Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc
In popular culture -- Video games
Table:
Date

Game

Notes

1989

Joan of Arc – Siege and the Sword / Jeanne d'Arc

Historically based war strategy and action game by Brøderbund for Amiga, ST and PC.

1992

World Heroes series

NeoGeo fighting game. The character Janne D'Arc, a beautiful French swordswoman with pyrokinetic powers, is very much inspired by Joan of Arc.

1995

Soul Edge

Fighting game released by Namco about a sword full of evil spirits. The character Sophitia Alexandra shares a similar story to Joan of Arc. Although they both eventually meet and bond with each other in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate

1999

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

The central character in one of the major campaigns in which she is depicted as a peasant at first but follows a historically driven plot leading to her capture and death.

2000

Perfect Dark

Nintendo 64 game. Whilst in no way is the game about Joan, the central character Joanna Dark's name is a play on Jeanne d'Arc.[22]

2001

Civilization III

The Leader of France's civilization is Joan of Arc.

2002

La Pucelle: Tactics

PlayStation game. The title is an allusion to Joan of Arc. Most of the character and place names within the game are French, but the game scenario is unrelated fantasy.

2004

Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc

PC game, title character.

2006

Age of Empires: The Age of Kings

Nintendo DS game major playable character.

2006

Jeanne d'Arc

PSP game, title character in a fantasy universe loosely based on the historical story.

2006, 2008

Yggdra Union

Game Boy Advance/PSP game. Minor character Monica, a peasant girl who receives divine inspiration and rises up to defend her country from invasion, is based on Joan of Arc.

2007

Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War

PS3 game, Xbox 360 game, major character and leader of the French troops.

2008

Atlantica Online

PC MMORPG, Hero Mercenary, evolved form of "Lady Knight" Mercenary

2009

Assassin's Creed II

PS3/Xbox 360/PC action game. It is claimed that she had the 25th Piece of Eden, the Sword, and the Templars burned her alive to gain possession of it.

2009

Dragon Age

Andraste, a messianic figure in the game world who is both a religious and military leader, is partially based upon Joan of Arc.

2010

Bayonetta

PS3/Xbox 360/PC game contains a character named Jeanne who acts as Bayonetta's rival. She also possesses some references to the real life Joan of Arc, with her trademark red outfit being the product of the fictional Italian fashion brand D'arc.

2011

Deadliest Warrior: Legends

PS3/Xbox 360 game. Historical warriors engage in one-on-one fighting; Joan of Arc is playable through downloadable content.

2012

Warriors Orochi 3

PS3/Xbox 360 hack and slash game, Joan's Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War incarnation appears as a special guest character and is involved in the plot to save the world from destruction. In Ultimate update game, this is where Joan and Sophitia met and shares their bonds each other.

2013

Angel Master (エンジェルマスター, Enjeru Masutā)

This iOS and Android card action game contains a character named Jeanne d'Arc (ジャンヌ・ダルク, Jan'nu Daruku), who is one of the game's three main characters.

2015

Fate/Grand Order

Appears as a summonable servant in the Ruler, Avenger, Lancer, Archer, and Berseker classes. Also appears in the First Singularity: Hundred Years' War of the First Dragons: Orleans as the main ally (In ruler class) of the player and the antagonist of the singularity, The Dragon Witch (Avenger), who was summoned by Caster (Gilles de Rais) using the Holy Grail.

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Bayonetta [ d ] is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Sega . The game was originally released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in Japan in October 2009 , and in North America and Europe in January 2010 . The game was later released on the Wii U alongside its sequel , Bayonetta 2 , releasing in September 2014 in Japan and worldwide the following month . An enhanced port for Microsoft Windows was released in April 2017 with support for 4K visuals . The game was released on the Nintendo Switch in February 2018 worldwide , also alongside its sequel . A third game , Bayonetta 3 , is currently in development and is set to release for the Switch as well . A compilation called Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle that includes the 4K remaster of Bayonetta , alongside PlatinumGames ' other remastered title Vanquish , was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on February 18 , 2020 . Bayonetta takes place in Vigrid , a fictional city in Europe . The game stars the eponymous character , a witch who is capable of shapeshifting and using various firearms . She also possesses magical attacks , and she can use her hair to summon demons to dispatch her foes . The game features a rating system , which gives players a grade based on their performance , and a combat system that is similar to the Devil May Cry series , also created by Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya . Development of the game was started in January 2007 , with Hideki Kamiya being the game 's director .
Deadliest Warrior : Legends is a fighting game developed by Pipeworks Software and published by 345 Games & Spike Games . Based on the Spike documentary TV series Deadliest Warrior and the sequel to Deadliest Warrior : The Game , Deadliest Warrior : Legends allows players to take control of various individual warriors from different time periods , utilizing their own unique set of weapons , armor , and fight styles . The game was announced on April 7th , 2011 by Spike Games , featuring a new campaign mode and a new line-up of playable warriors . On June 6th , 2011 , a gameplay trailer was released on E3 Live on GT . On July 6th the game was released for the Xbox 360 's Xbox Live Arcade , and July 26 for the PlayStation 3 's PlayStation Network .
Downloadable content ( DLC ) is additional content created for an already released video game , distributed through the Internet by the game 's publisher . It can either be added for no extra cost or it can be a form of video game monetization , enabling the publisher to gain additional revenue from a title after it has been purchased , often using some type of microtransaction system . DLC can range from cosmetic content , such as skins , to new in-game content such as characters , levels , modes , and larger expansions that may contain a mix of such content as a continuation of the base game . In some games , multiple DLC ( including future DLC not yet released ) may be bundled as part of a season pass - typically at a discount in comparison to purchasing each DLC individually . While the Dreamcast was the first home console to support DLC ( albeit in a limited form due to hardware and internet connection limitations ) , Microsoft 's Xbox console and Xbox Live platform helped to popularize the concept . Since the seventh generation of video game consoles , DLC has been a prevalent feature of most major video game platforms with internet connectivity .
Warriors Orochi 3 , originally released as Musō Orochi 2 ( 無双オロチ 2 , Musō Orochi Tsū ) in Japan , is a 2011 hack and slash video game developed by Tecmo Koei and Omega Force for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . This is the fourth installment of the crossover series Warriors Orochi , a combination of the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series . This installment serves as a sequel to Warriors Orochi 2 . The game was released in Japan in 2011 , in Europe in 2012 , and in North America in 2012 ( PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 ) . There are two ports of the game : Musou Orochi 2 : Special , released in 2012 for PlayStation Portable exclusively in Japan , and Warriors Orochi 3 : Hyper , which was released as a launch title for the Wii U for Japan , North America , and Europe . An updated version , Warriors Orochi 3 : Ultimate ( Musou Orochi 2 : Ultimate ) , was released for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in Japan in 2013 with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ports released in 2014 . The four ports were also released in North America and Europe in 2014 . An additional port for the Nintendo Switch was released in 2017 , exclusively to Japan .
Hack and slash or hack and slay ( H & S or HnS ; also can be stylized in a hyphenated form as in hack-and-slash , or with a contracted conjunction as in hack ' n ' slay ) refers to a type of gameplay that emphasizes combat . The term hack and slash was originally used to describe a play style in tabletop role-playing games , carrying over from there to MUDs , MMORPGs , and role-playing video games . In arcade- and console-style action video games , the term has a different usage , specifically implying a focus on real-time combat with hand-to-hand weapons as opposed to guns or fists .
iOS ( formerly iPhone OS ) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware . It is the operating system that presently powers many of the company 's mobile devices , including the iPhone , and iPod Touch ; it also powered the iPad prior to the introduction of iPadOS in 2019 . It is the second most popular mobile operating system globally after Android . Originally unveiled in 2007 for the iPhone , iOS has been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPod Touch ( September 2007 ) and the iPad ( January 2010 ) . As of March 2018 [ update ] , Apple 's App Store contains more than 2.1 million iOS applications , 1 million of which are native for iPads . These mobile apps have collectively been downloaded more than 130 billion times . The iOS user interface is based upon direct manipulation , using multi-touch gestures . Interface control elements consist of sliders , switches , and buttons . Interaction with the OS includes gestures such as swipe , tap , pinch , and reverse pinch , all of which have specific definitions within the context of the iOS operating system and its multi-touch interface . Internal accelerometers are used by some applications to respond to shaking the device ( one common result is the undo command ) or rotating it in three dimensions ( one common result is switching between portrait and landscape mode ) . Apple has been significantly praised for incorporating thorough accessibility functions into iOS , enabling users with vision and hearing disabilities to properly use its products . Major versions of iOS are released annually .
Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software , designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets . Android is developed by a consortium of developers known as the Open Handset Alliance , with the main contributor and commercial marketer being Google . Initially developed by Android Inc. , which Google bought in 2005 , Android was unveiled in 2007 , with the first commercial Android device launched in September 2008 . The current stable version is Android 10 , released on September 3 , 2019 . The core Android source code is known as Android Open Source Project ( AOSP ) , which is primarily licensed under the Apache License . This has allowed variants of Android to be developed on a range of other electronics , such as game consoles , digital cameras , PCs and others , each with a specialized user interface . Some well known derivatives include Android TV for televisions and Wear OS for wearables , both developed by Google . Android 's source code has been used as the basis of different ecosystems , most notably that of Google which is associated with a suite of proprietary software called Google Mobile Services ( GMS ) , that frequently comes pre-installed on said devices . This includes core apps such as Gmail , the digital distribution platform Google Play and associated Google Play Services development platform , and usually apps such as the Google Chrome web browser . These apps are licensed by manufacturers of Android devices certified under standards imposed by Google . Other competing Android ecosystems include Amazon.com 's Fire OS , or LineageOS . Software distribution is generally offered through proprietary application stores like Google Play Store or Samsung Galaxy Store , or open source platforms like Aptoide or F-Droid , which use software packages in the APK format .
Fate/Grand Order [ a ] is an online , free-to-play role-playing mobile game developed by Delightworks using Unity , and published by Aniplex . The game is based on Type-Moon 's Fate/stay night franchise , and was released in Japan on July 29 , 2015 for Android , and on August 12 , 2015 for iOS . English iOS and Android versions followed on June 25 , 2017 in the United States and Canada , and a Korean version was released on November 21 , 2017 . An arcade version titled Fate/Grand Order Arcade was released by Sega in Japan on July 26 , 2018 . The game is centered around turn-based combat where the player , who takes on the role of a Master , summons and commands powerful familiars known as Servants to battle enemies . The story narrative is presented in a visual novel format , and each Servant has their own scenario which the player can explore . Fate/Grand Order grossed $ 982 million in 2017 , making it the year 's sixth highest-grossing mobile game . In 2018 , Fate/Grand Order grossed $ 1.2 billion , making it the year 's seventh highest-grossing free-to-play game . As of March 13 , 2019 , the game has grossed more than $ 3 billion worldwide . Total revenues reached $ 4 billion by the end of 2019 .