first four games, containing copious amounts of lesbian acts and tentacle erotica. The game was developed by Eants and was the last game published by Telenet Japan. It was heavily criticized by critics and fans for disrespecting the franchise with its graphic sexuality.

Manga

A manga series was released in 2008 by Kill Time Communications and featured in the seinen manga magazine Comic Valkyrie. The first game had been also adapted into a manga in 1999.

References
  1. "Mugen Senshi Valis: The Fantasm Soldier". GameSpot. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  2. "夢幻戦士ヴァリスCOMPLETE PLUS / レトロゲーム総合配信サイト、プロジェクトEGG" [Mugen Senshi Valis Complete Plus – Legend of a Fantasm Soldier / retro game comprehensive delivery site, project EGG] (in Japanese). Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  3. GameSetWatch – Column: 'Might Have Been' – Telenet Japan
  4. "Sunsoft Acquires Nihon Telenet Game Library - News". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  • Valis at Hardcore Gaming 101
Valis X


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