Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition
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| Developer(s) | GungHo Online Entertainment |
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| Director(s) |
Puzzle & Dragons Z Takayuki Takahara Naoki Fukuda Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Yoshimasa Yamada |
| Producer(s) | Daisuke Yamamoto |
| Composer(s) |
Puzzle & Dragons Z Kenji Ito Yukio Nakajima Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Keigo Ozaki Toshiko Tasaki |
| Series | Puzzle & Dragons |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
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Puzzle & Dragons Z
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition is a 2015 puzzle game for Nintendo 3DS developed by GungHo Online Entertainment. It is a compilation of Puzzle & Dragons Z and Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition from the Puzzle & Dragons series for North America and Europe. Before the bundled game was announced, the first game Puzzle & Dragons Z (パズドラZ Pazudora Z) was released in Japan on December 12, 2013, and Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (パズル＆ドラゴンズ スーパーマリオブラザーズ エディション Pazuru & Doragonzu Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Edishon) was released in Japan on April 29, 2015.[1] The bundled game was released in May 2015 for NA and PAL regions.[2]
Development
On May 3, 2013, GungHo revealed a spin-off for the Nintendo 3DS named Puzzle & Dragons Z (パズドラZ Pazudora Zetto) during the Puzzle & Dragons Fan Appreciation Festival 2013. The game was released in Japan on December 12, 2013.[3] Gameplay is identical to the mobile game, but it adds RPG elements such as towns and NPCs. As of July 30, 2014, the game had shipped over 1.5 million copies.[4]
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition for the Nintendo 3DS features characters from the Super Mario series in gameplay similar to that from Puzzle & Dragons Z, including an overworld and story. It was released on April 29, 2015, in Japan as a standalone title.[5]
The bundled game for North America, Europe, Australia, and South Korea was first announced on January 14, 2015 and was released on May 22, 2015.[6]
The Nintendo eShop has an exclusive pre-purchase bonus by adding a special downloadable creature which is provided by online code found on the electronic receipt after purchase.[7]
Reception
IGN's Kallie Plagge awarded the game a score of 7.9 out of 10, stating Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition is the shining star alongside the less successful Z."[8] It has a score of 73% on Metacritic.[9]
References
- ↑ "Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Shows More More Characters And Gameplay". Siliconera. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (2015-02-21). "Here's a gameplay video for Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition". VG247. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ↑ "Puzzle & Dragons Z 3DS Game's Promo Streamed - Interest". Anime News Network. May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ↑ Nutt, Christian (July 30, 2014). "Puzzle & Dragons' GungHo has great first half: $523 million in profit". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Nintendo and GungHo team up for Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition". Polygon. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Puzzle & Dragons Z and Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition coming west in May". Gematsu. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150526180005/http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Bydi-gOm4PyzWMDO-FUXaj1EkAUALJ51. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Kallie Plagge (2015-05-19). "Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition Review Review - IGN". Uk.ign.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ↑ "Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-09-05.