Valis

4

E

8.1

1993-02-01

Valis IV (ヴァリスⅣ Varisu Fō) is a platform game developed and published by Telenet Japan for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² in 1991 exclusively in Japan. A vastly different version titled Super Valis IV (SUPERヴァリス赤き月の乙女 Sūpā Varisu Akaki Tsuki no Otome, or Red Moon Rising Maiden) was published Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 and was published by Atlus Software for North America. It was the final release of the Valis series in North America.

Gameplay:

Valis IV is a side-scrolling action platformer. Picking one of three varied characters (Asfal, Amu and Lena, each of them having different weapons, moves, and spells), the player fights through a 2D level, jumping from platform to platform and battling enemies, before confronting a boss at the end of each of the nine levels, further divided into several stages. As in the previous entries in the Valis series, animated cutscenes and in-game dialogue help move the story along periodically throughout the game.

Plot:

Following on the events of Valis III, Yuko has become the goddess of the world of Vecanti and has watched over the world in peace since the defeat of Glames. Trouble brews when the Dark World prince named Galgear (ガルギア Garugia) (voiced by Kaneto Shiozawa) begins to search for a magical ring. This ring increases his powers, but to the loss of control he could have maintained under its effects, and the gods of Vecanti recognize this and imprison Galgear inside a crystal sunk into the ocean.

Fifteen years pass, and Galgear manages to break out of his prison, kidnapping the former heroine Valna and being pursued by troops led by Cham as a result. A member of her band, named Lena (レナ Rena) (voiced by Hiromi Tsuru), requests permission to infiltrate Galgear’s stronghold and free Valna on her own; Cham initially disagrees, but a disembodied voice convinces her to allow this, and Lena brings her twin sister Amu (アム Amu) (voiced by Yumi Touma) with her. They both succeed in reaching Galgear’s inner sanctum, but are stopped by the prince and his ring, who is about to obliterate them when they are teleported away by a magic force—that of Asfal (アスファー Asufaru) (voiced by Tessho Genda), the prince’s father, who tells them that only the Valis sword, no longer in this world, can stop him. Both girls journey day and night to reach the heavens of Vecanti and claim the sword, which is bequeathed onto them by Yuko herself, sent with her blessings in stopping the power-hungry prince. They return to Vecanti and use the mystic blade to defeat Galgear.

Super Valis IV:

Extensive changes were made to Valis IV when it was ported to the Super NES as Super Valis IV, released in Japan on March 27, 1992 and in North America in February 1993. The playable characters from the original were left to just one (only Rena), the magic system was replaced by special weapons, and the animated sequences from the original version also were removed. Though several levels were removed, a new level (Castle Vanity is actually based on the second half of the first stage from the original Valis IV) was designed for this version.

Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)

Atlus

730865300044

1

United States

16-bit

Cartridge

1

Box Set

~$84.99

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