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Money Puzzle Exchanger

January 01, 1970

Money Puzzle Exchanger[c] is a puzzle game created on January 17, 1997 by Japanese video game developer Face for the Neo Geo MVS arcade system.[4][5][6][7] Athena Co. Ltd. ported it to the Game Boy on August 29, 1997, and the PlayStation on November 5, 1998. The Japanese PlayStation version was made available by MonkeyPaw Games on the PlayStation Network's import store on November 16, 2010. It was later re-released as part of the Arcade Archives Neo Geo series for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on June 28, 2018.[8]

Money Puzzle Exchanger
Developer(s)Face[a]
Publisher(s)
Face[b]
  • Athena
    (Game Boy/PlayStation)
    GMF (Windows)
Producer(s)Kengo Asai
Designer(s)Starman
Programmer(s)Piggy
Artist(s)Atsuko Ishida
Mariko Sumiyoshi
Mutsuo Kaneko
Composer(s)Kennosuke Suemura
Norihiko Togashi
Platform(s)
Release
  • Arcade
    • WW: 17 January 1997
    Game Boy
    • JP: 29 August 1997
    Windows
    PlayStation
    • JP: 5 November 1998
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)
Arcade systemNeo Geo MVS

Gameplay edit

 
Arcade version screenshot.

Money Puzzle Exchanger has the same gameplay as Fujitsu’s earlier PC game Moujiya, but structured as a stacking game similar to the Magical Drop, AstroPop, and Puzzle Bobble series, whereby players race to prevent a perpetually falling array of coins in different values from filling up the screen. Coins are combined (vertically and/or horizontally) to form higher valued coins; for example, five '1' coins will form a '5' coin, and two '5' coins will form a '10' coin, and so on, until two '500' coins are put together, at which point both disappear. Coins are arranged and colored to match denominations of the yen coins. Two bonus tiles allow for changes in gameplay. A green RU tile will rank up all coins of the same denomination; for example, all '10' coins will become '50' coins. A blue ER title will erase all coins of the same value. The game is won when any coin reaches the bottom of the opponent's screen.[9]

In the single player mode, one of two characters can be selected who attempt to beat up to seven idiosyncratically named characters with names like Debtmiser, Mightdealer, Eldylabor, and Cherrybeiter. In the two player mode, both players fight each other until victory. The quicker and more efficiently each player clears out their screen, the quicker the other player's screen will fill up. Since filled screens offer the most opportunity for chaining together large combos, the tide can turn very quickly.

There is also another single player mode called Solo Mode. Any character can be played in this mode. The aim in Solo Mode is to continually clear the screen from coins and try to keep the game going for as long as possible.

Characters edit

  • Sakura Mitsukoshi (三越 さくら Mitsukoshi Sakura) / Exchanger (エクスチェンジャー)
  • Asahi Takashima (高島 あさひ Takashima Asahi) / Debtmiser (デットマイザー)
  • Bill Bank (ビル＝バンク Biru Banku) / Coquetrybouncer (コケティバウンサー)
  • Lulula Franc (ルルーラ＝フラン Rurūra Furan) / Cherrybeiter (チェリーバイター)
  • Ena Arashizaki (嵐崎 円 Arashizaki Ena) / Everyworker (エヴリワーカー)
  • Seshil Pound (セシル＝ポンド Seshiru Pondo) / Eldylabor (エルディレイバー)
  • Blibov Sakata (坂田 ビリィバーヴ Sakata Birībāvu) / Mackermocally (マッカーモーカリー)
  • Note Bank (ノート＝バンク Nōto Banku) / Mightdealer (マイトディーラー)

Development edit

The game is the one of the final and most well known video game titles developed by Face before it filed and declared for bankruptcy in 2000, just a year before the bankruptcy of the original incarnation of SNK, the latter affiliated company. The development team of the game mostly consisted of former Technōs Japan employees. Kengo Asai, the producer for the game is also involved in development of another Neo Geo titles, such as Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer, Savage Reign, The Last Blade, The Last Blade 2, The King of Fighters '97, The King of Fighters '98, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers, and Garou: Mark of the Wolves, as well as the cancelled Neo Geo titles, Dragon's Heaven (which tentatively was named DarkSeed) along with another SNK's video game titles, Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage. The character designs for the game were done by then-wife of Masami Ōbari Atsuko Ishida (who also worked on Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, Magic Knight Rayearth and The Brave Express Might Gaine).

A soundtrack for the game was released featuring the talents of voice actresses Sakura Tange, Yukana Nogami and Machiko Toyoshima. Sakura Tange and Yukana Nogami would later voice Sakura Kinomoto (which also have green eyes like Sakura Mitsukoshi) and Meiling Li respectively in the anime adaptation of Clamp's Cardcaptor Sakura.

The game has extensive use of Engrish. Examples of phrases used include "Let's fight to computer!" and "You put the same kind of items. That's OK." Most of the characters names are portmanteaus of English words involving money or love. The character names (in game stage order) are: Exchanger, Coquetry, Cherrybeiter, Everyworker, Debtmiser, Eldylabor, Macker, and Mightdealer.

In the International arcade version the coins are made to look generic, while in the Japanese version of the game the coins are localized to look closer to their yen equivalents.

Reception edit

Money Puzzle Exchanger was met with positive reception from critics since its release. Famitsu gave both the Game Boy and PlayStation conversions a positive outlook.[11][12] However, public response for the Game Boy version was mixed; In a poll taken by Family Computer Magazine, the game received a score of 19.4 out of 30, indicating a middling following.[16] Video Chums regarded it as one of the most obscure puzzle games for PlayStation.[17]

AllGame's Kyle Knight praised the overall audiovisual presentation and addictive gameplay but noted that its learning curve requires patience and practice.[10] MeriStation's Rubén Martínez stated that Money Puzzle Exchanger was reminiscent of Puzzle Bobble and Magical Drop, noting its difficulty curve, praising the multiplayer mode, anime-style visuals, soundtrack and addictive gameplay but criticized the lack of power-up items.[13] Reviewing the Nintendo Switch re-release, Adam Martinez of Nintendo Times commended the graphics and gameplay but felt mixed in regards to the sound design and criticized emulation issues with the interface.[14] Video Chums's A.J. Maciejewski also gave the Nintendo Switch re-release positive remarks to the money-based gameplay, audiovisual presentation and competitive play but criticized the lack of variations in multiplayer and additional modes.[15]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Ported to PlayStation by Santos with additional work by C-lab.[2][3]
  2. ^ Co-published and co-distributed with SNK
  3. ^ Also known as Money Idol Exchanger (Japanese: マネーアイドルエクスチェンジャー, Hepburn: Manē Aidoru Ekusuchenjā) in Japan.

References edit

  1. ^ "マネーアイドルエクスチェンジャー(状態：外箱状態難)". Suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). from the original on 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  2. ^ CRV (August 24, 2010). "Santos (2)". Game Developer Research Institute. from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. ^ CRV (June 19, 2008). "C-lab". Game Developer Research Institute. from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. ^ "Title Catalogue - NEOGEO MUSEUM". SNK Playmore. 2010. from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  5. ^ Lloret, Alberto (January 30, 2020). "Neo Geo, el Rolls Royce de las consolas, cumple 30 años". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). Axel Springer SE. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. ^ "Overseas Readers Column - Data East Files Copyright Lawsuit Against Face". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 545. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 July 1997. p. 22.
  7. ^ "Overseas Readers Column - Face Co. Goes Bankrupt". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 565. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 June 1998. p. 22.
  8. ^ Chris Moyse (2018-06-29). "Battle wages and waifus with Money Puzzle Exchanger for PS4, Xbox One and Switch". Destructoid. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  9. ^ McCarthy, Caty (3 July 2018). . US Gamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  10. ^ a b Knight, Kyle (1998). . AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  11. ^ a b "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: マネーアイドルエクスチェンジャー (ゲームボーイ)". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 455. ASCII. 5 September 1997. p. 34. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  12. ^ a b "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: マネーアイドルエクスチェンジャー (PS)". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 517. ASCII. 13 November 1998. from the original on 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  13. ^ a b Martínez, Rubén (22 July 2018). "Money Puzzle Exchanger, Retro Análisis". MeriStation (in Spanish). PRISA. from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  14. ^ a b Martinez, Adam (12 July 2018). "Money Puzzle Exchanger (ACA NEOGEO) Review". Nintendo Times. from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  15. ^ a b Maciejewski, A.J. (10 July 2018). "ACA NeoGeo: Money Puzzle Exchanger Review - A highly underrated puzzler returns". Video Chums. from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  16. ^ 超絶 大技林 '98年春版: ゲームボーイ - マネーアイドルエクスチェンジャー (Special) (in Japanese). Vol. 42. Tokuma Shoten Intermedia. 15 April 1998. p. 530. ASIN B00J16900U. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  17. ^ Maciejewski, A.J. (7 October 2014). "Top 10 Obscure PlayStation Puzzle Games - Here are some real noodle-scratchers". Video Chums. from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2021-02-18.

External links edit

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Money Puzzle Exchanger c is a puzzle game created on January 17 1997 by Japanese video game developer Face for the Neo Geo MVS arcade system 4 5 6 7 Athena Co Ltd ported it to the Game Boy on August 29 1997 and the PlayStation on November 5 1998 The Japanese PlayStation version was made available by MonkeyPaw Games on the PlayStation Network s import store on November 16 2010 It was later re released as part of the Arcade Archives Neo Geo series for PlayStation 4 Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on June 28 2018 8 Money Puzzle ExchangerDeveloper s Face a Publisher s Face b Athena Game Boy PlayStation GMF Windows Producer s Kengo AsaiDesigner s StarmanProgrammer s PiggyArtist s Atsuko IshidaMariko SumiyoshiMutsuo KanekoComposer s Kennosuke SuemuraNorihiko TogashiPlatform s Arcade Game Boy Microsoft Windows PlayStationRelease1997 ArcadeWW 17 January 1997 Game BoyJP 29 August 1997 WindowsJP 20 March 1998 1 PlayStationJP 5 November 1998Genre s PuzzleMode s Single player MultiplayerArcade systemNeo Geo MVS Contents 1 Gameplay 1 1 Characters 2 Development 3 Reception 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksGameplay edit nbsp Arcade version screenshot Money Puzzle Exchanger has the same gameplay as Fujitsu s earlier PC game Moujiya but structured as a stacking game similar to the Magical Drop AstroPop and Puzzle Bobble series whereby players race to prevent a perpetually falling array of coins in different values from filling up the screen Coins are combined vertically and or horizontally to form higher valued coins for example five 1 coins will form a 5 coin and two 5 coins will form a 10 coin and so on until two 500 coins are put together at which point both disappear Coins are arranged and colored to match denominations of the yen coins Two bonus tiles allow for changes in gameplay A green RU tile will rank up all coins of the same denomination for example all 10 coins will become 50 coins A blue ER title will erase all coins of the same value The game is won when any coin reaches the bottom of the opponent s screen 9 In the single player mode one of two characters can be selected who attempt to beat up to seven idiosyncratically named characters with names like Debtmiser Mightdealer Eldylabor and Cherrybeiter In the two player mode both players fight each other until victory The quicker and more efficiently each player clears out their screen the quicker the other player s screen will fill up Since filled screens offer the most opportunity for chaining together large combos the tide can turn very quickly There is also another single player mode called Solo Mode Any character can be played in this mode The aim in Solo Mode is to continually clear the screen from coins and try to keep the game going for as long as possible Characters edit Sakura Mitsukoshi 三越 さくら Mitsukoshi Sakura Exchanger エクスチェンジャー Asahi Takashima 高島 あさひ Takashima Asahi Debtmiser デットマイザー Bill Bank ビル バンク Biru Banku Coquetrybouncer コケティバウンサー Lulula Franc ルルーラ フラン Rurura Furan Cherrybeiter チェリーバイター Ena Arashizaki 嵐崎 円 Arashizaki Ena Everyworker エヴリワーカー Seshil Pound セシル ポンド Seshiru Pondo Eldylabor エルディレイバー Blibov Sakata 坂田 ビリィバーヴ Sakata Biribavu Mackermocally マッカーモーカリー Note Bank ノート バンク Nōto Banku Mightdealer マイトディーラー Development editThe game is the one of the final and most well known video game titles developed by Face before it filed and declared for bankruptcy in 2000 just a year before the bankruptcy of the original incarnation of SNK the latter affiliated company The development team of the game mostly consisted of former Technōs Japan employees Kengo Asai the producer for the game is also involved in development of another Neo Geo titles such as Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer Savage Reign The Last Blade The Last Blade 2 The King of Fighters 97 The King of Fighters 98 Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 The Newcomers and Garou Mark of the Wolves as well as the cancelled Neo Geo titles Dragon s Heaven which tentatively was named DarkSeed along with another SNK s video game titles Samurai Shodown Warriors Rage The character designs for the game were done by then wife of Masami Ōbari Atsuko Ishida who also worked on Fatal Fury The Motion Picture Magic Knight Rayearth and The Brave Express Might Gaine A soundtrack for the game was released featuring the talents of voice actresses Sakura Tange Yukana Nogami and Machiko Toyoshima Sakura Tange and Yukana Nogami would later voice Sakura Kinomoto which also have green eyes like Sakura Mitsukoshi and Meiling Li respectively in the anime adaptation of Clamp s Cardcaptor Sakura The game has extensive use of Engrish Examples of phrases used include Let s fight to computer and You put the same kind of items That s OK Most of the characters names are portmanteaus of English words involving money or love The character names in game stage order are Exchanger Coquetry Cherrybeiter Everyworker Debtmiser Eldylabor Macker and Mightdealer In the International arcade version the coins are made to look generic while in the Japanese version of the game the coins are localized to look closer to their yen equivalents Reception editReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreAllGame Arcade nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Famitsu GB 22 40 11 PS 26 40 12 MeriStation NG 7 0 10 13 Nintendo Times NS 8 10 14 Video Chums NS 8 1 10 15 Money Puzzle Exchanger was met with positive reception from critics since its release Famitsu gave both the Game Boy and PlayStation conversions a positive outlook 11 12 However public response for the Game Boy version was mixed In a poll taken by Family Computer Magazine the game received a score of 19 4 out of 30 indicating a middling following 16 Video Chums regarded it as one of the most obscure puzzle games for PlayStation 17 AllGame s Kyle Knight praised the overall audiovisual presentation and addictive gameplay but noted that its learning curve requires patience and practice 10 MeriStation s Ruben Martinez stated that Money Puzzle Exchanger was reminiscent of Puzzle Bobble and Magical Drop noting its difficulty curve praising the multiplayer mode anime style visuals soundtrack and addictive gameplay but criticized the lack of power up items 13 Reviewing the Nintendo Switch re release Adam Martinez of Nintendo Times commended the graphics and gameplay but felt mixed in regards to the sound design and criticized emulation issues with the interface 14 Video Chums s A J Maciejewski also gave the Nintendo Switch re release positive remarks to the money based gameplay audiovisual presentation and competitive play but criticized the lack of variations in multiplayer and additional modes 15 Notes edit Ported to PlayStation by Santos with additional work by C lab 2 3 Co published and co distributed with SNK Also known as Money Idol Exchanger Japanese マネーアイドルエクスチェンジャー Hepburn Mane Aidoru Ekusuchenja in Japan References edit マネーアイドルエクスチェンジャー 状態 外箱状態難 Suruga ya jp in Japanese Archived from the original on 2020 04 07 Retrieved 2020 04 07 CRV August 24 2010 Santos 2 Game Developer Research Institute Archived from the original on March 22 2019 Retrieved 2020 04 07 CRV June 19 2008 C lab Game Developer Research Institute Archived from the original on February 17 2020 Retrieved 2020 04 07 Title Catalogue NEOGEO MUSEUM SNK Playmore 2010 Archived from the original on 2018 08 28 Retrieved 2020 04 07 Lloret Alberto January 30 2020 Neo Geo el Rolls Royce de las consolas cumple 30 anos Hobby Consolas in Spanish Axel Springer SE Retrieved 2020 08 21 Overseas Readers Column Data East Files Copyright Lawsuit Against Face Game Machine in Japanese No 545 Amusement Press Inc 15 July 1997 p 22 Overseas Readers Column Face Co Goes Bankrupt Game Machine in Japanese No 565 Amusement Press Inc 1 June 1998 p 22 Chris Moyse 2018 06 29 Battle wages and waifus with Money Puzzle Exchanger for PS4 Xbox One and Switch Destructoid Retrieved 2019 07 05 McCarthy Caty 3 July 2018 The Switch s Secret Best Puzzle Game is This Retro Gem From Neo Geo US Gamer Gamer Network Archived from the original on 2020 11 21 Retrieved 2019 07 05 a b Knight Kyle 1998 Money Puzzle Exchanger Arcade Review AllGame All Media Network Archived from the original on 2014 11 17 Retrieved 2020 07 20 a b NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW マネーアイドルエクスチェンジャー ゲームボーイ Famitsu in Japanese No 455 ASCII 5 September 1997 p 34 Retrieved 2021 02 18 a b NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW マネーアイドルエクスチェンジャー PS Famitsu in Japanese No 517 ASCII 13 November 1998 Archived from the original on 2015 11 16 Retrieved 2021 02 18 a b Martinez Ruben 22 July 2018 Money Puzzle Exchanger Retro Analisis MeriStation in Spanish PRISA Archived from the original on 12 August 2018 Retrieved 2020 07 20 a b Martinez Adam 12 July 2018 Money Puzzle Exchanger ACA NEOGEO Review Nintendo Times Archived from the original on 2020 10 29 Retrieved 2021 02 18 a b Maciejewski A J 10 July 2018 ACA NeoGeo Money Puzzle Exchanger Review A highly underrated puzzler returns Video Chums Archived from the original on 9 June 2020 Retrieved 2020 07 20 超絶 大技林 98年春版 ゲームボーイ マネーアイドルエクスチェンジャー Special in Japanese Vol 42 Tokuma Shoten Intermedia 15 April 1998 p 530 ASIN B00J16900U a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Maciejewski A J 7 October 2014 Top 10 Obscure PlayStation Puzzle Games Here are some real noodle scratchers Video Chums Archived from the original on 2020 10 24 Retrieved 2021 02 18 External links editMoney Puzzle Exchanger at GameFAQs Money Puzzle Exchanger at Giant Bomb Money Puzzle Exchanger at Killer List of Videogames Money Puzzle Exchanger at MobyGames Portals nbsp 1990s nbsp Japan nbsp Video games Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Money Puzzle Exchanger amp oldid 1212936236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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