Level-5 Inc.

Level-5 Inc. is a company that makes video games


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Level-5 Inc. is a studio that focuses on bringing new twists to standard RPG gameplay.

Founded in 1998 by Akihiro Hino, Level-5 Inc. is a independent developer that employs many people from the now closed Riverhillsoft Studios. Level-5 is located in Fukuoka, Japan and the studio is known for its creative approach to the role-playing genre. The studio has a close relationship with Sony and Square-Enix, however with the popularity of Professor Layton they are starting to pursue more independent efforts like Inazuma Eleven, Ni no Kuni: The Another World, and Cardboard Senki. In the West, the company is most known for the Dark Cloud series, Rogue Galaxy, Dragon Quest VIII, and more recently, the Professor Layton series.

Games

Dark Cloud (2000)
Dark Cloud 2 (2002)
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (2004)
Rogue Galaxy (2005)
Jeanne d' Arc (2006)
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2007)
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (2007)

Not yet released in US or Europe.

Inazuma Eleven (2008)
Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel (2008)
Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (2008)
White Knight Chronicles (2008)

*All dates are for when the game came out in Japan.

Company Name Level-5 Inc.
Street Address 1-20-3 Kamiyo Yakuin Building, Chuo-ku
City Fukuoka
State
Country Japan
Website http://www.level5.co.jp/
Contact Email
Phone Number
Date Founded Oct. 1, 1998
Count of Games Published 7
Count of Games Developed 19
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