Valis IV

Valis IV (ヴァリスⅣ, Varisu Fō) is a platform game developed and published by Telenet Japan for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² in 1991 exclusively in Japan. A vastly different version titled Super Valis IV (SUPERヴァリス赤き月の乙女, Sūpā Varisu Akaki Tsuki no Otome, or Red Moon Rising Maiden) was published Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. It was the final release of the Valis series in North America.

Gameplay

Valis IV is a side-scrolling action platformer. Picking one of three varied characters (Asfal, Amu and Lena, each of them having different weapons, moves, and spells), the player fights through a 2D level, jumping from platform to platform and battling enemies, before confronting a boss at the end of each of the nine levels, further divided into several stages. As in the previous entries in the Valis series, animated cutscenes and in-game dialogue help move the story along periodically throughout the game.

Plot

Following on the events of Valis III, Yuko has become the goddess of the world of Vecanti and has watched over the world in peace since the defeat of Glames. Trouble brews when the Dark World prince named Galgear (がるぎあ, Garugia) (voiced by Kaneto Shiozawa) begins to search for a magical ring. This ring increases his powers, but to the loss of control he could have maintained under its effects, and the gods of Vecanti recognize this and imprison Galgear inside a crystal sunk into the ocean.