Cattle Call Inc. is a Japanese game developer based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was established by former staff of Data East Corporation and is engaged in developing original console games as well as co-developing and porting games for other game companies.

Cattle Call Inc.
Native name
株式会社キャトルコール
Kabushiki gaisha kyatoru kooru
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryVideo games
FoundedMarch 20, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-20)
Headquarters,
ProductsConsole games
Number of employees
46
Websitewww.cattle-call.co.jp

The company is known for developing the (partially) Japan-exclusive Metal Max series and the 3DS role-playing games The Legend of Legacy and its sequel, The Alliance Alive.

History

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In 1998, Data East Corporation, a Japanese video game and electronic engineering company based in Tokyo, withdrew entirely from the arcade industry and reported a total debt estimated at ¥3.3 billion. The company then filed for reorganization in the following year and stopped making video games altogether. As a result of the corporate reorganization, some of the staff from the company formed Cattle Call Inc. to continue developing video games.[1][2][3]

Games developed by Cattle Call

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PlayStation 2

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Title Original release date Publisher(s) JP NA EU AUS
Tsugunai: Atonement[4]
  • JP: February 22, 2001
  • NA: November 29, 2001
Yes Yes No No
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits[5]

(JP: Arc the Lad: Seirei no Tasogare)

  • JP: March 20, 2003
  • NA: June 25, 2003
  • EU: January 30, 2004
Yes Yes Yes No
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness[6]

(JP: Arc the Lad: Generation)

  • JP: November 3, 2004
  • NA: June 14, 2005
Yes Yes No No

Nintendo DS

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Title Original release date Publisher(s) JP NA EU AUS KOR
Dragon Quest IV[7][8][9]

(co-developed with ArtePiazza)

  • JP: November 22, 2007
  • NA: September 16, 2008
  • EU: September 12, 2008
Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Nanatsuiro★Drops DS Touch de Hajimaru Hatsukoi Monogatari[10]
  • JP: May 15, 2008
Yes No No No No
Disney Stitch Jam[11][12]

(JP: Stitch! DS: Ohana to Rhythm de Daibouken)

  • JP: December 3, 2009
  • NA: March 23, 2010
Yes Yes No No No
Kamonohashi Kamo - Aimai Seikatsu no Susume[13]
  • JP: December 3, 2009
Yes No No No No
Kokoro Nuri e (DSiWare)[14]
  • JP: April 7, 2010
Yes No No No No
Metal Max 3[15][16]
  • JP: July 29, 2010
Yes No No No No
Motto! Stitch! DS: Rhythm de Rakugaki Daisakusen[17]
  • JP: November 18, 2010
Yes No No No No
Usavich: Game no Jikan
  • JP: December 8, 2011
Yes No No No No
Metal Max 2 ReLOADED[18][19]
  • JP: December 8, 2011
Yes No No No No
Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters[20]

(co-developed with Aspect Co.)

  • JP: September 27, 2012
  • KOR: August 8, 2013
Yes No No No Yes

Nintendo 3DS

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Title Original release date Publisher(s) JP NA EU AUS
Isamugengaisha Brave Company[21][22]
  • JP: October 27, 2011
Yes No No No
Metal Max 4: Gekkō no Diva[23][24][25]

(co-developed with 24Frame)

  • JP: November 7, 2013
Yes No No No
The Legend of Legacy[26][27][28]

(co-developed with Grezzo and FuRyu)

  • JP: January 22, 2015
  • NA: October 13, 2015
  • PAL: February 5, 2016
Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Alliance Alive[29][30][31]

(co-developed with Grezzo and FuRyu)

  • JP: June 22, 2017
  • WW: March 27, 2018
Yes Yes Yes No
Title Original release date Publisher(s) JP NA EU AUS
Space Invaders Get Even (WiiWare)[32][33]

(JP: Space Invaders Get Even: Gyakushuu no Space Invaders, co-developed with Taito)

  • JP: August 26, 2008
  • EU: November 7, 2008
  • NA: December 1, 2008
Yes Yes Yes No
Opoona[34][35]

(co-developed with ArtePiazza)

  • JP: November 1, 2007
  • NA: March 25, 2008
  • EU: September 12, 2008
  • AU: September 25, 2008
Yes Yes Yes Yes

PlayStation 3

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Title Original release date Publisher(s) JP NA EU AUS
Namco Museum Essentials (PlayStation Network)[36]

(JP: Namco Museum.comm, co-developed with Bandai Namco Entertainment)

  • JP: January 29, 2009
  • NA: July 16, 2009
  • PAL: April 1, 2010
Yes Yes Yes Yes

PlayStation 4

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Title Original release date Publisher(s) JP NA EU AUS
Metal Max Xeno[37][38]

(co-developed with Kadokawa Games and 24Frame)

  • JP: April 19, 2018
  • WW: Q2 2018
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dungeon Encounters
  • WW: November 14, 2021
Yes Yes Yes Yes

Nintendo Switch

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Title Original release date Publisher(s) JP NA EU AUS
Dungeon Encounters
  • WW: November 14, 2021
Yes Yes Yes Yes

Microsoft Windows

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Title Original release date Publisher(s) JP NA EU AUS
Dungeon Encounters
  • WW: November 14, 2021
Yes Yes Yes Yes

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