Magna Carta: Tears of Blood (also known as Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata in South Korea, or simply Magna Carta in Europe) is a role-playing game developed by Banpresto and Softmax and released for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the second game in the Magna Carta series and the sequel to Magna Carta: The Phantom of Avalanche.
Game release and distribution[]
The game was first released in Japan in 2004, in North America in 2005, and in Europe in 2006.
It was initially only playable on the PS2, but was later implemented into PSP.
The game's integration to PSP was only done in Japan.
a high definition remaster of the PlayStation 2 game along with this first game called Magna Carta Origins is now in development.
a remaster includes with a multi audio with a new English cast dubbed by New Generation Pictures, New Game+ and new difficulty options (Easy, Normal and Hard).
Cast[]
Characters | Korean Voice Actor | Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor |
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Calintz | 김영선 |
Hoshi Souchirou (older) Tateno Kanako (younger) |
|
Reith | 정미숙 | Horie Yui | Bianca Allen |
이규화 |
Morikawa Toshiyuki (older) Tomatsu Rika (younger) |
||
Serina | 이선 | Kuwashima Houko | |
성완견 | Kuroda Takaya | ||
Azel | 엄상현 | Miyata Kouki | |
Eonis | 문선희 | Yukana | |
Haren | 이정구 | Yanada Kiyoyuki | |
손원일 | Onosaka Misaya | ||
Rianna | 이선주 |
Mitsuyishi Kotono |
|
Raul | 표영재 | Koyasu Takehito | |
지미애 | Toyoguchi Megumi | ||
Maya | 이지영 | Komatsu Rika | |
Lehas | 이명선 | Okamura Akemi | |
Ladrinne Milire Owen | 손정아 | Sakakibara Yoshiko | |
Roxy Midka | 우정신 | Imai Yuka | |
Carian Lora | 강희선 | Noda Junko | |
Azhadi Loren | 장광 | Tobita Nobuo | |
Astal | 오인성 |
Suzuoki Hirotaka (older) Suganuma Hisayoshi (younger) |
|
Sdei | Ishida Akira | ||
Elaine Crane | Tanaka Rie | ||
Zekart Somun | Masutani Yasunori | ||
Seiton | Satou Masaharu | ||
로스테인 | Hirano Masato | ||
브론스 | Yoshimizu Takahiro | ||
Freya | Hagimori Junko | ||
Amon | Masutani Yasunori | ||
Turbo | Asou Tomohisa | ||
Horie Yui Kuwashima Houko |
Game Tactics[]
O and X refers to the buttons on the controller
Chi | Buttons |
---|---|
HEAVEN/CELESTIAL |
OOO |
AIR | XOO |
ICE |
OOX |
WATER | XOX |
MOUNTAIN | XXO |
EARTH | XXX |
FIRE | OXO |
LIGHTNING | OXX |
Reception[]
Magna Carta: Tears of Blood received mixed reviews upon release. Although praised heavily for it well-developed characters, an interesting storyline, and intriguing art style, it was criticized for its repetitive gameplay, extreme linearity, and the English voice acting was heavily panned for being badly acted and poorly cast.