Steal Princess | |
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Developer(s) | Climax Entertainment |
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Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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Genre(s) | Puzzle, platform |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Steal Princess[a] is a puzzle-based platform game developed by Climax Entertainment.
The game is divided into larger areas that are subdivided into multiple levels. Levels are short and generally only take a few minutes to complete. The goal often involves defeating a set of enemies and activating switches in order to gain access to the level's exit.[citation needed] The puzzle elements in the first few levels combine to form more complex puzzles as the game progresses.[citation needed] There is also a level editor feature to allow players to create their own puzzles and share them on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection network.[2]
Anise, a master thief, accidentally triggers a booby-trap in the palace of the Ancient Demon King.[2] She barely escapes and is knocked unconscious. A fairy named Kukri rescues her and takes her to Albyon Castle. Kukri claims that Anise is a descendant of the Legendary Hero of Albyon and thus, the king commands her to save the prince who was captured by the demons in the Demon King's palace.[2]
In December 2008, the ESRB leaked the announcement of three games which Atlus would be releasing in North America, including the announcement of Steal Princess.[3] A week after the leak, Atlus jokingly said in a press release that all future release announcements would be made via the ESRB website.[4] Steal Princess was officially announced on January 15, 2009 with a release date scheduled for March 24, 2009.[2] Three of Atlus's game's releases were rescheduled in February 2009, including Steal Princess whose new release date was for April 21, 2009.[5] Atlus announced in May that they would be delaying Steal Princess by a few weeks, until May 19, to allow more time to advertise the game.[1] To appease gamers that were counting on the April 21 release, a free mini-poster was packaged with the game.[1]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 60/100[6] |
Publication | Score |
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Famitsu | 28/40[7] |
GamePro | [8] |
GameZone | 6.9/10[9] |
IGN | 6.7/10[10] |
NGamer | 63%[11] |
Nintendo Power | 6/10[12] |
Nintendo World Report | 6/10[13] |
Official Nintendo Magazine | 72%[14] |
RPGamer | 1.5/5[15] |
The A.V. Club | B[16] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40.[7]