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EKO REİS TARAFINDAN HACKLENDİNİZ KOLAYDINIZ! :D
  
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|Box title = Wolfteam
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*TÜRKÜN GÜCÜ!
  
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|image = File:wolfteam.png
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|caption = Wolfteam's logo from 1990 to 1995
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|Row 1 title = Location:
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|Row 1 info = Tokyo, Japan
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|Row 2 title = Head People:
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|Row 2 info = Eiji Kikuchi
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|Row 3 title = Founded:
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|Row 3 info = 1986
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|Row 4 title = Defunct:
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|Row 4 info = 2011
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|Row 5 title = Also Known as:
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|Row 5 info = Namco Tales Studio}}
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Wolfteam (株)ウルフチーム Urufu Chīmu?) was a Japanese video game development company founded in 1986 as a Telenet subsidiary.The company was renamed in 2003 when [[Telenet Japan]] sold part of its stake and made Namco the majority shareholder. Namco Tales Studio continues to be the primary developer of the Tales RPG series, as they had been since the series' beginning. Wolfteam were best known for developing the Arcus series of games as well as Earnest Evans.
   
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==History==
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Originally headed by Masahiro Akishino, Wolfteam became independent from Telenet in 1987, was reintegrated in 1990 and got merged with another Telenet subsidiary called Lasersoft, then was completely absorbed in an internal restructuring at Telenet in 1993 at which point most of the staff left together with Akishino.
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The remaining staff were the then-very-young programmer Yoshiharu Gotanda, designer Masaki Norimoto, director Joe Asanuma, graphic artist Yoshiaki Inagaki, sound composer Motoi Sakuraba, and sound effect designer Ryota Furuya. Wolfteam went on to create games such as Sol Feace and Hiouden: Mamono-tachi tono Chikai, which faced weak sales due to Telenet's bad reputation. For Tale Phantasia, a game concept by Gotanda, they looked for an outside publisher with a better reputation.[2] After approaching Enix, Telenet struck a contract with Namco.
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Namco, however, insisted upon many changes to the game, including renaming the title to Tales of Phantasia. The conflict over these changes pushed the game's release from 1994 into late 1995. Most of the initial staff left during this dispute and founded tri-Ace in early 1995.
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To continue the lucrative arrangement with Namco to develop the Tales series, Telenet re-staffed Wolf Team and retained some other staff, such as Motoi Sakuraba, on a freelance basis. They developed or co-developed nearly every game in the series until Wolf Team was renamed to Namco Tales Studio in early 2003, and Namco assumed majority ownership. In October 2007, Telenet filed for bankruptcy, and closed its doors, likely putting an end to the Wolf Team name.
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In 2011, Namco Tales Studio was finally dissolved and the staff was merged with its main company, Namco-Bandai.
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==Developed games==
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==='''As Wolfteam'''===
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*Aisle Lord
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*Anett Futatabi
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*Arcus
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*Arcus II: Silent Symphony
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*Arcus III
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*Arcus Odyssey
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*Akushu: Kagerou no Jidai wo Koe te
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*Apros: Daichi no Shou Kaze no Tankyuu Sha hen
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*Cobra Command
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*Crystal Chaser: Tenkuu no Masuishou
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*D: European Mirage
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*Daitoua Mokujiroku Goh
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*Diamond Players
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*Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (MSX)
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*Devastator
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*Dino Land
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*Earnest Evans
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*El Viento
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*Fhey Area
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*Final Zone (FZ Senki AXIS)
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*Gaudi: Barcelona no Kaze
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*Granada
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*Goh 2
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*Gulf War Soukouden
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*Hiōden
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*Hiōden 2
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*Hiōden: Mamono-tachi tono Chikai
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*Jinmu Denshou
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*Mid-Garts
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*Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kōdō
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*Niko^2
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*Road Avenger
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*Ryū: Naki no Ryū Yori
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*Shinsengumi: Bakumatsu Genshikou
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*Sol-Feace/Sol-Deace
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*Span of Dream
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*Suzaku
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*Tales of Destiny
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*Tales of Destiny 2
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*Tales of Eternia
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*Tales of Phantasia
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*Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon
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*Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2
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*Tenbu Limited / Mankan Zenseki
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*Tenbu: Sangokushi Seishi
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*The Grail Hunter
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*Tokyo Twilight Busters
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*Time Gal
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*Yaksa
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*Zan: Kagerou no Toki
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*Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku
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*Zan II: Spirits
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*Zan 2: Kagerou no Jidai
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*Zan 2: Kagerou no Jidai Soshuhen
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*Zan 3: Tenun Ware ni Ari
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*Zan Gear
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==='''As Namco Tales Studio'''===
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{| class="wikitable"
 
!Game Title
  
!Game Title
 
!Release Date
  
!Release Date
 
!Platform
  
!Platform
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{| class="wikitable"
  
 
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Phantasia Tales of Phantasia]''
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|1995,2003
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNES SNES], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance Game Boy Advance]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Symphonia Tales of Symphonia]''
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|2003/2004
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube Nintendo GameCube], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 PlayStation 2]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Rebirth Tales of Rebirth]''
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|2004/2008
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 PlayStation 2], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Portable PlayStation Portable]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Eternia Tales of Eternia]''
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|2005
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Portable PlayStation Portable]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Abyss Tales of the Abyss]''
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|2005/2011
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 PlayStation 2], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_3DS Nintendo 3DS]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Tempest Tales of the Tempest]''
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|2006
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS Nintendo DS]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Destiny_2 Tales of Destiny 2]''
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|2007
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Portable PlayStation Portable]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Destiny Tales of Destiny] (Director's Cut)''
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|2006/2008
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 PlayStation 2]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Symphonia:_Dawn_of_the_New_World Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]''
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|2008
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii Wii]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Vesperia Tales of Vesperia]''
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|2008/2009
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360 Xbox 360], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3 PlayStation 3]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Hearts Tales of Hearts]''
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|2008
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS Nintendo DS]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Graces Tales of Graces]''
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|2009
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii Wii]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keroro_RPG:_Kishi_to_Musha_to_Densetsu_no_Kaizoku Keroro RPG: Kishi to Musha to Densetsu no Kaizoku]''
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|2010
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS Nintendo DS]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Phantasia:_Narikiri_Dungeon_X Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X]''
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|2010
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Portable PlayStation Portable]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_Party Pac-Man Party]''
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|2010
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii Wii]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Graces Tales of Graces F]''
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|2010
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3 PlayStation 3]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Xillia Tales of Xillia]''
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|2011
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3 PlayStation 3]
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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_Party Pac-Man Party 3D]''
  
|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_Party Pac-Man Party 3D]''
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*The most notable contributor from Wolfteam to the [[Mugen Senshi Valis (series)|Valis series]] was Motoi Sakuraba, as he composed the music for the [[Mugen Senshi Valis (game)|first game]] and its adaptions.
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*Except for the Valis series and Tales series, most of Wolfteam's games were never released outside Japan.
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*When Telenet and Eants released the adult visual novel based on Valis ([[Valis X]]) in 2007, they also released another one based on Arcus (Arcus X) the same year.
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*Wolfteam is the only one of Telenet's subsidiaries that had an entire staff reforming.
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==External links==
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*[http://www.giantbomb.com/wolf-team/3010-383/ Wolfteam's profile in Giant Bomb]
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*[https://www.mobygames.com/company/wolf-team Wolfteam's profile on Moby Games]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfteam Namco Tales Studio's page on Wikipedia]
 
[[Category:Companies]]
  
[[Category:Companies]]
 
[[Category:Telenet's subsidiaries]]
  
[[Category:Telenet's subsidiaries]]

Latest revision as of 22:44, 18 December 2020

Wolfteam
Wolfteam
Wolfteam's logo from 1990 to 1995

Location:

Tokyo, Japan

Head People:

Eiji Kikuchi

Founded:

1986

Defunct:

2011

Also Known as:

Namco Tales Studio

Wolfteam (株)ウルフチーム Urufu Chīmu?) was a Japanese video game development company founded in 1986 as a Telenet subsidiary.The company was renamed in 2003 when Telenet Japan sold part of its stake and made Namco the majority shareholder. Namco Tales Studio continues to be the primary developer of the Tales RPG series, as they had been since the series' beginning. Wolfteam were best known for developing the Arcus series of games as well as Earnest Evans.

History[]

Originally headed by Masahiro Akishino, Wolfteam became independent from Telenet in 1987, was reintegrated in 1990 and got merged with another Telenet subsidiary called Lasersoft, then was completely absorbed in an internal restructuring at Telenet in 1993 at which point most of the staff left together with Akishino.

The remaining staff were the then-very-young programmer Yoshiharu Gotanda, designer Masaki Norimoto, director Joe Asanuma, graphic artist Yoshiaki Inagaki, sound composer Motoi Sakuraba, and sound effect designer Ryota Furuya. Wolfteam went on to create games such as Sol Feace and Hiouden: Mamono-tachi tono Chikai, which faced weak sales due to Telenet's bad reputation. For Tale Phantasia, a game concept by Gotanda, they looked for an outside publisher with a better reputation.[2] After approaching Enix, Telenet struck a contract with Namco.

Namco, however, insisted upon many changes to the game, including renaming the title to Tales of Phantasia. The conflict over these changes pushed the game's release from 1994 into late 1995. Most of the initial staff left during this dispute and founded tri-Ace in early 1995.

To continue the lucrative arrangement with Namco to develop the Tales series, Telenet re-staffed Wolf Team and retained some other staff, such as Motoi Sakuraba, on a freelance basis. They developed or co-developed nearly every game in the series until Wolf Team was renamed to Namco Tales Studio in early 2003, and Namco assumed majority ownership. In October 2007, Telenet filed for bankruptcy, and closed its doors, likely putting an end to the Wolf Team name.

In 2011, Namco Tales Studio was finally dissolved and the staff was merged with its main company, Namco-Bandai.

Developed games[]

As Wolfteam[]

  • Aisle Lord
  • Anett Futatabi
  • Arcus
  • Arcus II: Silent Symphony
  • Arcus III
  • Arcus Odyssey
  • Akushu: Kagerou no Jidai wo Koe te
  • Apros: Daichi no Shou Kaze no Tankyuu Sha hen
  • Cobra Command
  • Crystal Chaser: Tenkuu no Masuishou
  • D: European Mirage
  • Daitoua Mokujiroku Goh
  • Diamond Players
  • Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (MSX)
  • Devastator
  • Dino Land
  • Earnest Evans
  • El Viento
  • Fhey Area
  • Final Zone (FZ Senki AXIS)
  • Gaudi: Barcelona no Kaze
  • Granada
  • Goh 2
  • Gulf War Soukouden
  • Hiōden
  • Hiōden 2
  • Hiōden: Mamono-tachi tono Chikai
  • Jinmu Denshou
  • Mid-Garts
  • Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kōdō
  • Niko^2
  • Road Avenger
  • Ryū: Naki no Ryū Yori
  • Shinsengumi: Bakumatsu Genshikou
  • Sol-Feace/Sol-Deace
  • Span of Dream
  • Suzaku
  • Tales of Destiny
  • Tales of Destiny 2
  • Tales of Eternia
  • Tales of Phantasia
  • Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon
  • Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2
  • Tenbu Limited / Mankan Zenseki
  • Tenbu: Sangokushi Seishi
  • The Grail Hunter
  • Tokyo Twilight Busters
  • Time Gal
  • Yaksa
  • Zan: Kagerou no Toki
  • Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku
  • Zan II: Spirits
  • Zan 2: Kagerou no Jidai
  • Zan 2: Kagerou no Jidai Soshuhen
  • Zan 3: Tenun Ware ni Ari
  • Zan Gear

As Namco Tales Studio[]

Game Title Release Date Platform
Tales of Phantasia 1995,2003 SNES, Game Boy Advance
Tales of Symphonia 2003/2004 Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Tales of Rebirth 2004/2008 PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Tales of Eternia 2005 PlayStation Portable
Tales of the Abyss 2005/2011 PlayStation 2, Nintendo 3DS
Tales of the Tempest 2006 Nintendo DS
Tales of Destiny 2 2007 PlayStation Portable
Tales of Destiny (Director's Cut) 2006/2008 PlayStation 2
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World 2008 Wii
Tales of Vesperia 2008/2009 Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Tales of Hearts 2008 Nintendo DS
Tales of Graces 2009 Wii
Keroro RPG: Kishi to Musha to Densetsu no Kaizoku 2010 Nintendo DS
Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X 2010 PlayStation Portable
Pac-Man Party 2010 Wii
Tales of Graces F 2010 PlayStation 3
Tales of Xillia 2011 PlayStation 3
Pac-Man Party 3D 2011 Nintendo 3DS

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The most notable contributor from Wolfteam to the Valis series was Motoi Sakuraba, as he composed the music for the first game and its adaptions.
  • Except for the Valis series and Tales series, most of Wolfteam's games were never released outside Japan.
  • When Telenet and Eants released the adult visual novel based on Valis (Valis X) in 2007, they also released another one based on Arcus (Arcus X) the same year.
  • Wolfteam is the only one of Telenet's subsidiaries that had an entire staff reforming.

External links[]

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