Suikoden Tactics, originally released in Japan as Rhapsodia (ラプソディア Rapusodia), is a tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 console as part of their Suikoden series. Initially released in Japan and North America in late 2005, the game was later made available in Europe and the PAL region in early 2006. It is the first strategy-based installment of the series, using tactical, grid-based combat instead of the turn-based battles employed by previous games in the series. The game’s music was composed by series veteran Norikazu Miura and features the opening theme “Another World” performed by Japanese vocalist yoshiko.
The game’s fantasy story is told in two parts, taking place both before and after the events of Suikoden IV released one year earlier, and features appearances by characters from the title. Players assume the role of Kyril, a young man investigating the power of mysterious weapons called “Rune Cannons,” which hold strange powers of transformation.