The existence of Earth, a planet of continents surrounded by deep oceans, has long become a mere legend. People live now on islands which are floating high in the skies. They also have wings - "Wings of the Hearts" - growing on their backs. Kalas is a young man who was born only with one wing - he replaces the second with an artificial wing manufactured by great masters. He is on a quest to find the murderers of his grandfather and his brother. He meets a girl named Xelha, who is out to stop an evil conspiracy that threatens the country, and they join forces against the newly appeared evil.

In this game, you don't only control Kalas and his party, but also play the role of Kalas' Guardian Spirit. From time to time Kalas will pose questions to you and ask for advise. Your answers will determine Kalas' general disposition and also his behavior in battles.

The gameplay system is largely based on cards. Many items in the game - from weapons to simple items like trees or milk - possess a so-called "magna essence", which allows you to store it and to transform items into cards that you can later use in battles as weapons, attack spells, defensive moves, or for healing purposes. The enemies in the game are not random, but visible on screen. When you contact an enemy, a turn-based battle begins. Your party is dealt a set of random cards from your inventory, and you must plan your turn according to the cards you have.

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Alternate Titles

"バテン・カイトス　終わらない翼と失われた海" -- Japanese spelling
"Baten Kaitos: Owaranai Tsubasa to Ushinawareta Umi" -- Japanese title
"Baten Kaitos: Les ailes éternelles et l'océan perdu" -- French title
"Baten Kaitos: Le ali eterne el'oceano perduto" -- Italian title
"Baten Kaitos: Las alas eternas y el océano perdido" -- Spanish title
"Baten Kaitos: Die Schwingen der Ewigkeit und der verlorene Ozean" -- German title

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Baten Kaitos	GameCube	$10.24
	Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
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User Reviews

Doesn't cast much light upon the darkened Earth...	YID YANG (162563)
An excellent game for any gamer new or old to the RPG genre	Games_consultant (12)
Baten Kraptos: Eternal Ripoff would have been a better title.	MasterMegid (900)

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The Press Says

Jeuxpo.com	2005	9.4 out of 10	94
Game Chronicles	Jan 09, 2005	9.1 out of 10	91
Gamezine	Apr 05, 2005	18 out of 20	90
NintendoWorldReport	Nov 16, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Game Informer Magazine	Dec, 2004	8.75 out of 10	88
IGN	Nov 12, 2004	8.8 out of 10	88
VGPub	2005	8.6 out of 10	86
Jeuxvideo.fr	Dec 14, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Mar 31, 2005	7.4 out of 10	74
Play Magazine	2004	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

Gnosis

In Outer Dimension (on the way to Mira) you must fight a mysterious creature called "Gnosis". This is a clear reference to Xenosaga games, also developed by Monolith Soft: there, the Gnosis are a hostile alien race of unknown origin.

Soundtrack

Cases of this game bought from TOYS R US came with exclusive soundtracks with the music from the game.

Title

"Baten Kaitos" is a name of a star in the constellation of Cetus (Latin for "whale"). "Baten"is Arabic for "belly", while "Kaitos" is "whale" in Greek.

Information also contributed by Andrew Shepard and Unicorn Lynx

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by YID YANG

(162563) on Nov 28, 2004.