Digimon World
Digimon World | |
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Mode(s) | Single-player |
Digimon World (
Gameplay
The gameplay revolves around raising a single Digimon from its egg form, hatching into a Fresh, up through In-Training, Rookie, Champion, and with work, Ultimate. A Digimon partner will "fade away" with age, and return to an egg eventually, so the player has to raise it again.
To raise a Digimon partner, the player must train it, feed it, let it rest, and take it to bathrooms. Training is done to increase the Digimon's stats to make it stronger in battle. Raising a Digimon well will result in the Rookie Digimon "Digivolving" into a Champion form with better stats, while not training or raising it well will cause it to Digivolve into Numemon, a Champion Digimon with inferior stats and skills.
The other main part of gameplay is battle. The player's partner Digimon fight the Digimon that have become aggressive due to a crisis on File Island, and some will calm down and work at the city when defeated. Partner Digimon begin the game with a few basic skills, but acquire more as they progress in levels through the game. The player cannot control the actions of an unintelligent Digimon, but as it gets smarter more control over its actions is given to the player.
More Digimon working for the city will make training and various other aspects of the game much easier. Many will open shops and even sell items, some which will open playable mini-games for gaining rewards and items.
Plot
The game revolves around a young boy (the player can name the protagonist in the beginning of the game), the protagonist, who is drawn into the Digital World through his
Development
Developer and publisher
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 52.55%[8] |
Publication | Score |
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Famitsu | 23/40[9] |
GamePro | 2/5[10] |
GameSpot | 5.1/10[11] |
IGN | 5.8/10[12] |
Digimon World received a 23 out of 40 total score from editors of Japanese Weekly Famitsu magazine,[9] and went on to sell approximately 250,000 copies in the region by February 2000.[4]
The English version sold enough copies to qualify as a
Legacy
The game was followed by various sequels released for the PlayStation and other platforms, though they do not retain all the gameplay elements found in the original. In addition, despite being localized as such in Western markets, Digimon World DS, Digimon World Dawn and Dusk, Digimon World Data Squad, and Digimon World Championship have no relation to the series.
Digimon World: Next Order was announced in the July 2015 issue of V-Jump. It was originally released for PlayStation Vita and published by Bandai Namco.[17] A trailer was released on July 31 and featured clips from the original Digimon World before showcasing its gameplay. It is based on the concept of an "evolving world," and like Re:Digitize, the player takes control of the main character, who travels alongside two Digimon partners. The first partners to be revealed were Agumon and Gabumon. It was released in Japan on 17 March 2016.[18]
References
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- ^ "Lineup". BEC. Archived from the original on 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "Flying Tiger Development: Digimon World". Flying Tiger Development. Archived from the original on August 10, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ a b Zdyrko, Dave (February 15, 2000). "Digimon World". IGN. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Shoemaker, Brad (May 16, 2000). "Digimon World Hands-On". GameSpot. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ^ "Atari - Corporate Information". corporate.infogrames.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Atari - Corporate Information". corporate.infogrames.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Digimon World for PlayStation". GameRankings. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "デジモンワールド まとめ [PS]" [Digimon World [PS]]. Famitsu. Enterbrain, Inc. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ a b Cheat Monkey (July 18, 2000). "Digimon World Review for PlayStation". GamePro. Archived from the original on April 9, 2005. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ a b Lopez, Miguel (June 30, 2000). "Digimon World Review for PlayStation". GameSpot. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ a b Zdyrko, David (July 5, 2000). "Digimon World". IGN. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ Spencer (July 18, 2011). "Devil Survivor And Durarara!! Artist Tied To New PSP Digimon Game". Siliconera. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Loo, Egan (July 17, 2011). "Digimon World: Re:Digitize PSP Game to Ship in 2012". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Gantayat, Anoop (July 23, 2011). "Digimon World Being Developed by Tri-Crescendo". Andriasang.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Laura (November 29, 2011). "Digimon World Re:Digitize Goes the Full Mile Back to Digimon World 1". Siliconera. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Romano, Sal (July 15, 2015). "Digimon World: Next Order announced for PS Vita". Gematsu. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "DW:NO Release Data". Gamefaqs Release Information. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)