This game is rated ESRB: Everyone 10+ for Alcohol Reference, Mild Fantasy Violence, Suggestive Themes and Mild Language.
Ragnarok DS is a role-playing game developed by GungHo Online Entertainment for the Nintendo DS, released in Japan in 2008 and brought to North America in 2010 by publisher Xseed Games. Based on the long-running MMORPG Ragnarok Online, the game adapts that franchise's world and systems into a standalone single-player experience tailored for handheld play. Players explore the setting familiar to fans of the original online game, taking on quests and engaging in combat within a format designed for the DS hardware. The title bridges the gap between the established MMORPG audience and players seeking a portable adventure RPG, translating the core elements of Ragnarok Online into a self-contained Nintendo DS package. Its localization marked a collaboration between GungHo and Xseed to bring the property to Western audiences.
Throughout the world, the people of the major powers throughout the land live in peace and prosperity, unaware that a great evil lurks on the horizon. There is a clandestine group, under the guise of scholarly research, plotting to resurrect a goddess whose time has long since passed. To achieve this goal, they need two things; a vessel of flesh and blood to house the spirit of the goddess, and the lives of every living being offered up as a sacrifice. It is against the backdrop of this coming chaos that Ares, an orphan from a small, forgotten village, sets out to seek his fortune as an adventurer. At the start of his journey, he encounters a beautiful young girl with mysterious powers named Shiera, who has not only lost her memories about herself, but also of the world around her. Together, they embark on an adventure that will ultimately decide the fate of the entire world. Ragnarok Online, the international massively multiplayer online (MMO) phenomenon, now comes to the Nintendo DS. With over three million registered users in North America, Ragnarok DS brings the same addictive game play of exploration and customization to a handheld platform, giving the huge number of online PC players the next best thing when they are unable to log into their regular Ragnarok Online account from a computer.
