PoPoLoCrois is a retro-style RPG for the PSP, released in 2005 , and is the first entry in the series to be released outside of Japan. It's a remake of the first two PoPoLoCrois titles, reworked into a single game with various enhancements. You play as Prince Pinon, a 10-year-old boy who needs to find a way to save his sleeping beauty mom and the whole kingdom from Ancient Evil.
While playing, you can pick up different characters to form a party, each with their own personality and combat style. Battles occur randomly and become semi-strategic turn-based if you disable auto-combat. The battles take place on a diagonal grid, where you move and fight the enemy. In these fights, there are many battle options, including special skills and tag-team attacks. Your actions are based on an action gauge that fills up. The game can be saved manually or automatically.