Chaos Rings (video game)

Chaos Rings
App icon on Google Play Store
Developer(s)Media.Vision
Publisher(s)Square Enix
Producer(s)Takehiro Ando
Artist(s)Yusuke Naora
Writer(s)Yukinori Kitajima
Composer(s)Noriyasu Agematsu
SeriesChaos Rings
Platform(s)iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, PlayStation Vita
ReleaseiPhone
April 20, 2010
iPad
August 12, 2010
Android
  • JP: December 1, 2011
  • NA: October 10, 2012
Windows Mobile
March 28, 2013
PS Vita
July 24, 2013
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Chaos Rings (ケイオスリングス, Keiosu Ringusu) is a role-playing video game developed by Media.Vision and published by Square Enix. It was released worldwide in 2010 as an exclusive title for iOS,[1][2] but it was later ported to the Android, Windows Phone 7, and PlayStation Vita.[3] Effective May 31, 2016, Square Enix ended distribution of this title, and it is no longer available for download or purchase. Produced by Takehiro Ando, characters were designed by Yusuke Naora, the art director of Final Fantasy VII, VIII, and X among other successful titles.[4]

The game takes place in a mysterious place known as Ark Arena, where participants face enemies in both dungeons and tournament-play to avoid death and gain immortality.[5] Chaos Rings features four scenarios. Each scenario is played by two different story characters and across several worlds, ending with a boss battle.[6] A prequel, Chaos Rings Omega, was released on May 19, 2011, and two sequels, Chaos Rings II, released on March 15, 2012, and Chaos Rings III, released on October 16, 2014.

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  2. ^ Buchanan, Levi (March 17, 2010). "Square's New iPhone RPG". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Hillier, Brenna (November 21, 2011). "Square Enix Market for Android offers Crystal Defenders, Chaos Ring, more". VG247. Gamer Network. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "スクウェア・エニックスの"本気"--iPhone/iPod touch向け完全オリジナルRPG『ケイオスリングス』が始動". Famitsu (in Japanese). March 18, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  5. ^ Nelson, Jared (April 19, 2010). "'Chaos Rings' – Square Enix's iPhone Exclusive RPG [date mislabeled as "May 7, 2010"]". TouchArcade. TouchArcade.com, LLC. Archived from the original on April 22, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Schramm, Mike (March 18, 2010). "New Square Enix RPG coming to the iPhone this year". The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2022.