Rogue Galaxy is a 2005 action role-playing video game developed by Level-5 and SCE Japan Studio, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. The game was released in Japan on December 8, 2005, in North America on January 30, 2007, in most European countries on September 5, 2007, and in Australia on September 6. A Director's Cut of the game was released in Japan on March 21, 2007, which includes all of the added features and improvements for the North American and European localizations.
The game follows the adventures of Jaster Rogue, a young agricultural worker living on an isolated planet, who becomes involved in a galactic conflict, and learns the fate of the entire galaxy lies in his hands. At the time of its release, Rogue Galaxy was the largest game Level-5 had ever developed, both in terms of the amount of staff working on it and the length of production. Level-5 hoped the game would challenge the RPG market dominance of the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest franchises. Although it was critically well received, and won several gaming awards, Rogue Galaxy did not sell as well as had been hoped. |