Flight-Plan

Japanese video game development company

Flight Plan
Company type	Public
Industry	Video games
Founded	September 30, 1989^[1]
Defunct	August 2010
Headquarters	Gifu, Gifu, Japan
Key people	Masami Watanabe (president)^[1]
Products	Black/Matrix series Summon Night series
Number of employees	38
Website	www.flight-plan.jp/

Flight-Plan Co., Ltd.^[a] was a Japanese video game developer best known for the Summon Night series of role-playing video games published by Banpresto. Founded in 1989, Flight-Plan began by developing the Black/Matrix series of tactical role-playing games, published by NEC Interchannel (later Interchannel Holon) in Japan.^[1] In January 2007, Flight-Plan began self-publishing some of its games, such as Dragon Shadow Spell and Sacred Blaze.^[1] Other clients of the company have included Sony, Nintendo, and Sega.

In August 2010, the company quietly closed its offices and ceased business, and their website was taken offline.^[2]

Games

Titles released outside of Japan have a * after their title.

Metamor Jupiter - (1993, Turbo CD)
CAL III: Kanketsuhen - (1994, Turbo CD)
Chiki Chiki Boys - (1994, Turbo CD)
Dōkyūsei- (1995, Turbo CD)
Dōkyūsei if - (1996, Saturn)
Dōkyūsei 2 - (1997, Saturn)
Refrain Love - (1997, Saturn)
NOel 3: Mission on the Line - (1998, PlayStation/Saturn)
Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors* - (2002, Game Boy Color)
Dragon Shadow Spell - (2007, PlayStation 2)
Eternal Poison* - (2008, PlayStation 2)
Shining Force Feather - (2009, Nintendo DS)
Sacred Blaze - (2009, PlayStation 2)

Black/Matrix series

Black/Matrix - (1998, Saturn)
Black/Matrix AD - (1999, Dreamcast)
Black Matrix Cross - (2000, PlayStation)
Black Matrix Zero - (2002, Game Boy Advance)
Black Matrix 2 - (2002, PlayStation 2)
Black Matrix 00 - (2004, PlayStation)

Summon Night series

Summon Night - (2000, PlayStation)
Summon Night 2 - (2001, PlayStation)
Summon Night 3 - (2003, PlayStation 2)
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story* - (2003, Game Boy Advance)
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2* - (2004, Game Boy Advance)
Summon Night Craft Sword Monogatari: Hajimari no Ishi - (2005, Game Boy Advance)
Summon Night EX-Thesis: Yoake no Tsubasa - (2005, PlayStation 2)
Summon Night 4 - (2006, PlayStation 2)
Summon Night: Twin Age* - (2007, Nintendo DS)
Summon Night DS - (2008, Nintendo DS)
Summon Night 2 DS - (2008, Nintendo DS)
Summon Night X: Tears Crown - (2009, Nintendo DS)
Summon Night Gran-These - (2010, PlayStation 2)

Notes

^ Japanese: 株式会社フライト・プラン, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Furaito-Puran

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Winkler, Chris (2007). "RPGFan - Exclusive Interview Feature: Interview #1: Masami Watanbe". RPGFan.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
^ "Summon Night Developers Flight Plan Close Shop". Retrieved 2010-08-09.