Shin Megami Tensei (literally True Goddess Reincarnation) is a console role playing game by Atlus
Monday, October 26, 2009
Shin Megami Tensei (真・女神転生, literally True Goddess Reincarnation) is a console role playing game by Atlus that was originally released on October 30, 1992 and later on several platforms, although only in Japan. It was originally released on the Super Famicom and was later released on the PC Engine Super CD-Rom and Sega CD. The game was later re-released on the PlayStation and the Game Boy Advance to build hype for the game Shin Megami Tensei III. Shin Megami Tensei is a Megaten game. A direct sequel, Shin Megami Tensei II, was released in 1994 and a second sequel Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne released in 2003. An official English translation has yet to be released.
The game has been adapted into a 2 episode Original Video Animation, called Tokyo Revelation in 1995 by Sony Music Entertainment and Manga Entertainment. The series has also been adapted into 9 bound volumes called Shin Megami Tensei: Kahn (真・女神転生 [KAHN]) and released by Enterbrain, Inc. between February 1998 and September 2009.
Shin Megami Tensei is a console role-playing game that allows the player to recruit demons during battles and then use then during battle, a staple in the Megaten series.