Shiren the Wanderer GB: Moonlight Village Monster

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Shiren the Wanderer GB: Moonlight Village Monster
Shiren the Wanderer GB cover.webp
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
  • Chunsoft
  • Android
  • Spike Chunsoft
Director(s)Seiichiro Nagahata
Producer(s)Koichi Nakamura
Designer(s)Shin-ichiro Tomie
Programmer(s)Kazumi Ogawa
Artist(s)Kaoru Hasegawa
Writer(s)Shin-ichiro Tomie
Composer(s)Hayato Matsuo
SeriesMystery Dungeon
Platform(s)Game Boy, Microsoft Windows, Android
ReleaseGame Boy
  • JP: November 22, 1996
Microsoft Windows
  • JP: December 8, 1999
Internet Edition
  • JP: December 20, 2002
Android
  • JP: May 27, 2011
Smart Pass
  • JP: March 1, 2012
Genre(s)Roguelike, role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Shiren the Wanderer GB: Moonlight Village Monster[a] is a roguelike role-playing video game developed by Aquamarine then Spike Chunsoft for the Android port of the game. It is part of the Mystery Dungeon series. It was originally released for the Game Boy by Chunsoft in 1996.[1] A Microsoft Windows remake[b], featuring enhanced graphics similar to its previous game on Super Famicom, would be later released in 1999 and re-released later with internet compability in 2002.[2] A port of the remake was released on Android in 2011.[3]

Gameplay[]

In consideration of the performance of the non-colored Game Boy, the level of the monster expressed by their difference color models are displayed with a superscript number. When using the Super Game Boy add-on, an unique picture frame is displayed and color display is possible. In addition, a puzzle mode titled "Fay's Questions" has become independent from the main story, and can be selected at any time with over 100 challenges. Later on the Microsoft Windows port, the game allows you to create your own questions. In addition, the Internet editon was equipped with additional features such as wind rescues and weekly added dungeon.

Plot[]

The story happens between Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer and 4: The Eye of God and the Devil's Navel. The game's plot is about rescuing a sacrificed child and unravel the mystery of the monsters that plagues Tsukikage Village, where Shiren is stopped by during his trip.

Development[]

An unique gameplay element that would be used in later games from the Shiren the Wanderer series and other Mystery Dungeon crossovers is rescuing other players via passwords. When the internet started to develop in Japan in the late 1990s, they went with the idea of player sharing passwords instead of them using the Game Boy's Game Link Cable in order to help others, since there were not many owners of the cable.[4]

Release[]

The original version on Game Boy was released on November 22, 1996.[1] The Microsoft Windows remake of the game was released on December 8, 1999 and its Internet Edition was later released by downloading on December 20, 2002.[2] Chunsoft released an offline downloadable content later on June 30, 2005 due to the company ending its sales then its online service on January 31, 2006. The Android port, based on its Microsoft Windows remake, was released on May 27, 2011, and its Smart Pass edition was later released on March 1, 2012.[3]

Reception[]

In a "Cross Review" from the video game magazine Famitsu, the game obtained the Platinum Hall of Fame in 1996, with a total of 36 points out of 40 by the writers.[5][6] In the "Game Report Card", the review from the reader's vote of "Family Computer Magazine" gave the game a score of 23.7 points out of 30. In addition, in the Japanese video game magazine "Transcendence Daigirin '98 Spring Edition", it was positively evaluated thanks to the unique factors of the game, such as having different difficulty levels.[7] On the other hand, "Game Boy Perfect Catalog" pointed out that the feeling of completing a dungeon after repeatedly searching for one whose rooms changes each time it enters a new floor is a common element from this series.[8]

Footnotes[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Known in Japan as Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren GB: 〜Tsukikage-mura no Kaibutsu〜 (Japanese: 不思議のダンジョン 風来 (ふうらい)のシレンGB 〜月 (つき)影 (かげ)村 (むら)の怪 (かい)物 (ぶつ)〜, Hepburn: Fushigi no Danjon Fūrai no Shiren GB 〜Tsukikage-mura no Kaibutsu〜, lit. Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer GB 〜Moonlight Village Monster〜).
  2. ^ Shiren the Wanderer: Moonlight Village Monster, known in Japan as Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren: Tsukikage-mura no Kaibutsu (Japanese: 不思議のダンジョン 風来 (ふうらい)のシレン 月 (つき)影 (かげ)村 (むら)の怪 (かい)物 (ぶつ), Hepburn: Fushigi no Danjon Fūrai no Shiren Tsukikage-mura no Kaibutsu, lit. Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer: Moonlight Village Monster).

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "不思議のダンジョン風来のシレンGB〜月影村の怪物〜". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b 「風来のシレン インターネット版」パッケージ版の発売が決定！ (in Japanese). 4gamer. 2002-12-05. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b AI (2011-05-27). ""風来のシレン"がAndroidにやってきた。「不思議のダンジョン 風来のシレン 月影村の怪物 for Android」は本日配信開始" (in Japanese). 4gamer. Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  4. ^ Kohama, Dai (November 2007). "Interview with Koichi Nakamura, Director, Shiren the Wanderer 3". play. p. 98. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "不思議のダンジョン風来のシレンGB〜月影村の怪物〜 まとめ [ゲームボーイ]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "6月16日増刊号特別付録 クロスレビュー優良ソフトパーフェクトカタログ 上巻". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain (6月16日増刊号): 34. 2005-06-16.
  7. ^ "超絶 大技林 '98年春版". (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten／インターメディア・カンパニー (増刊4月15日号): 522. 1998-04-15. ASIN B00J16900U.
  8. ^ 前田尋之 (2018-11-29). G-MOOK154 ゲームボーイパーフェクトカタログ (in Japanese). G-WALK. p. 116. ISBN 9784862978226.
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