Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army (2006) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army

Raidou Kuzunoha is a private detective in Japan's Taishou Period of the early 1900s, but he's much more than just a well-dressed crime scene investigator; he also has the power to capture and conjure demons to…

60 2 March 2006 ESRB M

What Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army is

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army is an adventure game developed by Atlus and released in 2006. It is available on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2. It carries an ESRB M age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Raidou Kuzunoha is a private detective in Japan's Taishou Period of the early 1900s, but he's much more than just a well-dressed crime scene investigator; he also has the power to capture and conjure demons to do his bidding. Take control of Raidou and his otherworldly companions, guide them through thrilling episodes of action and intrigue, and learn the incredible secrets of the Soulless Army. Detailed real-time combat sequence with swords, guns, combo attacks, and devilish helpers. Photorealistic graphics that transport the player to 1930s Japan.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Megami Tensei series

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army is the 60th of 151 entries we hold in the Megami Tensei series. The next entry was Shin Megami Tensei Pinball: Judgment in 2006. Its critic score of 60 is 20 points below the series average of 80. The highest-rated entry is Persona 5 at 94.

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How it was received

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army launched on 2 March 2006, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Final Fantasy XII, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II and Daxter. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Final Fantasy XII, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Daxter.

Official trailer