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** There's also ''VideoGame/DanballSenki'', which wouldn't be released in America or Europe for four years.
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* ''VideoGame/DanballSenki'' aka ''LBX: Little Battlers eXperience''
* ''Time Travelers''

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* The ''VideoGame/DanballSenki'' aka ''LBX: Little Battlers eXperience''
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* ''Time Travelers''''VideoGame/TimeTravelers''
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* ''[[VideoGame/DanballSenki The Little Battlers]]''

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* ''[[VideoGame/DanballSenki The ''VideoGame/DanballSenki'' aka ''LBX: Little Battlers]]''Battlers eXperience''



** ''[[{{VideoGame/CrimsonShroud}} Crimson Shroud]]''

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** ''[[{{VideoGame/CrimsonShroud}} Crimson Shroud]]''''VideoGame/CrimsonShroud''
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* ''VideoGame/TheSnackWorld''
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* CastOfSnowflakes
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** ''VideoGame/BugsVs.Tanks''

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** ''VideoGame/BugsVs.Tanks''''VideoGame/BugsVsTanks''
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** ''Bugs vs. Tanks''

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** ''Bugs vs. ''VideoGame/BugsVs.Tanks''
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* ''Youkai Watch'', [[http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/14/youkai-watch-is-another-new-level-5-franchise/ their newest unveiling]], for an unannounced platform is shaping up to be a multimedia franchise like Layton and Inazuna Eleven.

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* ''Youkai Watch'', [[http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/14/youkai-watch-is-another-new-level-5-franchise/ their newest unveiling]], for an unannounced platform is shaping up to be a multimedia franchise like Layton and Inazuna Eleven.
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* ''Fantasy Life''

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* ''Fantasy Life''''VideoGame/FantasyLife''
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* ''Youkai Watch''

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* ''Youkai Watch''''VideoGame/YokaiWatch''
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* ScheduleSlip: Their recent games are getting pretty bad about this, in regards to Western releasing. ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'' took 14 months to be released in the US, while ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' took ''22''. ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' takes the cake, though - it was released in Europe in January 2011, '''two and a half years''' after its Japanese release (but then again, it's a case of NoExportForYou in North America).

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* ScheduleSlip: Their recent games are getting pretty bad about this, in regards to Western releasing. ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'' took 14 months to be released in the US, while ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' took ''22''. ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' takes the cake, though - it was released in Europe in January 2011, '''two two and a half years after its Japanese release. And North America had to wait until February 2014, '''5 and a half years''' after its Japanese release (but then again, it's a case of NoExportForYou in North America).Japan.
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** ''Rental Bukiya de Omasse''

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** ''Rental Bukiya ''Weapon Shop de Omasse''

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** On the company side of this, it did crossover with Creator/StudioGhibli for ''VideoGame/NiNoKuni''. (Ghibil provided the art and animations.)



* SeriousBusiness: Puzzles, football, and model kit are taken to new levels in their games.

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* SeriousBusiness: Puzzles, football, soccer/football, and model kit are taken to new levels in their games.

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* ScheduleSlip: Their recent games are getting pretty bad about this, in regards to Western releasing. ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'' took 14 months to be released in the US, while ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwound Future'' took ''22''. ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' takes the cake, though - it was released in Europe in January 2011, '''two and a half years''' after its Japanese release (but then again, it's a case of NoExportForYou in North America).
* SeriousBusiness: Puzzles, football, and model kit are taken to new levels in their games.

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* ScheduleSlip: Their recent games are getting pretty bad about this, in regards to Western releasing. ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'' took 14 months to be released in the US, while ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwound Future'' ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' took ''22''. ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' takes the cake, though - it was released in Europe in January 2011, '''two and a half years''' after its Japanese release (but then again, it's a case of NoExportForYou in North America).
* SeriousBusiness: Puzzles, football, and model kit are taken to new levels in their games.games.

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* ''Fantasy Life'', another [=3DS=] game.



* ''Guild02''

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* ''Guild02''


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** ''Bugs vs. Tanks''

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** ''VideoGame/TheStarshipDamrey''

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* Guild02
** ''Attack of the Friday Monsters: A Tokyo Tale''
** ''VideoGame/TheStarshipDamrey''
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Professor Layton is published by Nintendo! >_<


A few years later the company would get its two next big-titles, the first being unexpectedly ordered by Creator/SquareEnix: ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'', which also sold like crazy, and solidified their relationship (Level 5 would be later hired to produce ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX''). The other title was an action-RPG ordered by Sony again, ''VideoGame/RogueGalaxy''. In just four short years, Level-5 went from small startup studio to one of the premier RPG developers in Japan, and have enjoyed immense critical and commercial success. Soon it started publishing its own titles in Japan (notably their best-selling ''Franchise/ProfessorLayton'' and ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' series), while still being chums with Sony (''VideoGame/JeanneDArc'', ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'').

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A few years later the company would get its two next big-titles, the first being unexpectedly ordered by Creator/SquareEnix: ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'', which also sold like crazy, and solidified their relationship (Level 5 would be later hired to produce ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX''). The other title was an action-RPG ordered by Sony again, ''VideoGame/RogueGalaxy''. In just four short years, Level-5 went from small startup studio to one of the premier RPG developers in Japan, and have enjoyed immense critical and commercial success. Soon it started publishing its own titles in Japan (notably their best-selling ''Franchise/ProfessorLayton'' and (like ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' series), while still being chums with Sony (''VideoGame/JeanneDArc'', ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'').
''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles''), and working with Nintendo too (''Franchise/ProfessorLayton'').



* ''VideoGame/NiNoKuni'' (one version for the DS, one for the PS3).

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* ''VideoGame/NiNoKuni'' (one version for the DS, DS which was released only in Japan, one for the PS3).



* ScheduleSlip: Their recent games are getting pretty bad about this, in regards to Western releasing. ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'' took 14 months to be released in the US, while ''[[Franchise/ProfessorLayton Professor Layton and the Unwound Future]]'' took ''22''. ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' takes the cake, though - it was released in Europe in January 2011, '''two and a half years''' after its Japanese release (but then again, it's a case of NoExportForYou in North America).

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* ScheduleSlip: Their recent games are getting pretty bad about this, in regards to Western releasing. ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'' took 14 months to be released in the US, while ''[[Franchise/ProfessorLayton Professor Layton and the Unwound Future]]'' ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwound Future'' took ''22''. ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' takes the cake, though - it was released in Europe in January 2011, '''two and a half years''' after its Japanese release (but then again, it's a case of NoExportForYou in North America).

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* ''Youkai Watch''



* Aero Porter
* Crimson Shroud
* Danball Senki
* Danball Senki Baku Boost
* Danball Senki Boost
* Danball Senki W (PlayStation Vita, PSP)
* Danball Senki W Chou Custom
* Danball Senki Wars (TBA)
* Dark Chronicle
* Dark Cloud
* Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito
* Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi
* Fantasy Life
* Girls RPG: Cinderellife
* Guild01
* Guild02: Kaijuu ga Deru Kinyoubi
* Guild02: Mushikera Sensha
* Guild02: Uchuusen Damrey-Gou
* Inazuma Eleven
* Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3: Endou Mamoru Densetsu
* Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha - Blizzard
* Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha - Fire
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Bomber
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! Bomber
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! Spark
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! The Ogre
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Spark
* Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone - Neppuu
* Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone - Raimei
* Inazuma Eleven Go: Dark
* Inazuma Eleven Go: Galaxy
* Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine
* Inazuma Eleven Go: Strikers 2013
* Inazuma Eleven Strikers
* Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme
* Jeanne d'Arc
* Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE: Cosmic Drive
* Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE: Universe Accel
* Layton Brothers: Mystery Room
* Layton Kyouju to Akuma no Hako (DS)
* Layton Kyouju to Choubunmei A no Isan
* Layton Kyouju to Fushigi na Machi
* Layton Kyouju to Kiseki no Kamen
* Layton Kyouju to Majin no Fue (DS)
* Layton Kyouju to Saigo no Jikan Ryokou (DS)
* Layton Kyouju to Seiki no Nana Kaitou
* Layton Kyouju vs Gyakuten Saiban
* Liberation Maiden (3DS)
* LIBERATION MAIDEN (iPhone/iPod)
* Mystery Room (Cancelled)
* Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi
* Ninokuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joou (PlayStation 3)
* Professor Layton and the Curious Village
* Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
* Rental Bukiya de Omasse
* Rogue Galaxy
* Shirokishi Monogatari: Hikari to Yami no Kakusei
* Shirokishi Monogatari: Inishie no Kodou
* Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story
* Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story 2
* Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-1-Shuu: Nazotoki Sekai Isshuu Ryokou
* Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-2-Shuu: Ginga Oudan Nazotoki Adventure
* Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-3-Shuu: Fushigi no Kuni no Nazotoki Otogibanashi
* Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-4-Shuu: Time Machine no Nazotoki Daibouken
* Time Travelers (3DS, PlayStation Vita, PSP)
* True Fantasy Live Online (Cancelled)
* Ushiro (TBA)
* Youkai Watch

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* Aero Porter
* Crimson Shroud
* Danball Senki
* Danball Senki Baku Boost
* Danball Senki Boost
* Danball Senki W (PlayStation Vita, PSP)
* Danball Senki W Chou Custom
* Danball Senki Wars (TBA)
* Dark Chronicle
* Dark Cloud
* Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito
* Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi
* Fantasy Life
* Girls RPG: Cinderellife
* Guild01
* Guild02: Kaijuu ga Deru Kinyoubi
* Guild02: Mushikera Sensha
* Guild02: Uchuusen Damrey-Gou
* Inazuma Eleven
* Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3: Endou Mamoru Densetsu
* Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha - Blizzard
* Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha - Fire
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Bomber
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! Bomber
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! Spark
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! The Ogre
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Spark
* Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone - Neppuu
* Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone - Raimei
* Inazuma Eleven Go: Dark
* Inazuma Eleven Go: Galaxy
* Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine
* Inazuma Eleven Go: Strikers 2013
* Inazuma Eleven Strikers
* Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme
* Jeanne d'Arc
* Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE: Cosmic Drive
* Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE: Universe Accel
* Layton Brothers: Mystery Room
* Layton Kyouju to Akuma no Hako (DS)
* Layton Kyouju to Choubunmei A no Isan
* Layton Kyouju to Fushigi na Machi
* Layton Kyouju to Kiseki no Kamen
* Layton Kyouju to Majin no Fue (DS)
* Layton Kyouju to Saigo no Jikan Ryokou (DS)
* Layton Kyouju to Seiki no Nana Kaitou
* Layton Kyouju vs Gyakuten Saiban
* Liberation Maiden (3DS)
* LIBERATION MAIDEN (iPhone/iPod)
* Mystery Room (Cancelled)
* Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi
* Ninokuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joou (PlayStation 3)
* Professor Layton and the Curious Village
* Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
* Rental Bukiya de Omasse
* Rogue Galaxy
* Shirokishi Monogatari: Hikari to Yami no Kakusei
* Shirokishi Monogatari: Inishie no Kodou
* Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story
* Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story 2
* Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-1-Shuu: Nazotoki Sekai Isshuu Ryokou
* Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-2-Shuu: Ginga Oudan Nazotoki Adventure
* Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-3-Shuu: Fushigi no Kuni no Nazotoki Otogibanashi
* Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-4-Shuu: Time Machine no Nazotoki Daibouken
* Time Travelers (3DS, PlayStation Vita, PSP)
* True Fantasy Live Online (Cancelled)
* Ushiro (TBA)
* Youkai Watch


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* CrossOver: Level-5 seems to be getting rather fond of this these days. First there was ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVSAceAttorney'', then ''[[VideoGame/InazumaEleven Inazuma Eleven GO]] vs VideoGame/DanballSenki'' and the many TV commercials featuring the protagonists from those two series. Both ''Franchise/ProfessorLayton'' and ''VideoGame/DanballSenki'' characters have featured as secret characters in the ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' series, and a puzzle from ''[[Franchise/ProfessorLayton Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies]]'' features the characters of ''[[VideoGame/InazumaEleven Inazuma Eleven GO]]''.

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* Aero Porter
* Crimson Shroud
* Danball Senki
* Danball Senki Baku Boost
* Danball Senki Boost
* Danball Senki W (PlayStation Vita, PSP)
* Danball Senki W Chou Custom
* Danball Senki Wars (TBA)
* Dark Chronicle
* Dark Cloud
* Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito
* Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi
* Fantasy Life
* Girls RPG: Cinderellife
* Guild01
* Guild02: Kaijuu ga Deru Kinyoubi
* Guild02: Mushikera Sensha
* Guild02: Uchuusen Damrey-Gou
* Inazuma Eleven
* Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3: Endou Mamoru Densetsu
* Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha - Blizzard
* Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha - Fire
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Bomber
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! Bomber
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! Spark
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! The Ogre
* Inazuma Eleven 3: Spark
* Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone - Neppuu
* Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone - Raimei
* Inazuma Eleven Go: Dark
* Inazuma Eleven Go: Galaxy
* Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine
* Inazuma Eleven Go: Strikers 2013
* Inazuma Eleven Strikers
* Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme
* Jeanne d'Arc
* Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE: Cosmic Drive
* Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE: Universe Accel
* Layton Brothers: Mystery Room
* Layton Kyouju to Akuma no Hako (DS)
* Layton Kyouju to Choubunmei A no Isan
* Layton Kyouju to Fushigi na Machi
* Layton Kyouju to Kiseki no Kamen
* Layton Kyouju to Majin no Fue (DS)
* Layton Kyouju to Saigo no Jikan Ryokou (DS)
* Layton Kyouju to Seiki no Nana Kaitou
* Layton Kyouju vs Gyakuten Saiban
* Liberation Maiden (3DS)
* LIBERATION MAIDEN (iPhone/iPod)
* Mystery Room (Cancelled)
* Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi
* Ninokuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joou (PlayStation 3)
* Professor Layton and the Curious Village
* Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
* Rental Bukiya de Omasse
* Rogue Galaxy
* Shirokishi Monogatari: Hikari to Yami no Kakusei
* Shirokishi Monogatari: Inishie no Kodou
* Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story
* Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Story 2
* Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-1-Shuu: Nazotoki Sekai Isshuu Ryokou
* Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-2-Shuu: Ginga Oudan Nazotoki Adventure
* Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-3-Shuu: Fushigi no Kuni no Nazotoki Otogibanashi
* Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-4-Shuu: Time Machine no Nazotoki Daibouken
* Time Travelers (3DS, PlayStation Vita, PSP)
* True Fantasy Live Online (Cancelled)
* Ushiro (TBA)
* Youkai Watch

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* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX''



* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX''
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* ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'', soon followed by a sequel called ''VideoGame/DarkChronicle'' ([[MarketBasedTitle or]] ''[[MarketBasedTitle ''Dark Cloud 2]]'' [[MarketBasedTitle if you live in America]]).

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* ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'', soon followed by a sequel called ''VideoGame/DarkChronicle'' ([[MarketBasedTitle or]] ''[[MarketBasedTitle ''Dark Cloud 2]]'' [[if you live in America]]).

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* ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'', soon followed by a sequel called ''VideoGame/DarkChronicle'' ([[MarketBasedTitle or]] ''[[MarketBasedTitle ''Dark Cloud 2]]'' [[if [[MarketBasedTitle if you live in America]]).
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* ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'', soon followed by a sequel called ''VideoGame/DarkChronicle'' ([[MarketBasedTitle or ''Dark Cloud 2'' if you live in America]]).

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* ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'', soon followed by a sequel called ''VideoGame/DarkChronicle'' ([[MarketBasedTitle or or]] ''[[MarketBasedTitle ''Dark Cloud 2'' if 2]]'' [[if you live in America]]).
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* An RPG called ''VideoGame/NiNoKuni'', developed alongside ''Creator/StudioGhibli''. And before you ask, yes. And before the next question, it [[http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/14/namco-bandai-will-publish-ni-no-kuni-for-playstation-3-in-the-u-s-and-europe/ has been confirmed for localization]] in N.A. and Europe
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* ScheduleSlip: Their recent games are getting pretty bad about this, in regards to Western releasing. ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'' took 14 months to be released in the US, while ''[[Franchise/ProfessorLayton Professor Layton and the Unwound Future]]'' took ''22''. ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' takes the cake, though - it was released in Europe in January 2011, '''two and a half years''' after its Japanese release.

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* ScheduleSlip: Their recent games are getting pretty bad about this, in regards to Western releasing. ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'' took 14 months to be released in the US, while ''[[Franchise/ProfessorLayton Professor Layton and the Unwound Future]]'' took ''22''. ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' takes the cake, though - it was released in Europe in January 2011, '''two and a half years''' after its Japanese release.release (but then again, it's a case of NoExportForYou in North America).
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** ''Liberation Maiden''

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** ''Liberation Maiden''''VideoGame/LiberationMaiden''
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* CelShading: ''VideoGame/DarkChronicle'' is considered one of the pioneers in the use of cel-shading in video games, and ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'' was widely praised for being one of the most gorgeous cel-shaded titles on the PlayStation2. The trailer for the PS3 version of ''NiNoKuni'' shows that they haven't lost their touch when it comes to this.

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* CelShading: ''VideoGame/DarkChronicle'' is considered one of the pioneers in the use of cel-shading in video games, and ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'' was widely praised for being one of the most gorgeous cel-shaded titles on the PlayStation2. The trailer for the PS3 version of ''NiNoKuni'' ''VideoGame/NiNoKuni'' shows that they haven't lost their touch when it comes to this.
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Once there was this game developing company called Riverhillsoft, who began with the AdventureGame ''J.B. Harold Murder Club'' and went on to produce such timeless classics like... uh... ''VideoGame/OverBlood''...? Anyway, in 1998, two years before Riverhillsoft disbanded, one of its members, Akihiro Hino, left to produce his own game developing company, being particularly supported by Creator/SonyComputerEntertainment, and went to produce some respectably good sellers for the then-newborn PlayStation2, especially the ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'' series. That company's name is '''Level-5 Inc.''' 『株式会社レベルファイブ』 , and they only got bigger.

A few years later the company would get its two next big-titles, the first being unexpectedly ordered by Creator/SquareEnix: ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'', which also sold like crazy, and solidified their relationship (Level 5 would be later hired to produce ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX''). The other title was an action-RPG ordered by Sony again, ''VideoGame/RogueGalaxy''. In just four short years, Level-5 went from small startup studio to one of the premier RPG developers in Japan, and have enjoyed immense critical and commercial success. Soon it started publishing its own titles in Japan (notably their best-selling ''Franchise/ProfessorLayton'' and ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' series), while still being chums with Sony (''VideoGame/JeanneDArc'', ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'').

!!Non-sequel future projects include:
* An RPG called ''VideoGame/NiNoKuni'', developed alongside ''Creator/StudioGhibli''. And before you ask, yes. And before the next question, it [[http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/14/namco-bandai-will-publish-ni-no-kuni-for-playstation-3-in-the-u-s-and-europe/ has been confirmed for localization]] in N.A. and Europe
* A PSP horror-RPG called ''Ushiro'', which, after months of silence and removal from the official website, may or may not be canceled.
* ''Fantasy Life'', another [=3DS=] game.
* ''Youkai Watch'', [[http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/14/youkai-watch-is-another-new-level-5-franchise/ their newest unveiling]], for an unannounced platform is shaping up to be a multimedia franchise like Layton and Inazuna Eleven.
* ''Guild02''

The company will also be opening an American publisher branch soon. Maybe this means their titles will start avoiding ScheduleSlip. Only time will tell.

Level-5: making something for everybody.

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!!Level-5 produced the following games:

* ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'', soon followed by a sequel called ''VideoGame/DarkChronicle'' ([[MarketBasedTitle or ''Dark Cloud 2'' if you live in America]]).
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII''
* ''VideoGame/RogueGalaxy''
* ''VideoGame/JeanneDArc''
* The ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' series.
* The ''Franchise/ProfessorLayton'' series.
* ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'' (plus sequel)
* ''VideoGame/NiNoKuni'' (one version for the DS, one for the PS3).
* ''[[VideoGame/DanballSenki The Little Battlers]]''
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX''
* ''Time Travelers''
* ''Fantasy Life''
* ''Girls RPG: Cinderelife''
* ''Guild01''
** ''[[{{VideoGame/CrimsonShroud}} Crimson Shroud]]''
** ''Liberation Maiden''
** ''Aero Porter''
** ''Rental Bukiya de Omasse''
* A bunch of cellphone games [[NoExportForYou that never saw the light of day in the West]].
* Two titles were planned but cancelled: ''Ushiro,'' for the PSP; and ''True Fantasy Live Online,'' for the XBox. Work on the former may or may not be resumed.

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!!Tropes associated with Level-5:
* CelShading: ''VideoGame/DarkChronicle'' is considered one of the pioneers in the use of cel-shading in video games, and ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'' was widely praised for being one of the most gorgeous cel-shaded titles on the PlayStation2. The trailer for the PS3 version of ''NiNoKuni'' shows that they haven't lost their touch when it comes to this.
* SceneryPorn
* ScheduleSlip: Their recent games are getting pretty bad about this, in regards to Western releasing. ''VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles'' took 14 months to be released in the US, while ''[[Franchise/ProfessorLayton Professor Layton and the Unwound Future]]'' took ''22''. ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' takes the cake, though - it was released in Europe in January 2011, '''two and a half years''' after its Japanese release.
* SeriousBusiness: Puzzles, football, and model kit are taken to new levels in their games.

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