Luminous Arc (video game)

Luminous Arc
Developer(s)Imageepoch
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Ryoei Mikage
Masahiro Iwasa
Hikaru Nakano
Producer(s)Hideyuki Mizutani
Artist(s)Kaito Shibano
Writer(s)Maiko Shimura
Atsushi Komine
Composer(s)Akari Kaida
Kazumi Mitome
Shota Kageyama
Yasunori Mitsuda
SeriesLuminous Arc
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • JP: February 8, 2007
  • NA: August 14, 2007
  • AU: October 18, 2007
  • EU: October 19, 2007
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Luminous Arc[a] is a tactical role-playing game developed by Imageepoch for the Nintendo DS, and the first in the Luminous Arc series. The game was released on February 8, 2007 in Japan, August 14, 2007 in North America, and October 18, 2007 in Australia by Atlus,[1][2] and in Europe the following day by Rising Star Games.

The game features voiced scenes, character designs by Kaito Shibano and music by Akari Kaida, Yasunori Mitsuda, and Mitsuda's studio, Procyon.[3] Along with the main gameplay, there is an online multiplayer battle option.

The game has a sequel, Luminous Arc 2, that was released in 2008. Luminous Arc 3: Eyes was released on December 10, 2009 in Japan.[4] The latest entry in the series, Luminous Arc Infinity, was released for the PlayStation Vita in Japan on August 6, 2015.


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  1. ^ Yip, Spencer (June 26, 2007). "Luminous Arc nabs a release date". Siliconera. Gamurs. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jack Frost's Atlus U.S.A. Newsletter Quarter 1 & 2 2007". Atlus. June 26, 2007. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Luminous Arc (Interview)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 219. Nintendo of America. September 2007. pp. 74–76.
  4. ^ Tanaka, John (August 5, 2009). "Luminous Arc 3 Announced". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2024.