Ys Strategy
Ys Strategy is a real-time strategy game developed by Future Creates exclusive to the Nintendo DS. It was published by Marvelous Interactive (now absorbed into its parent company, Marvelous Entertainment) in…
Ys Strategy is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Future Creates, released 23 March 2006 on Nintendo DS.
What Ys Strategy is
Ys Strategy is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Future Creates and released in 2006. It was published by Marvelous Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo DS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The story focuses on a young, red haired swordsman named Abel Renford, who allies himself with the Esteria kingdom. Joining forces with Princess Rione, it’s up to your army to defend the neighboring lands from the invading Romun Empire
How it plays
Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate).
Where it sits in the Ys series
Ys Strategy is the 26th of 51 entries we hold in the Ys series. It arrived 9 months after Ys: The Oath in Felghana. The next entry was Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand in 2006.
What it launched against
Ys Strategy launched on 23 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.
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
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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