Tag: Level-5
Mini Review Megaton Musashi W: Wired (PS5) - Completely Overlooked Action RPG Is Worth a Shot
Mobile Suit Fundam
We've all been waiting years for the return of once prominent Japanese developer Level-5, but you'd be forgiven for being completely ignorant of its latest Western release, Megaton Musashi W: Wired. Thanks to what feels like a near total lack of marketing, this awkwardly named action RPG has sailed effortlessly under the radar —...
News Family Friendly Level-5 Boss Would Love to Make Violent, Erotic Games
"There’s an abnormal world inside of me"
The boss of Level-5, the Japanese developer best known for family-friendly titles like Professor Layton, Ni no Kuni, and Yokai Watch, apparently has that dog in him, proclaiming his desire to develop both erotic and extremely violent games someday. CEO Akihiro Hino made the surprising admission during an...
News PS5, PS4 Owners Will Get Their First Taste of Inazuma Eleven Soon
Beta test on the way
LEVEL-5’s soccer RPG series Inazuma Eleven will make its PlayStation debut later this year, when new entry Victory Road arrives. But before then, a crossplay beta test will kick-off around the world, giving fans their first taste of the title. Said beta will launch first on Nintendo Switch from 28th March, but while there’s...
News Inazuma Eleven's PS5, PS4 Debut Will Need to Wait Until Next Year
Out of action
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road has pulled up at the last minute, and that means it’ll be spending some extended time on the physio’s table before the series finally makes its PlayStation debut next year. While it always looked unlikely this one would make its previous 2023 release window, developer LEVEL-5 has now officially slapped...
News Promising Detective RPG Decapolice Delayed to Next Year
To make for a better and denser open world
Update: Despite the official wording from the official Level-5 livestream, the delay to DECAPOLICE may not be quite as significant as first thought. The game's official Twitter account now claims the PS5, PS4 title has only been pushed back to 2024 instead of "post-2024", as was stated during the showcase...
News PS5, PS4 Mecha Action RPG Megaton Musashi: Wired Delayed to April 2024
Not quite a megaton
Cool-looking action RPG Megaton Musashi: Wired has been hit with a rather unsurprising delay. The colourful mecha title, which developer Level-5 announced for PS5 and PS4 earlier this year, was meant to drop before the end of 2023 — but that's obviously no longer the case. Wired will now release worldwide on the
News Legendary Dev LEVEL-5 Will Continue Its Resurrection This Month
DECAPOLICE, Inazuma Eleven, and more expected
LEVEL-5 had all but disappeared up until recently, but the legendary Japanese developer is making a big comeback right now. The studio has announced multiple promising projects, including the highly anticipated detective RPG DECAPOLICE and the PlayStation debut of Inazuma Eleven. And we’ll find out...
Preview Legendary Developer Level-5 Has Risen from the Dead
Two new PS5, PS4 titles show promise
Level-5 has an enormous booth at the Tokyo Game Show this year, rivalling titans like SEGA, Konami, and Capcom. This is significant because the iconic Japanese developer hasn’t really released a noteworthy game since Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom. Admittedly, it has kept the lights on with a number of...
News Megaton Musashi: Wired Gears Up to Bring Elusive Mech Action to PS5, PS4
All systems go
Megaton Musashi: Wired is an updated version of Megaton Musashi, a mecha action RPG released in Japan on PS5 and PS4, developed by LEVEL-5. Wired will be the first opportunity for overseas markets to get their hands on the title, which comes with additional content. We got a new trailer showing off some explosive, mechanized action...
News PS5, PS4's Anime Crime RPG DECAPOLICE Is One to Watch
House arrest
Level-5 is plotting a serious comeback this year, and its new crime suspense RPG DECAPOLICE is leading the way. The game has impressed ever since it was first revealed, and continues to look extremely promising in these two new trailers. The first video focuses on the overall concept of the game, with its virtual replica of the real...
News Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Will Also Kick Off on PS5
Soccer RPG series was already set for PS4 debut
Level-5’s soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven was due to make its PlayStation debut on PS4 later this year, but the legendary developer has also announced plans for a PS5 version as well. A new trailer, which shows off both the release’s plot premise and some gameplay footage, confirmed the additional Sony...
News Rad Looking Detective RPG DECAPOLICE Will Go Big at Tokyo Game Show This Month
This is the DECAPOLICE
DECAPOLICE, the really cool looking detective RPG that was announced for PS5 and PS4 back in February, will have a relatively big role to play at Tokyo Game Show 2023. Developer Level-5 has announced its games lineup for the event — which takes place from the 21st September — and DECAPOLICE is basically the headline act...
News Step Aside Armored Core, Megaton Musashi: Wired Brings Mecha Action to PS5, PS4 in 2023
A worldwide release
Fans of big old mecha battles could be eating very well indeed this year. Level-5 has just announced Megaton Musashi: Wired for both PS5 and PS4 — an action RPG in which giant robots beat the nuts and bolts out of each other. This'll be the first Megaton Musashi game to come West, and boy does it look like a blast in its debut...
News Soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven Finally Makes Its PS4 Debut This Year
Pure goal-d
It’s been a long time coming, but acclaimed soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven will make its PS4 debut worldwide later this year. The release, one of many promising titles from veteran developer Level-5, promises a return to the series’ roots – and will see all the cast and characters from the franchise’s long history make a comeback...
News Detective RPG DECAPOLICE Could Be One of 2023's Best PS5, PS4 Surprises
Cracked the case
Wow, this is only the second time we've seen DECAPOLICE in action, but we're pretty much sold already. This detective RPG from Level-5 was announced last month, and now we've got a new gameplay overview trailer. You play as a hotshot rookie named Harvard Marks, who's all about cracking cases through investigations and turn-based...
News Level-5 Livestream Announced with Updates on DECAPOLICE, Inazuma Eleven
Airing in March
Japanese developer Level-5 will host its own digital event next month. The show will provide updates on the studio's recently announced projects. On the PlayStation side of things, that means we're getting news on promising RPG DECAPOLICE, and anime-based football title Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road. The livestream starts at 8PM...
News Ni no Kuni Dev Level-5 Reveals Crime Suspense RPG DECAPOLICE for PS5, PS4
DECA the police halls
If you happened to watch the latest Nintendo Direct, then you’ll know developer Level-5 is back in business. The former Sony Interactive Entertainment second-party has been licking its wounds of late, after some serious management setbacks – but DECAPOLICE looks like a real return to form for the legendary Japanese...
News PS4 Series Debut Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road of Heroes Emerges from Dev Hell
Back of the net?
Announced all the way back in 2016 for PS4, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road of Heroes – originally named Inazuma Eleven Ares – has been stuck in development hell for several years. But here’s a glimpse of some gameplay from the upcoming Level-5 soccer RPG – albeit focused on the Nintendo Switch version, given the audience in...
News Ni no Kuni Dev Level-5 Reportedly All But Ceases NA Operations
Game releases outside Japan no longer certain
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom developer Level-5 has reduced its North American presence to a skeleton crew. According to sources close to the website and familiar with the situation, both Level-5 International America and Level-5 Abby began laying off the majority of its...
News Pokémon-Like Monster Battling RPG Yo-Kai Watch 4 Is Heading to PS4
At least in Japan
Well, we weren't quite expecting this. Yo-Kai Watch is a series that has thus far been exclusive to Nintendo systems. It's an action RPG in which you collect and do battle with the titular monsters in a similar vein to the Pokémon series. There are a number of gameplay differences, but it's certainly within the same wheelhouse...
News Soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven Ares Volleys First Trailer Online
Through ball
Inazuma Eleven Ares will mark the franchise’s first release on a PlayStation platform when it launches in Japan this summer, and to celebrate developer Level-5 has released the first footage of the anime-infused footie favourite. In addition to some general exploration gameplay, the video also includes some on-pitch action, including...
News Behind the Scenes Ni no Kuni II Video Provides an Interesting Look at the PS4 RPG
Level-5 on story, art style, and more
It's always interesting hearing about games from the people who create them, and with Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, developer Level-5 is keen to tell us all about its creative process. This latest video goes behind the scenes of the upcoming role-playing release, highlighting its story, its art style, and its...
News Inazuma Eleven Ares Plays a Long Ball to PS4 Next Year
First entry to strike Sony systems
Soccer series Inazuma Eleven will finally stretch its legs on the PlayStation 4 in the form of new entry Ares, developer Level-5 revealed in a stream earlier today. The historically Nintendo-centric franchise will also score Switch, iOS, and Android editions, so it seems as though the Japanese company wants to open...
News Ni no Kuni II Targeting 60fps on Standard PS4
Dev CEO seems certain it'll happen
Perhaps one of the more interesting details to emerge from today's wave of Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom previews, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has said that the final release will run at 60 frames per second on the PlayStation 4. And that's not the Pro, either - he's talking about Sony's standard system. Okay, so...
PSX 2015 Dreams Come True with PS4 Exclusive Ni no Kuni II
PlayStation royalty
An announcement that surely would have made for a better ending to Sony's PlayStation Experience press conference than, er, Paragon, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom has been announced as a PlayStation 4 exclusive. The gorgeous looking role-playing game sequel comes from horribly talented Japanese studio Level-5, and it's reveal...
News Ni No Kuni Maker to Announce Epic PS4 Game at E3 2015
Hype level up to five
We haven’t even got PlayStation Experience out of the way, but the hype train for E3 2015 has already left the station. Akihiro Hino, who’s in charge of Japanese developer Level-5, teased a brand new PlayStation 4 title during a livestream earlier today – and apparently it will be revealed during the most important gaming...
News Level-5: PS4 Price Proves Sony Is Serious About Next Generation
Akihiro Hino impressed with platform holder's strategy
The next generation may not have started yet, but Sony’s already ensured a strong start for the PlayStation 4. The system’s used game policies and competitive price point have propelled the platform to
News Level-5 Is Already Planning Its First PlayStation 4 Release
Japanese powerhouse may announce something soon
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch developer Level-5 has already started work on its first PlayStation 4 project, according to the company’s head honcho Akihiro Hino. Chatting with Nikkei’s Trendy Net, the executive confirmed that the Japanese studio is currently in the planning phase of...
News Ni No Kuni to Cast a Spell on Europe in 2013
Long wait ahead
Much anticipated Level-5 and Studio Ghibli team-up Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is getting a full European translation ahead of its release in early 2013. In the next 12 months Namco Bandai will localise the game with full English voiceovers — though the Japanese voice track will stay — and subtitles in English, French,...
