Stellvia, also known as Stellvia of the Universe, is an anime series set in space. As a prelude to the series, the Earth of year 2167 AD is shown to be devastated by a powerful electromagnetic shockwave. This is caused by a nearby star, Hydrus Beta, 20 light-years away, going supernova. As a result, 3 billion of the 14 billion people on earth were wiped out. The series itself is set 189 years later, in the year 2356 AD. Civilization has been rebuilt with humanity having united together to face the coming of the second shockwave of the supernova. The second shockwave, unlike the first, is to contain a great deal of matter composed of the remnants of the star itself. Stellvia ran for 26 episodes and was produced by the animation studio XEBEC. It was distributed in the United States by Geneon. In September 2007 Geneon halted all distribution of anime DVDs in America, including Stellvia. A sequel was originally announced for 2005, but was canceled after internal difficulties.
Beginning with the May 2003 issue, a manga adaptation by Ryo Akizuki was serialized in Dengeki Daioh and has been published in the US as a two volume graphic novel series by DrMaster. The word Stellvia is composed of two Latin words, stella meaning star(s) and via meaning street or road. Therefore Stellvia is roughly translated as The Road to the Stars.
Uchuu no Stellvia: Adventure game based on the anime series of the same name. In the year 2167, a supernove explosion has caused major radiation and electromagnetic damage to the Earth. The people of Earth banded together and overcame the crisis, paving the way for the future. That future is now: the year 2356, to be exact. A second wave of destruction is on the way. One of six space stations, Stellvia is part of a protective ring that is supposed to ward off the impending threat.
In the PlayStation 2 game, the player assumes the role of a new student who has enrolled at the Stellvia Space Station Foundation. Each day he assigns various commands on what to do such as studying or resting in the same type of gameplay that Tokimeki Memorial has except for weekends since there is no school then. At the weekends he may invite a character on a date. There are various events to be seen in the game and there are 10 multiple endings. The game resembles the aforementioned Tokimeki Memorial game series in many ways (though in Tokimeki Memorial the player only assigns various commands for the coming week and not for each day).
The year 2356 rolls around and the second storm is on schedule. Enter space cadet Katase Shima who travels to the Stellvia space station for her studies. Although Katase and her classmates are not properly trained for the "Great Mission" of shielding mother Earth from the Second Wave, they are being prepared for the exploration of space, dubbed the Genesis Mission, that will occur after the storm has passed.
The gameplay in Uchuu no Stellvia consists primarily of interaction sequences with classmates where conversation with canned dialogue is the name of the game. Read the text, listen to the characters, and then choose an action from a number of choices that appear on screen. There's also training scenarios and even a 3-D mini-game which tests spatial reference ability for up 'n coming pilots in the Stellvia universe. Bandai commissioned a good amount of new artwork and animation for the game which is a goodly treat for fans of the series.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
SF adventure game of at the school anime "Stellvia" is PS2. Become a freshman of the universe school, I'll send the familiar members us and school life such as Shima Katase and Alisa. In addition to the anime version of the story, and add a variety of new events. Inner surfaces of the character, such as various expressions, it can be enjoyed by the player's own point of view.
FEATURES:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- SCIFI, Futuristic & Anime themes.
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