Utawarerumono (2002) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Utawarerumono

Hakuoro, a man who wakes up in a tiny backwoods village near the mountains with heavy injuries, no memory, and a mask he cannot remove. After being nursed back to health by Eruruw, the girl who found him lying…

26 April 2002

What Utawarerumono is

Utawarerumono is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Leaf and released in 2002. It was published by Aquaplus. It is available on PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hakuoro, a man who wakes up in a tiny backwoods village near the mountains with heavy injuries, no memory, and a mask he cannot remove. After being nursed back to health by Eruruw, the girl who found him lying at the point of death in the forest, he starts to view the village as his new home. But when an oppressive ruler threatens the peaceful life of Hakuoro and his newfound friends and family, they find themselves hurtled towards war, chaos, and a destiny far greater than any of them imagined.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Utawarerumono series

Utawarerumono is the first of 15 entries we hold in the Utawarerumono series. The next entry was Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match in 2011.

See all 15 Utawarerumono games in release order →

What it launched against

Utawarerumono launched on 26 April 2002, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International, Spider-Man and Dungeon Siege.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International, Spider-Man, Dungeon Siege.

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