Shadow Hearts is a popular role-playing video game released by Midway. The story follows the journey of Yuri, a mysterious hero with an unknown past and Alice, a young girl who holds the key to world domination. They must stop the evil villain who will do anything in his power to unlock unlimited power for himself. Players go on an intense adventure full of puzzles and battles as they attempt to save the world from destruction.

Shadow Hearts: Covenant (also known as Shadow Hearts II in Japan) is a video game set during World War I in a fantastical world of magic and creatures. The story follows the main character, Yuri, who has been cursed by Nicholas from a secret society taking advantage of the war to fulfill their own ambitions. Yuri embarks on an expedition with Gepetto, a puppet master, and Kallen, a German female soldier to find a cure for his curse and defeat the malevolent cult. The game features detailed cutscenes that bring characters and powerful battle sequences to life. It also brings back the innovative combat system called Judgment Ring which allows players to choose which characters to bring into battle while determining its outcome based on speed and accuracy. New enhancements have been added such as team-based combo attacks for more intense battles against enemies.