Brandish (video game)

Brandish
PC-98 cover art by Nobuteru Yūki
DevelopersNihon Falcom
Mantra (DOS)
NEC (PC Engine CD-ROM²)
Koei (SNES)
PublishersNihon Falcom (PC-9801, FM Towns, PSP)
Mantra (DOS)
NEC (PC Engine CD-ROM²)
Koei (SNES)
DirectorYoshio Kiya
ProducerMasayuki Kato
ProgrammerYukio Takahashi
ArtistsIsutoshi
Tsuyoshi Matsumuro
Hidekazu Suzuki
ComposersTenmon
Mieko Ishikawa
SeriesBrandish
PlatformsPC-9801, FM Towns, Super NES, PC Engine CD-ROM²
ReleaseNEC PC-9801, FM Towns
  • JP: October 25, 1991
PC Engine CD-ROM²
  • JP: June 17, 1994
SNES
  • JP: June 25, 1994
  • NA: February 1995
Brandish Renewal
  • JP: October 3, 1995
GenreAction role-playing
ModeSingle-player

Brandish is a 1991 action role-playing game developed and published by Nihon Falcom. Originally released in 1991 for the NEC PC-9801 and FM Towns, it was later ported to the Super NES and PC Engine CD-ROM² in the mid 1990s, including an expanded re-release titled Brandish Renewal. The game was the first in the Brandish series and was followed by three sequels. A remake, Brandish: The Dark Revenant, was released for the PlayStation Portable in Japan in 2009 and worldwide in 2015.