Flight-Plan Explained

Flight Plan
Type:	Public
Foundation:	September 30, 1989^[1]
Defunct:	August 2010
Location:	Gifu, Gifu, Japan
Key People:	Masami Watanabe (president)
Industry:	Video games
Products:	Black/Matrix series Summon Night series
Num Employees:	38
Homepage:	www.flight-plan.jp/

was a Japanese video game developer best known for the Summon Night series of role-playing video games published by Banpresto. Founded in 1989, Flight-Plan began by developing the Black/Matrix series of tactical role-playing games, published by NEC Interchannel (later Interchannel Holon) in Japan.^[1] In January 2007, Flight-Plan began self-publishing some of its games, such as Dragon Shadow Spell and Sacred Blaze.^[1] Other clients of the company have included Sony, Nintendo, and Sega.

In August 2010, the company quietly closed its offices and ceased business, and their website was taken offline.^[2]

Games

Titles released outside of Japan have a * after their title.

• Metamor Jupiter - (1993, Turbo CD)
• CAL III: Kanketsuhen - (1994, Turbo CD)
• Chiki Chiki Boys - (1994, Turbo CD)
• Dōkyūsei- (1995, Turbo CD)
• Dōkyūsei if - (1996, Saturn)
• Dōkyūsei 2 - (1997, Saturn)
• Refrain Love - (1997, Saturn)
• NOel 3: Mission on the Line - (1998, PlayStation/Saturn)
• - (2002, Game Boy Color)
• Dragon Shadow Spell - (2007, PlayStation 2)
• Eternal Poison
• - (2008, PlayStation 2)
• Shining Force Feather - (2009, Nintendo DS)
• Sacred Blaze - (2009, PlayStation 2)

Black/Matrix series

• Black/Matrix - (1998, Saturn)
• Black/Matrix AD - (1999, Dreamcast)
• Black Matrix Cross - (2000, PlayStation)
• Black Matrix Zero - (2002, Game Boy Advance)
• Black Matrix 2 - (2002, PlayStation 2)
• Black Matrix 00 - (2004, PlayStation)

Summon Night series

• Summon Night - (2000, PlayStation)
• Summon Night 2 - (2001, PlayStation)
• Summon Night 3 - (2003, PlayStation 2)
• - (2003, Game Boy Advance)
• - (2004, Game Boy Advance)
• - (2005, Game Boy Advance)
• Summon Night EX-Thesis: Yoake no Tsubasa - (2005, PlayStation 2)
• Summon Night 4 - (2006, PlayStation 2)
• - (2007, Nintendo DS)
• Summon Night DS - (2008, Nintendo DS)
• Summon Night 2 DS - (2008, Nintendo DS)
• - (2009, Nintendo DS)
• Summon Night Gran-These - (2010, PlayStation 2)

External links

• (archived from the original)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Winkler, Chris . 2007 . RPGFan - Exclusive Interview Feature: Interview #1: Masami Watanbe . RPGFan.com . 2009-05-24 . 2011-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111215190206/http://rpgfan.com/features/interviews2007/index1.html . dead .
2. Web site: Summon Night Developers Flight Plan Close Shop . 2010-08-09.