The player can attack, defend, perform a skill or call up a menu with multiple functions, such as using items or commanding an ally to perform an action. The game controls are very similar to other Tales games, especially Tales of Symphonia, except with increased maneuverability. The game's 'Flex Range Linear Motion Battle System' (FR-LMBS) is real-time. Gameplay Battle system Luke performing his Fang Blade A 26-episode anime adaptation by Sunrise was also produced, which first aired in Japan on MBS between October 2008 and March 2009. The PlayStation 2 version has sold approximately 734,000 copies worldwide. Reviews for both its original console and handheld releases were mostly positive, with critics praising the title's combat system yet remarking that the game's plot had a tendency to move slowly and adhered to many stock Japanese role-playing game conventions. Together with his companions, Luke attempts to discover the truth and significance of his own birth, as well as unravel the mystery of The Score, the prophecy that has bound humanity's actions for thousands of years. Taking place in a fantasy world, the story focuses on Luke fon Fabre, a young swordsman whose pampered life turns upside down when he unwittingly becomes the target of a military-religious organization known as the Order of Lorelei, who believe him to be the key to an ancient prophecy. A port for the Nintendo 3DS handheld was released in Japan in June 2011, followed by an Australian and European release in November 2011 and a North American release in February 2012.

Namco has given Tales of the Abyss the characteristic genre name To Know the Meaning of One's Birth RPG. The game features music by series composers Motoi Sakuraba and Shinji Tamura, and includes the opening theme song 'Karma' by Bump of Chicken, which is replaced with the instrumental version in the western release. Its development team included director Yoshito Higuchi, producer Makoto Yoshizumi, and character artist Kōsuke Fujishima.

Originally released for the PlayStation 2, the game was published by Namco in Japan in December 2005, and Bandai Namco Games in North America in October 2006. Tales of the Abyss is an action role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio as the eighth main title in their Tales series in celebration of the series' 10th anniversary.

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