| Tales of the World: Tactics Union | |
| Developer: | Namco Bandai Games, Jupiter[1] |
| Publisher: | Namco Bandai Games |
| Series: | Tales |
| Composer: | Go Shiina |
| Released: | AndroidiOSReve Unitia (3DS) |
| Genre: | Tactical RPG |
| Modes: | Single-player |
| Platforms: | Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS |
is a tactical role-playing game released for Android mobile devices by Bandai Namco Games.[2] [3] It is a spinoff of the Tales series of video games. It was released on July 2, 2012 in Japan, with no announcement towards release in English speaking regions.[4] In January 2013, the game was ported to the iOS platform, and in October 2014, a 3DS version entitled Tales of the World: Reve Unitia was released as well.[5]
The game plays in the same vein as most tactical role-playing games, such as Final Fantasy Tactics, where the player moves a party of characters across a grid to fight an opposing party.[6] The game is controlled entirely through touch screen input.[7] Prior to starting a battle, characters are customized with different equipment and skills, the latter of which consume "mystic point" when used in battle, but replenish over time.[6]
As battles progress, different characters develop "favorability ratings" for other characters, which can either lead to status bonuses, characters attacking together when near one another, or revealing special conversations.[6]
Like all of the games in the Tales of the World sub-series, the game features crossover appearances of characters from other games in the main series of Tales games.[8] However, the game features an original story, featured in a new land named "Revaila",[8] and two new characters, named "Terun" and "Nahato".[3]
The game was formally announced by Bandai Namco Games in May 2012, for release on July 2, 2012 release.[8] While being announced as a free-to-play game, it supports in-game purchases for things such as equipment or moves,[3] and requires a paid monthly subscription to the KDDI’s Smartpass program.[4] Downloadable content was made available in the weeks after the game's initial release, including an extra level, "Trembling Grove", and additional characters from Tales of Innocence and Tales of Vesperia.[9]
The game was developed to be simple, for casual players not familiar with games of the genre.[7]