Rivieria: The Promised Land

Rivieria: The Promised Land

Riviera: Yakusoku no Chi Riviera

Riviera: Yakusoku no Chi Special Edition

Other Title(s)
Riviera: Yakusoku no Chi Riviera (Japan)
Riviera: Yakusoku no Chi Special Edition (Japan)
Genre
Role-Playing
Developer(s)
Sting
Publisher(s)
Atlus
Release Date(s)
Jul 17, 2007
Nov 22, 2006 (Japan)
Oct 18, 2007 (Japan)
Official Fact Sheet

1000 years have passed since R agnarok, the war between Asgard, realm of the gods, and Utgard, home of the demons. Recently, the floating island of Riviera has been showing signs of the demons’ return. With the gods no longer present , another Ragnarok would mean certain doom for Asgard. The decision had been made to evoke the Retribution and destroy Riviera ; the Grim Angels Ein and Ledah were appointed as the executors of this task . Now, two angels descend upon the Promised Land…

Features
  • High-res hand drawn graphics, including all-new event scenes!
  • Simple controls that allow for relaxing, yet involving game play!
  • A unique battle system where items have different effects based on its user!
  • A completely arranged, CD-quality soundtrack!
  • From battles to conversations, everything is 100% fully voiced! In dual-language!
  • An all-new dungeon with a never-been-told episode!
PSPHyper Review

On the one hand, I like the background story, the music and sounds, and most importantly (surprise surprise) the hot females I get to interact with in the game. On the other, the battles are dreadfully tedious, and they are not helped by the equally boring exploration and quirky movement interface, which made the game longer that it should be.
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Review Scores

1UP 7/10
Famitsu (Japan) 7.5/10
GameSpot 7/10
IGN 6.2/10
Number of Player(s)
1
Number of Ad Hoc Players
Not Available
Number of Infrastructure Players
Not Available
Official Website(s)
Official Riviera - The Promised Land Website
Riviera ~約束の地リヴィエラ~ (Japan)
Where To Buy
Play-Asia.com $39.90
Play-Asia.com $48.90
Play-Asia.com $29.90*
YesAsia $53.99
YesAsia $33.99*

*Special Edition