Odin Sphere is an action role-playing game developed by Vanillaware for the PlayStation 2. It was published by Atlus (Japan and North America) in 2007 and by Square Enix (Europe) in 2008. A remake titled Odin Sphere Leifthrasir was released on PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2016: Atlus handled publishing duties in Japan and North America while NIS America published the title in PAL territories. Using a two-dimensional side-scrolling perspective gameplay focuses on a beat em up-style fighting system while incorporating role-playing elements — Leifthrasir expands upon and refines these elements. The story shared between both versions follows five characters on the fantasy continent of Erion during a war between the nations of Ragnanival and Ringford over a weapon called the Crystallization Cauldron and their roles in the Armageddon a catastrophe which will destroy Erion.