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Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition

Tales of Hearts released as two different versions, each having a different style of cutscenes. The Anime Movie Edition uses anime-style cutscenes produced by Production I.G. Shing Meteoryte is a young man…

18 December 2008

Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Namco Tales Studio, released 18 December 2008 on Nintendo DS. The main story takes about 25 hrs to finish.

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What Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition is

Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Namco Tales Studio and released in 2008. It was published by Namco Bandai Games. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tales of Hearts released as two different versions, each having a different style of cutscenes. The Anime Movie Edition uses anime-style cutscenes produced by Production I.G. Shing Meteoryte is a young man living in a small village by the sea and training in the ways of the sword under his grandfather's tutelage, who bequeaths to him an unusual weapon known as a Soma, which can harness the power of a person's Spiria--the embodiment of their heart and soul. Shing encounters a travelling pair of siblings, Kohaku and her brother Hisui. However, in an unexpected turn of events, Shing accidentally shatters Kohaku's Spiria Core, the source of her emotions. Now, the trio must embark on a journey…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Tales of series

Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition is the 48th of 96 entries we hold in the Tales of series. The next entry was Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 in 2009.

See all 96 Tales of games in release order →

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 25 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 35 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition launched on 18 December 2008, within three weeks of Prince of Persia (2008), Prince of Persia, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future and Spelunky Classic.

Released around the same time: Prince of Persia (2008), Prince of Persia, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, Spelunky Classic.

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Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition come out?
Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition was released on 18 December 2008 for Nintendo DS.
How long does it take to beat Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition?
The main story of Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition takes around 25 hrs, or 35 hrs for 100% completion.

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