is the fifth entry in the Tales of the World series, and the second entry in the Radiant Mythology

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology

is a spin-off of the Tales action role-playing game series for the PlayStation Portable. Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology's characteristic genre name is . Like some of the previous games that bear Tales of the World in their title, this game is a crossover title featuring characters from...

series. Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2's characteristic genre name is . Like other games in the series, it features a group of characters from various Tales games. 50 characters from the series are said to make an appearance. The theme song, flyaway, is performed by Back-On

Back-On

Back-On is a four-man Japanese rock/nu metal band from Tokyo, Japan. They are recognized for creating anime opening themes such as the Air Gear opening theme, "Chain"; Murder Princess opening theme "Hikari Sasuhou " and Eyeshield 21s "Blaze Line"...

. It is not yet released in North America.

Series Characters

Characters marked in BOLD are new to Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2

Tales of Phantasia

Tales of Phantasia

is a Super Nintendo game in the RPG genre published by Namco and released in Japan in 1995, selling 212,000 copies. It is the first mothership title in the Tales RPG series and was later remade/re-released on the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable...

• Cless Alvein
• Mint Adenade
• Chester Barklight
• Arche Klaine
• Suzu Fujibayashi

Tales of Destiny

Tales of Destiny

is a video game in the RPG genre published for the PlayStation console by Namco on December 23, 1997 in Japan, selling 1,139,000 copies. Tales of Destiny's characteristic genre name is...

• Stan Aileron
• Rutee Katret
• Lion Magnus
• Philia Philis
• Woodrow Kelvin
• Mighty Kongman
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Tales of Eternia

Tales of Eternia

is a Japanese PlayStation action role-playing video game released by Namco on November 30, 2000, selling 873,000 copies and later ported to the PlayStation Portable on March 3, 2005, selling 398,000 copies. Tales of Eternia's characteristic genre name is...

• Reid Hershel
• Farah Oersted
• Keel Zeibel
• Chat
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Tales of Destiny 2

Tales of Destiny 2

is the fourth mothership title in Namco's popular Tales RPG series, a true sequel to Tales of Destiny that takes place in the same fictional world...

• Kyle Dunamis
• Reala
• Nanaly Fletch
• Harold Belserius

Tales of Symphonia

Tales of Symphonia

is a video game first released for the Nintendo GameCube and later for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. It debuted in Japan on August 29, 2003, selling 953,000 copies, in Canada and the United States on July 13, 2004, and in Europe on November 19, 2004. The game received a Japanese-only PlayStation 2...

• Lloyd Irving
• Colette Brunel
• Kratos Aurion
• Genis Sage
• Raine Sage
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Tales of Rebirth

Tales of Rebirth

is the sixth mothership title in Namco's Tales RPG series. It was released on December 16, 2004 in Japan for the Sony PlayStation 2. Tales of Rebirth's characteristic genre name is . Tales of Rebirth has an anime introductory video accompanied by the song Good Night by Every Little Thing. Notably,...

• Veigue Lungberg
• Mao Orselg
• Eugene Gallardo
• Annie Barrs

Tales of Legendia

Tales of Legendia

, is a role-playing game that was developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was released in Japan on August 25, 2005 and in the United States on February 7, 2006. Tales of Legendia's characteristic genre name is . It is the seventh mothership title in the Tales...

• Senel Coolidge
• Chloe Valens

Tales of the Abyss

Tales of the Abyss

is a console role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco in Japan and Namco Bandai Games in North America. Tales of the Abyss's characteristic genre name is The Meaning Of Birth RPG . It is the eighth mothership title in the Tales series, and was released for the...

• Luke fone Fabre
• Tear Grants
• Guy Cecil
• Jade Curtiss
• Anise Tatlin
• Asch

Tales of Tempest

• Caius Qualls
• Rubia Natwick

Tales of Innocence

Tales of Innocence

is the ninth mothership title in the Tales series for the Nintendo DS. The game was developed by Alfa System, and was released on December 6, 2007 in Japan. Tales of Innocences characteristic genre name is . The game has not been released outside of Japan although there is a full fan translation...

• Ruca Milda
• Iria Animi
• Spada Belforma

Tales of Vesperia

Tales of Vesperia

is the tenth main title in the Tales series. It was developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Xbox 360. The title was announced on December 22, 2007 at Jump Festa, and was released on August 7, 2008 in Asia, and on August 26, 2008 in North America...

• Yuri Lowell
• Estellise Sidos Heurassein

Character Classes

• Warrior - Has high physical strength and excels in close-range combat.
• Thief - Uses quick dagger attacks, giving enemies little chance to counter.
• Mage - Uses offensive magic spells for dealing damage.
• Priest - Specializes in healing and support magic.
• Swordsman - Has a variety of strong and quick sword attacks.
• Fighter - Uses fast and power attacks based on martial arts.
• Hunter - Excels in attacking enemies from a distance with a bow.
• Ninja - Utilizes quickness and trickery to defeat enemies.
• Bishop - Uses stronger offensive spells with some healing/support magic.
• Magic Knight - Adept at both physical attacks and magic spells.
• Dual Swordsman - Uses two swords to increase close-range damage and attack speed.
• Great Swordsman - Uses one, large sword. Slow, but extremely powerful.
• Pirate - Adept at both close and ranged combat with a dagger and pistol.
• Monk - A Stronger version of the Fighter that uses healing spells.
• Paladin - Also uses a large sword, but has healing spells.

Reception

Radiant Mythology 2 ranked first in sales between January 26 and February 22 of 2009 at 288,860 copies sold. By the end of 2009, Radiant Mythology 2 sold a total of 339,523 copies and was the 25th best-selling game in Japan of 2009.