Shin Megami Tensei: NINE
Shin Megami Tensei: NINE was published by Atlus and released on Xbox, exclusively in Japan, in 2002.
OverviewSet during the events of Shin Megami Tensei's nuclear holocaust, NINE follows demon hunters known as "Debuggers" as they rout demons from a computer network that also overflow into reality.
NINE also marks one of the very few instances in the series where player gender is selectable, rather then pre-determined. The NINE in the games title is meant to denote the number of alignments available in the original series (Law, Chaos, Neutral, and their Light-Neutral-Dark variants). The soundtrack consists of various rearranged tracks from the original Shin Megami Tensei. Though demon designs were once more handled by series veteran Kazuma Kaneko, character design was delegated to Yasuomi Umetsu, who had previously provided illustration work for Castlevania 64 and Contra: Hard Corps.While NINE was initially developed as an MMORPG, the game was instead released as a single-player action RPG, with an online version TBA at a later date. Though said version was cancelled due to poor sales, the game would serve as a prototype for the later Cave-developed Imagine: Online.Demon CompendiumIn addition to demons and their levels, their races and race alignments are also listed.Deity (L-N)78 Vishnu72 Baal67 Odin63 Horus56 Thor44 Indra35 ThothMegami (L-L)69 Lakshmi62 Pallas Athena53 Freya46 Scathach39 Hathor31 Sarasvati23 Ame no UzumeAmatsu (L-L)76 Amaterasu65 Tsukuyomi55 Take-Mikazuchi44 Kagutsuchi34 Omoikane28 TajikaraoFury (L-C)78 Shiva67 Susanoo57 Kartikeya50 Indrajit43 AresLady (L-C)74 Kali69 Anat60 Isis52 Artemis40 Parvati30 Kikurihime20 KushinadaKunitsu (L-C)62 Arahabaki50 Take-Minakata42 Oonamuchi36 Sarutahiko27 Sukuna HikonaVile (D-L)76 Set65 Abraxas54 Nyarlathotep46 Tezcatlipoca39 BaphometReaper (D-L)72 Mot61 Guedhe50 Chernobog40 Persephone33 HelYoma (N-N)63 Hanuman52 Ganesha45 Valkyrie36 Efreet28 Jinn21 Isora16 Apsaras11 KinnariFairy (N-N)58 Titania50 Oberon41 Cu Chulainn28 Elf22 Gandharvha16 Pyro Jack11 Jack Frost2 PixieNight (N-C)51 Succubus39 Incubus28 Lilim18 Empusa11 AlpTyrant (D-C)76 Astaroth69 Lucifuges62 Surt56 Loki46 Moloch44 HecateDivine (N-L)64 Dominion53 Virtue43 Power34 Principality27 Archangel14 AngelFallen (N-C)62 Gemori49 Berith38 Decarabia27 Forneus16 EligorDragon (L-N)69 Ananta62 Ganga52 Qing Long44 Quetzalcoatl34 CoatlicueSnake (N-N)61 Orochi48 Raja Naga38 Mizuchi31 Naga22 NozuchiDrake (D-C)61 Nidhoggr55 Basilisk44 Kingu35 Typhon26 TarasqueAvian (L-L)61 Garuda50 Zhu Que39 Phoenix22 Feng HuangFlight (N-L)45 Morrigan36 Jatayu28 Aello21 Celaeno16 Ocypete10 HarpyRaptor (D-L)52 Hresvelgr43 Zhen32 Anzu25 Furiae14 CockatriceAvatar (L-N)62 Barong51 Xuanwu42 Anubis33 Nandi22 Bai ZeHoly (L-N)59 Sleipnir50 Baihu38 Qilin28 Sphinx16 UnicornBeast (N-N)61 Cerberus44 Gryphon33 Orthrus25 Nekomata16 Cu Sith5 Cait SithWilder (D-N)61 Fenrir44 Catoblepas28 Nue15 Bicorn12 GarmJirae (N-N)44 Titan34 Ubelluris25 Dwarf14 Sudama5 KnockerBrute (N-C)62 Rangda50 Yaksa38 Yaksini27 Turdak13 AzumiJaki (D-N)63 Hecatoncheir54 Girimehkala43 Edimmu37 Cyclops32 Rakshasa25 OgrePrime (N-N)19 Flaemis18 Aquans17 Aeros16 ErthysSpirit (D-C)42 Vetala28 Legion17 Yaka8 Preta2 PoltergeistFiend (N-N)65 Yoshitsune50 Alice40 Jeanne d'ArcFoul (D-C)7 Slime
