Sands of Destruction

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Sands of Destruction
Developer(s)	imageepoch
Publisher(s)	Sega
Writer(s)	Masato Kato
Artist(s)	Kunihiko Tanaka
Composer(s)	Yasunori Mitsuda
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release date(s)	JP September 25, 2008[1] NA January 2010[2]
Genre(s)	Console role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	CERO: B ESRB: Teen
Media	2-gigabit cartridge

Sands of Destruction (ワールド・デストラクション～導かれし意思～, Wārudo Desutorakushon ~Michibikareshi Ishi~^?, lit. "World Destruction: Guided Wills") is a role-playing game for the Nintendo DS that was developed by imageepoch and published by Sega on September 25, 2008 in Japan.

The story revolves around a young man, Kyrie, who possesses the power to destroy the world, though he does not know why. The female lead is Morte, the leader of a group that is trying to destroy the world.

Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 2.1 Setting 2.2 Characters 3 Development 3.1 North American version 4 Reception 5 Derived products 5.1 Anime 5.2 Manga 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Gameplay

The game plays in a 3D environment with a rotatable camera. The battle system will be turn-based but will feature time-based and fighting game elements.^[3][4]

[edit] Plot

[edit] Setting

The game takes place in a fictional world ruled by anthropomorphic animals known as Ferals. Humans live as slaves, and a group dubbed the "World Annihilation Front" intends to destroy the world in rebellion. They are opposed by the Feral's "World Salvation Committee".

[edit] Characters

• Kyrie Illunis (キリエ・イルニス, Kirie Irunisu^?): The male protagonist of the series, a mild young man who is skilled with knives. He possesses a mysterious destructive power, which makes him a subject of interest to the World Destruction Committee/World Annihilation Front. He develops a romantic interest in Morte. Kyrie is the Greek word for 'Lord'. Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano

• Morte Ashera (モルテ・アーシェラ, Morute Āshera^?): The female protagonist with a troubled past, who wields an enormous blade as her weapon. She is the leader of the World Destruction Committee/World Annihilation Front. Morte is the Italian word for 'death'. Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto

• Agan Mādoru (アガン・マードル, Agan Mādoru^?): A childhood friend of Morte who wields a whip in battle. Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino

• Toppi Topuran (トッピー・トプラン, Toppī Topuran^?): A Feral resembling a teddy bear. He ends most of his sentences with "kuma" (クマ), which means "bear" in Japanese. He acts as a mentor to Kyrie. Voiced by: Tōru Furuya

• Lia Dragonell (リ・ア＝ドラグネール, Ri a-Doragunēru^?): A female dragon Feral who looks young, but has actually lived for over 300 years. As the last survivor of the dragon race, she believes she must live to see the end of world, because dragons must witness the beginning and the end. She wields a pair of handguns and is able to grow wings, tail, and horns when she is enraged. Voiced by: Yui Ichikawa (game), Yū Kobayashi (anime).

• Naja Gurefu (ナジャ・グレフ, Naja Gurefu^?): Half human and half wolf Feral who wields wind and fire wheels in battle. An intellectual, he always insists he is right, even when he is wrong. He is also extremely fond of his human mother. Naja is a member of the World Salvation Committee. Voiced by: Hiro Mizushima (game), Daisuke Ono (anime).

[edit] Development

The development team of the game comprised over fifty people and includes key designers who previously worked on Xenogears, as well as former staff from Grandia, Drakengard and Etrian Odyssey. The game was directed by Kyoki Mikage of imageepoch and produced by Yoichi Shimosato of Sega.^[5]

The score of the game was composed by Yasunori Mitsuda and was performed by the Czech Philharmonic. A promotional album titled World Destruction Premium Soundtrack will be offered with pre-orders of the game.^[6]

[edit] North American version

At the Tokyo Gameshow, Ryoei Mikage, the president of imageepoch confirmed that his team is working to localize World Destruction, to be published by Sega USA. A new/rewritten musical score will be created by Yasunori Mitsuda, and the difficulty may be tweaked for the North American release.^[7] On December 10, 2008, Sega officially announced its plans to release the title in America under the title "Sands of Destruction". The game is currently slated for a January 2010 release.^[2]

[edit] Reception

Famitsu gave the the Japanese version of Sands of Destruction a 31 out of 40.^[8] The game sold 56,000 copies in Japan in its debut week.^[9]

[edit] Derived products

World Destruction
ワールド・デストラクション
Genre	Adventure
TV anime
World Destruction: Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin
Director	Shunsuke Tada
Studio	Production I.G
Licensor	Funimation Entertainment
Network	TV Tokyo, AT-X
Original run	July 7, 2008 – September 30, 2008
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Manga
World Destruction: Futari no Tenshi
Author	Murao Minoru
Publisher	ASCII Media Works
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Dengeki Maoh
Original run	July 26, 2008 – ongoing
Anime and Manga Portal

[edit] Anime

World Destruction: Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin (ワールド・デストラクション～世界撲滅の六人～, Wārudo Desutorakushon ~Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin~^?, lit. "World Destruction: The Six People That Will Destroy the World") is an anime adaptation of the game. It was produced by Production I.G and began airing on July 8, 2008 in Japan. It features an opening theme titled "ZERØ" and sung by AAA, and an ending theme titled "Kaze no Kioku: To the End of the World" (風の記憶 〜to the end of the world〜^?, lit. "Memory of Wind 〜to the end of the world〜") sung by Aimmy. The series features only a single season of 13 episodes. It will be distributed in North America by Funimation Entertainment in the spring of 2010.^[2]

[edit] Manga

A manga adaptation entitled World Destruction: Futari no Tenshi (ワールド・デストラクション～ふたりの天使～, Wārudo Desutorakushon ~Futari no Tenshi~^?, lit. "World Destruction: The Two Angels"), began serialization in July 2008^[10][11] in the Japanese seinen magazine Dengeki Maoh.^[12]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official World Destruction website (Japanese)
• TV Tokyo's website for the World Destruction anime (Japanese)

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