GameCube · 2004
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
バテン・カイトス 終わらない翼と失われた海
- Developer
- tri-Crescendo
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Holdings
- Composer
- Motoi Sakuraba
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Series
- Baten Kaitos
- Release year
- 2004
- Alternate titles
- Baten Kaitos : Les Ailes éternelles et l'Océan perdu · Baten Kaitos: Die Schwingen der Ewigkeit und der verlorene Ozean
Standard
| Región | SEALED | CIB | LOOSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇺 EU | — | €30.00 | — |
Prices show the median of recorded sales (source: eBay + Heritage auctions + PriceCharting aggregates, the same data that feeds your portfolio). Differences between regions reflect rarity: Japanese AES copies are typically 2–4× cheaper than their European equivalents because they had a much larger print run.
Description
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean is a role-playing video game developed by Monolith Soft and tri-Crescendo and published by Namco for the GameCube. It was released in Japan in 2003, North America in 2004 and PAL territories in 2005. The player assumes the role of a "guardian spirit" – an unseen player avatar – who guides protagonist Kalas and his party of companions in an adventure across an aerial floating island-based kingdom in the clouds. The game is focused around the concept of "Magnus" – magical cards that capture the "essence" of items found in the in-game world. The concept is used as a plot device, for in-game item management, and as a basis for the card-themed battle system. The game was noted for its unique battle system, which included aspects of turn-based and action-based battle systems, collectible card games, and poker. Developed specifically for the GameCube due to its lack of JRPGs in its game library, the game was generally well received by critics, but received lukewarm sales. Despite this, a prequel, Baten Kaitos Origins was green-lit and released at the end of the GameCube's lifespan by Nintendo, receiving a similar reception itself. Outside ...
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Releases
| Platform | Region | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| GameCube | 🇪🇺 EU | 2004 | Namco |
