Sting Entertainment

COMPANY» Founded 1989-02-07

Meguro,Japan

Sting Entertainment is a Japanese video game development studio known for their JRPGs.

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Sting Entertainment is a Japanese studio known mainly for their Dept. Heaven franchise.

Console Games:

Sharp X68000:

• Last Battallion

PC-Engine:

• OverRide

SNES:

• Treasure Hunter G (Game) - Publisher: Square - 1996
• Solid Runner (Game) - Publisher: ASCII - 1997

Sega Saturn:

• Baroque (Game) - Publisher: Sting Entertainment (Company) - 1998

PlayStation:

• Baroque (Game)- Publisher: Sting Entertainment (Company) - 1999
• Baroque Syndrome (Game) - Publisher: Sting Entertainment (Company) - 2000

Dreamcast:

• Evolution: The World of Sacred Device- Publishers: ESP Software (Company) (JP) / Ubisoft (US & EU) - 1999
• Evolution 2: Far Off Promise - Publishers: ESP Software (Company) (JP) / Ubisoft (US & EU) - 1999 (JP) / 2000 (US) / 2002 (EU)

PlayStation 2:

• Baroque (Game)- Publishers: Sting Entertainment (Company) (JP) / Atlus (US) / Rising Star Games (Company) (EU) - 2007 (JP) / 2008 (US & EU)
• Dokapon Kingdom (Game) - Publishers: Sting Entertainment (Company) (JP) / Atlus (US) - 2007 (JP) / 2008 (US)

GameCube:

• Evolution Worlds (Game) - Publishers: ESP Software (Company) (JP) / Ubisoft (US & EU) - 2002 (JP & US) / 2003 (EU)

Wii:

• Baroque (Game)- Publishers: Sting Entertainment (Company) (JP) / Atlus (US) / Rising Star Games (Company) (EU) - 2008
• Dokapon Kingdom (Game) - Publishers: Sting Entertainment (Company) (JP) / Atlus (US) - 2007 (JP) / 2008 (US)

Handheld Games:

Game Boy Colour:

• Koguru Guruguru: Guruguru to Nakayoshi - Publisher: ??? - 2001

WonderSwan Color:

• Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord - Publisher: ??? - 2001
• Riviera: The Promised Land - Publisher: Bandai - 2002

Game Boy Advance:

• Riviera: The Promised Land- Publishers: Sting Entertainment (Company) (JP) / Atlus (US) - 2004 (JP) / 2005 (US)
• Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone - Publishers: Sting Entertainment (Company) (JP) / Atlus (US) / 505 Games (Company) (EU) - 2006 (JP & US) / 2008 (EU)

Nintendo DS:

• Dokapon Journey (Game) - Publishers: Sting Entertainment (Company) (JP) / Atlus (US) - 2008 (JP) / 2009 (US)
• Knights in the Nightmare (Game) - Publishers: Sting Entertainment (Company) (JP) / Atlus (US) - 2008 (JP) / 2009 (US)
• Yggdra Unison: Seiken Buyuuden- Publisher: Sting Entertainment (Company) - 2009

PlayStation Portable:

• Riviera: The Promised Land- Publishers: Sting Entertainment (Company) (JP) / Atlus (US) / 505 Games (Company) (EU) - 2006 (JP) / 2007 (US) / 2008 (EU)
• Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone - Publishers: Sting Entertainment (Company) (JP) / Atlus (US) - 2008 (JP & US)
• Hexyz Force (Game)- Publishers: Sting Entertainment (Company) (JP) / Atlus (US) - 2009 (JP) / 2010 (US)
• Knights in the Nightmare (Game) - Publishers: Sting Entertainment (Company) (JP) / Atlus (US) - 2010
• Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future- Publisher: Atlus (Company) - 2010
• Gungnir: Masou no Gunjin to Eiyuu Sensou- Publisher: Atlus (Company) - 2011

PC Games:

• Baroque Shooting (Game) - Publisher: ??? - 2000
• Haruka Typing - Publisher: ??? - 2001
• Baroque Typing (Game) - Publisher: ??? - 2002
• Dept. Heaven Episode III (title currently unknown) - Publisher: TBA - TBA

Developed Games

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Gungnir (Game)

19 May 2011

Gungnir is the fourth game and the 9th Episode in Sting's Dept. Heaven series. It is a more traditional SRPG with a gimmick of manipulating the gameclock in-battle.

PSP​ PSPN​

Yggdra Unison: Seiken Buyuuden (Game)

3 December 2009

The "what if" side-story game to Yggdra Union only available on mobile phones sees a remake on the DS. Yggdra Unison has a new gameplay system that is a mix of both turn-based and real-time strategy.

NDS​

Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future (Game)

27 May 2010

The prequel to Yggdra Union, Blaze Union is a strategy RPG and card action game that follows the Blaze Knight Corps. Featuring branching story paths, you control the Garlot, leader of the a resistance against a corrupt empire.

PSP​ PSPN​

Extra Innings (Game)

9 August 1991

Baseball game released on the Super Nintendo. Known in Japan as Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu Ganba League.

SNES​

Evolution 2: Far off Promise (Game)

29 June 2000

DC​

Dokapon Kingdom (Game)

14 October 2008

A hybrid RPG/board game that allows players to move around on a board more freely and battle other players.

PS2​ NSW​ WII​

Gloria Union (Game)

23 June 2011

The third game in the Union series.

PSP​ ANDR​ NSW​ +2

Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu Ganba League '93 (Game)

11 December 1992

A comical baseball game for the Super Famicom. It is the sequel to the original Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu Ganba League, known in the US as Extra Innings.

SNES​

Date A Live: Arusu Install (Game)

26 June 2014

The second visual novel based on the Date A Live franchise, featuring a new original character named Maria Arusu.

PS3N​ PS3​

Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu '94 Ganba League 3 (Game)

10 December 1993

A baseball game and the third and final game in the Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu series, the first of which is known as Extra Innings in the US.

SNES​

Dokapon Up! Mugen no Roulette (Game)

10 December 2020

An entry in the Dokapon party game series featuring characters from Utawarerumono.

NSW​ PS4​

Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord (Game)

15 September 2022

A strategy RPG from developer Sting and publisher Compile Heart.

NSW​ PS4​ PS5​

Published Games

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Baroque Typing (Game)

22 May 2002

A typing game in the Baroque franchise.

PC​

Baroque Syndrome (Game)

27 July 2000

A visual novel which serves as a direct sequel to the first Baroque. The story focuses on the heat death of the universe.

PS1​ PS3N​ PSPN​

Baroque Shooting (Game)

Unknown Release

PC​

Koguru Guruguru (Game)

1 July 2001

A Sting developed Game Boy Color life simulation title only released in Japan

GBC​

Company details

Name

Sting Entertainment

Abbreviation

Founded

7 February 1989

Location

Meguro,Japan

Website

http://www.sting.co.jp/

Aliases

Developed Games

• Gungnir (Game)
• Yggdra Unison: Seiken Buyuuden (Game)
• Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future (Game)
• Extra Innings (Game)
• Evolution 2: Far off Promise (Game)
• Dokapon Kingdom (Game)
• Gloria Union (Game)
• Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu Ganba League '93 (Game)
• Date A Live: Arusu Install (Game)
• Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu '94 Ganba League 3 (Game)
• Dokapon Up! Mugen no Roulette (Game)
• Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord (Game)
• Baroque Typing (Game)
• Baroque Syndrome (Game)
• The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates (Game)
• Baroque (Game)
• Evolution Worlds (Game)
• Evolution: Eternal Dungeon (Game)
• Generation of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection (Game)
• Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart (Game)
• view all →

Published Games

• Baroque Typing (Game)
• Baroque Syndrome (Game)
• Baroque Shooting (Game)
• Koguru Guruguru (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Dept. Heaven (Franchise)
• Baroque (Franchise)
• Evolution (Franchise)
• To Heart (Franchise)
• Union (Franchise)
• Utawarerumono (Franchise)
• White Album (Franchise)
• Date A Live (Franchise)
• Dokapon (Franchise)
• Dungeon Travelers (Franchise)
• Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu Ganba League (Franchise)
• Disgaea (Franchise)
• Donkey Kong Country (Franchise)
• Fairy Fencer F (Franchise)
• Family Stadium (Franchise)
• Fantasy Zone (Franchise)
• Final Fantasy (Franchise)
• Final Fantasy IV (Franchise)
• Galapagos RPG (Franchise)
• Generation of Chaos (Franchise)

People

• Nobuo Uematsu (Person)
• Shinichi Ito (Person)

Characters

• Chain Gun (Character)
• Gre Nade (Character)
• Linear Cannon (Character)
• Mag Launcher (Character)
• Pepper Box (Character)
• Yggdra Yuril Artwaltz (Character)
• Carcano (Character)
• Durant (Character)
• Milanor (Character)
• Pamela (Character)
• Alissa (Character)
• Angelo (Character)
• Arachne (Character)
• Asura (Character)
• Aya Shameimaru (Character)
• Bahamut (Character)
• Baigan (Character)
• Barbariccia (Character)
• Barnabas (Character)
• Blanc (Character)

Concepts

• Visual Novel (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Magic (Concept)
• Norse Mythology (Concept)
• PlayStation TV Support (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Fan Translation (Concept)
• Boss Fight (Concept)
• Rock Music (Concept)
• Sequel (Concept)
• Turn-Based (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• Dungeon Crawling (Concept)
• Experience Points (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)
• Grid-Based Movement (Concept)
• Original Soundtrack Release (Concept)
• Sexualized Women (Concept)
• Steam (Concept)
• Steam Achievements (Concept)

Locations

• Boxing Ring (Location)
• Grassland (Location)
• Abandoned Buildings (Location)
• Arena (Location)
• Beach (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Desert (Location)
• Europe (Location)
• Forest (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• Kaipo (Location)
• Mist (Location)
• Mount Ordeals (Location)
• Mountains (Location)
• Mysidia (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)

Objects

• Sword (Object)
• Magic Staff (Object)
• Shield (Object)
• Boxing Glove (Object)
• Spear (Object)
• Armor (Object)
• Arrow (Object)
• Balloon (Object)
• Baseball (Object)
• Baseball Bat (Object)
• Bed (Object)
• Book (Object)
• Bow (Object)
• Bullet (Object)
• Claw (Object)
• Coffin (Object)
• Coin (Object)
• Corset (Object)
• Cupcake (Object)
• Goggles (Object)