Lord of Arcana
Lord of Arcana is an action role-playing game for the PlayStation Portable, developed by Access Games and published by Square Enix. A remake titled Lord of Apocalypse was released in Japan and Asia in December 2011 for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable.
Lord of Arcana
- Date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lord of Arcana was published by Square Enix.
- Genre
- action game
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Lord of Arcana is an action role-playing game for the PlayStation Portable, developed by Access Games and published by Square Enix. A remake titled Lord of Apocalypse was released in Japan and Asia in December 2011 for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable.
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Key facts
• Title — Lord of Arcana • Composer — Nobuo Uematsu Kenichiro Fukui Satoshi Henmi • Developer — Access Games • Publisher — Square Enix • Designer — Hidetaka Suehiro • Director — Hiroyuki Saegusa • Genre — Action RPG • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — PlayStation Portable
Gameplay
Gameplay
Lord of Arcana is an action game that allows up to four players to fight monsters and demons, some of which make cameo appearances from other Square Enix games. The gameplay is very close to that of the Monster Hunter, God Eater, and Phantasy Star Portable series, featuring cinematic kills and mini-games. Players also have the ability to summon monsters to aid them in battle, and can also use magic (e.g. Fire, Light, etc.) to inflict damage on the enemy.
Plot
Plot
Lord of Arcana takes place in a world called Horodyn, named after the land's first king. Somewhere in Horodyn lies an ancient stone known only as "Arcana", which apparently holds great magical power. As well as humans, the world is home to many great and powerful monsters and beasts, which are fought by warriors known as Slayers who seek Arcana.
Development
Development
The monsters featured in Lord of Arcana are designed by many artists from around the world. Hitoshi Sakimoto served as the game's sound producer, with the score being composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Kenichiro Fukui, and Satoshi Henmi.
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Lord of Arcana is associated with Japan.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Published by Square Enix. Institutional cataloguing adds that lord of Arcana is recorded as published in 2010. The doctrine of the New Jerusalem concerning the Lord Translated from the original Latin of the Hon.
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Reception
Lord of Arcana received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four eights for a total of 32 out of 40.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4043184: Lord of Arcana
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- “Lord of Arcana”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Square Enix. LORD of ARCANA spec.
- 2.Rob Rutter. New Square Enix Game LORD Of ARCANA Is Coming To PSP. PlayStation Blog Europe. July 1, 2010.
- 3.Spencer. 249 Reasons Why Lord Of Apocalypse Is Not Lord Of Arcana. Siliconera. December 12, 2011.
- 4.Lord of Arcana for PSP Reviews. Metacritic.
- 5.Edge staff. Lord of Arcana. Edge. 225. 107. March 2011.
- 6.Keza MacDonald. Lord of Arcana. Eurogamer. February 17, 2011.
- 7.Kevin Gifford. Japan Review Check: Lord of Arcana, Kirby's Epic Yarn. 1UP.com. October 6, 2010.
- 8.Lord of Arcana. Game Informer. 215. 98. March 2011.
- 9.McKinley Noble. Lord of Arcana. GamePro. January 25, 2011.
- 10.Kevin S. Lord of Arcana Review. Game Revolution. February 17, 2011.
- 11.Carolyn Petit. Lord of Arcana Review. GameSpot. February 15, 2011.
- 12.William Haley. Lord of Arcana Review. GameZone. February 7, 2011.
- 13.Kimberley Ellis. Lord of Arcana Review. PALGN. March 9, 2011.
- 14.Review: Lord of Arcana. PlayStation: The Official Magazine. 79. March 2011.
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This entry is compiled from 4 catalogued sources across 4 independent registers. The registers consulted are Wikidata, Wikipedia, Wellcome Collection and National Library of Medicine. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.
Lord of Arcana is a work recorded by "The Great Arcana of the Deity": Menstruation and Menstrual Disorders in Eighteenth-Century British Medical Thought, Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 1999, Arcana Mundi, 1985, Arcana Mundi, 2006, Lord Cornbury and the Arcana Practise, 2011, New Arcana Imperii, 2010, Wellcome Collection, Wikidata, Wikipedia. Associated with Japan.
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