Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (2004) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax, released in America as Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is an expanded game of the original Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne released only in Japan. The Maniax expanded…

29 January 2004 ESRB M

What Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Atlus and released in 2004. It is available on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2. It carries an ESRB M age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax, released in America as Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is an expanded game of the original Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne released only in Japan. The Maniax expanded game notably added the Labyrinth of Amala, the Fiend boss fights, the True Demon Ending, and featured Dante from the Devil May Cry series.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Megami Tensei series

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is the 52nd of 151 entries we hold in the Megami Tensei series. The next entry was Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga in 2004.

See all 151 Megami Tensei games in release order →

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 69.4 hrs.

What it launched against

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne launched on 29 January 2004, within three weeks of Pokémon FireRed Version, Metroid: Zero Mission, Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen and Pokémon LeafGreen Version.

Released around the same time: Pokémon FireRed Version, Metroid: Zero Mission, Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, Pokémon LeafGreen Version.

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