suikoden review part 4

Music collections

The Suikoden games have generally been considered to have soundtracks very well liked by the gaming community, though they have only been released in Japan as of 2007.
A series of arranged soundtracks were released from late 2001-2004. Despite the first being released slightly before Suikoden III and the last at around the same time as Suikoden IV, the music was always taken from music in Suikoden, Suikoden II, Suikoden III, and (rarely) the Suikogaiden side-stories.

• Genso Suikoden Music Collection Produced by Hiroyuki Nanba — a 10-track arrangement released on December 29, 2001. The production and arrangement were both done by Hiroyuki Namba, as the name indicates.
• Genso Suikoden Music Collection Produced by Kentaro Haneda — another 10-track arrangement released on April 24, 2002. Kentarō Haneda was only the producer; the arrangements were done by Kousuke Yamashita, Michiru Oshima, Rie Akagi, Kenji Yamamoto, and Hiroshi Takagi.
• Genso Suikoden Vocal Collection ~La passione commuove la storia~ — a 10-track arrangement released on July 3, 2002. The first piece is an instrumental, but the other tracks all feature vocals. The arrangement was done by Kousuke Yamashita, Hiroshi Takagi, and Megumi Ohashi. Performers included Yuko Imai, Risa Oki, and Yoko Ueno.
• Genso Suikoden Vocal Collection ~Distant Stars, Echoes of Love~ — a 10-track arrangement released on January 22, 2003. The arrangement was once more done by Kousuke Yamashita, Hiroshi Takagi, and Megumi Ohashi. Performers included Sanae Shintani, Yuko Imai, and Tomoko.
• Genso Suikoden Piano Collection ~Avertunerio Antes Lance Mao~ — a 13-track arrangement released on December 18, 2002, arranged by Shusei Murai. Despite the name, these are not piano solos; most include orchestral backup, and some have vocals as well.
• Genso Suikoden Celtic Collection — a 12 track arrangement in the style of celtic music released on March 5, 2003. The arrangements were done by Yoko Ueno, Mina Kubota, Yuko Asai, Shigeyoshi Kawagoe, and "The Rain Book."
• Genso Suikoden Celtic Collection 2 — a 12-track arrangement released on August 20, 2003. Arrangement was done by Yoko Ueno, Yuji Yoshino, Yuko Asai, and Shigeyoshi Kawagoe.
• Genso Suikoden Music Collection ~Asian Collection~ — a 12-track arrangement released on November 27, 2003. It was arranged by Kiyoshi Yoshida, Hidenori Maezawa, Yuko Asai, and Shigeyoshi Kawagoe.
• Genso Suikoden Piano Collection 2 — a 12 track arrangement released on January 21, 2004, arranged by Shusei Murai.
• Genso Suikoden Celtic Collection III — a 13 track arrangement released on April 14, 2004, arranged by Yuji Yoshino.

Publications, adaptations, and other material

Many publications, such as the Suikoden World Guide and Suikoden Encyclopedia, exist for the Suikoden series, though the majority are only in Japanese. Suikoden and Suikoden II have light novel adaptations written by Shinjiro Hori released only in Japan. Suikoden III was adapted into a manga by Aki Shimizu, which was released in English markets by Tokyopop.

Cameos

• Tokimeki Memorial ~ forever with you ~ (1995) (Sony Playstation, Sega Saturn, PlayStation Portable)

• Mitsumete Knight R (1998) (Sony Playstation)

The main protagonist of Suikoden I is one of the characters in this game.

• Konami WaiWai Sokoban (2007) (mobile phones)

The main protagonist of Suikoden I is one of the selectable characters in this game.

source : wikipedia