| Valis III | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Laser Soft[a] |
| Publisher(s) | TurboGrafx-CD Genesis |
| Director(s) | Masami Hanari |
| Producer(s) | Fumiyuki Moriyama |
| Artist(s) | Osamu Nabeshima |
| Series | Valis |
| Platform(s) | TurboGrafx-CD Sega Genesis |
| Release | TurboGrafx-CD Genesis |
| Genre(s) | Action, platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Valis III[b] is a 1990 action-platform video game originally developed by Laser Soft, published by Telenet Japan and NEC for the TurboGrafx-CD. A Sega Genesis version was released in 1991. It is the third entry in the Valis series. It stars Yuko Asou, a Japanese teenage schoolgirl chosen as the Valis warrior and wielder of the mystical Valis sword after the events of Valis II. King Glames, wielder of the sword Leethus, leads denizens of the dark world to conquer both Vecanti and Earth, seeking refuge for his people amid the destruction of their planet. Together with the demon warrior-maiden Cham and her sister Valna, Yuko must prevent Glames from destroying both worlds. Through the journey, the player explores and searches for items and power-ups while fighting enemies and defeating bosses.
Valis III was created by most of the same staff members who worked on the previous entry at Laser Soft, an internal gaming division of Telenet. Masami Hanari and Fumiyuki Moriyama reprised their roles as director and producer, respectively. The TurboGrafx-CD version features animated cutscenes, similar to those initially introduced in Valis II. The Genesis port was slated for a European release by UbiSoft as part of a multi-game licensing deal with Telenet's North American subsidiary Renovation Products, but it was never officially released in the region. Both versions of the game have since been re-released through download services for other platforms and compilations. The TurboGrafx-CD version garnered generally favorable reviews from critics, while the Genesis version carried similar reception as the original release. It was followed by Valis IV (1991).
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