Tales of the World: Tactics Union

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Tales of the World: Tactics Union
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Developer(s) Bandai Namco Games, Jupiter[1]
Publisher(s) Bandai Namco Games
Series Tales
Platforms Android, iOS
Release date(s) Android
    iOS
      Genre(s) Tactical RPG
      Mode(s) Single-player

      Tales of the World: Tactics Union (テイルズ オブ ザ ワールド タクティクス ユニオン Teiruzu Obu Za Warudo: Takutikusu Yunion?) is a tactical role-playing game released for Android mobile devices by Bandai Namco Games.[4][5] It is a spinoff of the Tales series of video games. It was released on July 2, 2012 in Japan, with no announcement towards release in English speaking regions.[6] In January 2013, the game was ported to the iOS platform, and in October 2014, a 3DS version entitled Tales of the World: Reve Unitia was released as well.[3]

      Gameplay

      The game plays in the same vein as most tactical role-playing games, such as Final Fantasy Tactics, where the player moves a party of characters across a grid to fight an opposing party.[7] The game is controlled entirely through touch screen input.[8] Prior to starting a battle, characters are customized with different equipment and skills, the latter of which consume "mystic point" when used in battle, but replenish over time.[7]

      As battles progress, different characters develop "favoribility ratings" for other characters, which can either lead to status bonuses, characters attacking together when near one another, or revealing special conversations.[7]

      Story

      Like all of the games in the Tales of the World sub-series, the game features crossover appearances of characters from other games in the main series of Tales games.[9] However, the game features an original story, featured in a new land named "Revaila",[9] and two new characters, named "Terun" and "Nahato".[5]

      Development

      The game was formally announced by Bandai Namco Games in May 2012, for release on July 2, 2012 release.[9] While being announced as a free-to-play game, it supports in-game purchases for things such as equipment or moves,[5] and requires a paid monthly subscription to the KDDI’s Smartpass program.[6] Downloadable content was made available in the weeks after the game's initial release, including an extra level, "Trembling Grove", and additional characters from Tales of Innocence and Tales of Vesperia.[10]

      The game was developed to be simple, for casual players not familiar with games of the genre.[8]

      References

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      3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.siliconera.com/2013/01/11/tales-of-the-world-tactics-union-moves-to-iphone-and-android/
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