Ludography
80/100
Players5 ratings
56/100
Critics3 reviews
Wild Arms 4 cover

2005 · Media.Vision · Role-playing · Western

Wild Arms 4

PlayStation exclusive

You play as a young teenager named Jude Maverick. You live in a quiet village that floats high above the ground, unaware of the world that lies beneath it. But one day, your world is shattered to pieces, and you descend onto the earth to face the terrible reality: the world of Filgaia was devastated by wars. A few settlements amidst rusty tanks is all that is left of civilization. The democratically elected government has some plans for improving the conditions of the world, but as you meet a young girl whom they used as a tool for their purpose, you realize you must find a better plan to save her, and the world, from complete destruction.

Released
24 March 2005
Platforms
PlayStation 2
Genres
Role-playingWestern
Developers
Media.Vision
Publishers
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Series
Wild Arms
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Fantasy
Country
Japan
Age ratings
PEGI 12ESRB T
Languages
Japanese, English
Entry
#4 in Wild Arms
Composers
Michiko Naruke

About

Wild Arms 4, known in Japan as Wild Arms the 4th Detonator, is a role-playing video game developed by Media.Vision and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the fourth installment in the Wild Arms video game series. It was released in March 2005 in Japan, January 2006 in North America by Xseed Games and PAL territories in 2006 by 505 Game Street.

The game's overall look and feel is a departure from the Wild West feel of Wild Arms 3 to a more modern look. The game was originally announced alongside Wild Arms Alter Code: F under the title Wild Arms Another Code: F before being renamed.

Keywords

  • turn-based
  • jrpg
  • death
  • grid-based movement
  • boss fight
  • leveling up
  • voice acting
  • non-player character
  • black market
  • multiple enemy boss fights
  • ancient advanced civilization technology
  • battle screen

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The HEX battle system is composed of seven hexagons on the battle field, with random beginning placement for all characters and enemies. The HEX battle system is area based; any attacks or spells given to certain hexagon, or HEX, will affect all characters on that HEX. Multiple allies or enemies can occupy a single HEX, but enemies and allies cannot occupy the same HEX.

Story

Jude Maverick has grown up in an isolated town called Ciel, which is completely enclosed in a large sphere floating thousands of feet above the surface of Filgaia. His sheltered world changes forever when he sees the sky "tear" and ships enter his homeland. Upon inspecting the campsite set up by the intruders, he sees something else that he has never seen before: a girl.

The girl's name is Yulie Ahtreide and she is being held captive by the intruders after being captured by a "Drifter" for hire, Arnaud G. Vasquez. After the invading army attacks Ciel and brings the sphere crashing down, Jude, Yulie and Arnaud join forces to find the army's true intention behind Yulie's abduction. With the help of another Drifter, Raquel Applegate, these four idealistic teens travel the war-torn land of Filgaia in search of truth, their own identities, and their separate paths to adulthood.

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 32 out of 40.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 224 March 2005Japan · North America 10 January 2006 · Europe 13 October 2006 · Australia 26 October 2006

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
PlayStation 2SCES-54239Europe—
SLES-54239Europe—
SCPS-15091Japan—
SCPS-15092Japan—
SCPS-19313Japan—
SCPS-19322Japan—
SLUS-21292North America—
SCAJ-20123——

Box artone per regional release we hold art for

Editions and related releases

Ported as
Wild Arms 4

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