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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

January 01, 1970

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (ポケモン不思議のダンジョン マグナゲートと∞迷宮, Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon: Magnagate to Mugendai Meikyū, lit. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth) is a role-playing game in the Pokémon franchise developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the ninth installment in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, and was released in Japan on November 23, 2012, in North America on March 24, 2013, in Europe on May 17, 2013 and in Australia on May 18, 2013.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon:
Gates to Infinity
Cover art
Developer(s)Spike Chunsoft
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Seiichiro Nagahata
Hironori Ishigami
Producer(s)Koichi Nakamura
Takato Utsunomiya
Kunimi Kawamura
Hitoshi Yamagami
Artist(s)Hisashi Nagai
Writer(s)Shin-ichiro Tomie
Composer(s)Keisuke Ito
Yasuhiro Kawagoe
SeriesPokémon Mystery Dungeon
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS[4]
Release
Genre(s)Roguelike

Like other Mystery Dungeon games, Gates to Infinity features turn-based combat in a tiled dungeon environment which changes as the player character, a human turned into a Pokémon, progresses from floor to floor. Reviews for the game were mixed, although it generally received lower scores than its predecessors.

Gameplay edit

The game heavily features Pokémon from the Unova region, with Pikachu, Oshawott, Tepig, Snivy, and Axew being the starters of the game, with the "personality test" present in the Rescue Team and Explorers installments absent.[4][5] The game has a 3D art style and makes use of the 3D capabilities of the 3DS.[6] Instead of the usual 2D sprites, the game utilizes more complex 3D models, and also uses the 3DS' camera and sensors for the players to find round objects and turn them into portals. The portals, called Magnagates,[7] hence the title of the game, need to be unlocked and act as gateways to new dungeons.[8] The game's hub area is titled Pokémon Paradise and contains many Pokémon that provide services built by the player.[9] Gates to Infinity also features "augmented reality options"; by scanning objects in the "real world" additional dungeons may be unlocked.[10] The game features both free and paid downloadable content, in the form of additional dungeons.[2]

Plot edit

Similar to the older Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, the game starts with the player having a weird dream and waking as a Pokémon.[8] Upon arrival, the player meets a partner Pokémon, who intends to construct a "Pokémon Paradise" near a settlement called Post Town. In the process of doing so, they befriend several Pokémon, including Dunsparce, Emolga, Virizion, Umbreon and Espeon. Later on, the player meets Hydreigon who had featured in the player's dreams. Initially believed to be a villain, Hydreigon reveals himself to be the physical embodiment of the Voice of Life, who brought the player and other humans into the Pokémon world to save it. Kyurem eventually confronts the player, the partner Pokémon and Hydreigon, who destroys Hydreigon and severely wounds the player to stop them from destroying the Bittercold – a presence created by the growing negative emotions of Pokémon which threatens to destroy the world, as he did with other human-turned Pokémon.

Some time later, the group returns to rescue Keldeo who was held captive by Kyurem, and defeats Kyurem and the Bittercold with the support from the Pokémon in Post Town and Paradise. Hydreigon is reconstituted shortly afterwards, and the group celebrates their victory. However, the player is forced to return and vanish from the Pokémon world, to the strong grief of others.

The game then continues, focusing on the partner Pokémon. Hydreigon discovers a way for the player to return, revealing that the partner Pokémon must traverse across a dungeon known as Worldcore to make a wish for the player to return. The partner Pokémon realizes that taking the player from their loved ones would be horribly selfish of them, and instead wishes for the player to be able to freely cross dimensions.

Reception edit

Gates to Infinity received mixed reviews.[20] IGN rated the game 4.5/10, stating "Gates to Infinity fails as both a Pokémon and a Mystery Dungeon game, and reaching its meatiest content requires playing through hours and hours of tedium. Its deep supplementary features can't overcome the fact that its moment-to-moment play feels so watered down as to be completely pointless," and summing it up as "bad".[19] GameSpot also reviewed the game negatively, commenting "it's as cute as a button, but dull, simplistic dungeon exploration drags Gates to Infinity into mediocrity," and scored it a 5/10.[17] GamesRadar stated that there are "moments of fun to be had with the game, particularly when the narrative hits its stride, but with little variety in the quests you’ll be taking on, and no real depth to the combat, the experience grows old very quickly, making it a difficult recommendation," and gave the game 2.5 stars out of 5.[18] However, Destructoid gave it an 8/10 score, noting the much easier difficulty compared to previous games and praising the game for its visuals.[13]

The game has sold 374,000 copies in Japan as of January 2013 and 298,000 copies in the United States as of September 2013.[21][22]

References edit

  1. ^ Spencer (4 October 2012). "3DS Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Set For November Release". SiliconEra. from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b Ishaan (15 February 2013). "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 3DS Has A New Trailer And A European Release Date". SiliconEra. from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ^ . Nintendo Australia. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b Caruana, Christine. . CVG - computerandvideogames.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ Jackson, Mike. "3DS News: First Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 3DS trailer released". CVG - computerandvideogames.com. from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. ^ Martin, Liam (14 September 2012). "'Pokémon Mystery Dungeon' sequel announced for 3DS". Digital Spy. from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  7. ^ Lucas M. Thomas (14 September 2012). "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3DS Announced". IGN. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  8. ^ a b Water Pokémon Master (13 September 2012). "New 3DS Game – 'Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth'". PokeBeach. from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  9. ^ Ishaan (13 October 2012). "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 3DS Story Deals With Lugia, Ho-oh And Kyurem". SiliconEra. from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  10. ^ Rose, Mike (13 September 2012). "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon for Nintendo 3DS debuting in Japan this winter". Pocket Gamer. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity". GameRankings. from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity". Metacritic. from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Review: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity". Destructoid. from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  14. ^ Camron, Marc. . EGM. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1249". Gematsu. November 14, 2012. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  16. ^ Hilliard, Kyle (22 March 2013). "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Review". Game Informer. from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  17. ^ a b Kemps, Heidi. . GameSpot. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  18. ^ a b Knezevic, Kevin (22 March 2013). "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity review". GamesRadar. from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  19. ^ a b Parish, Jeremy (27 March 2013). "Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Review". IGN. from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  20. ^ Neltz, András (28 March 2013). "Six Critics Clash Over Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity". Kotaku. from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  21. ^ Handrahan, Matthew (28 January 2013). "Pokemon tops 2012 software chart in Japan". GamesIndustry. Gamer Network. from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  22. ^ Makuch, Eddie (12 September 2013). "Pikmin 3 US sales reach 115,000 units". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

External links edit

  • Official website (in Japanese)
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity on Bulbapedia

January 01, 1970
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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity ポケモン不思議のダンジョン マグナゲートと 迷宮 Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon Magnagate to Mugendai Meikyu lit Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth is a role playing game in the Pokemon franchise developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by The Pokemon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS It is the ninth installment in the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series and was released in Japan on November 23 2012 in North America on March 24 2013 in Europe on May 17 2013 and in Australia on May 18 2013 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to InfinityCover artDeveloper s Spike ChunsoftPublisher s JP The Pokemon CompanyWW NintendoDirector s Seiichiro NagahataHironori IshigamiProducer s Koichi NakamuraTakato UtsunomiyaKunimi KawamuraHitoshi YamagamiArtist s Hisashi NagaiWriter s Shin ichiro TomieComposer s Keisuke ItoYasuhiro KawagoeSeriesPokemon Mystery DungeonPlatform s Nintendo 3DS 4 ReleaseJP 23 November 2012NA 24 March 2013 1 EU 17 May 2013 2 AU 18 May 2013 3 Genre s Roguelike Like other Mystery Dungeon games Gates to Infinity features turn based combat in a tiled dungeon environment which changes as the player character a human turned into a Pokemon progresses from floor to floor Reviews for the game were mixed although it generally received lower scores than its predecessors Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksGameplay editThe game heavily features Pokemon from the Unova region with Pikachu Oshawott Tepig Snivy and Axew being the starters of the game with the personality test present in the Rescue Team and Explorers installments absent 4 5 The game has a 3D art style and makes use of the 3D capabilities of the 3DS 6 Instead of the usual 2D sprites the game utilizes more complex 3D models and also uses the 3DS camera and sensors for the players to find round objects and turn them into portals The portals called Magnagates 7 hence the title of the game need to be unlocked and act as gateways to new dungeons 8 The game s hub area is titled Pokemon Paradise and contains many Pokemon that provide services built by the player 9 Gates to Infinity also features augmented reality options by scanning objects in the real world additional dungeons may be unlocked 10 The game features both free and paid downloadable content in the form of additional dungeons 2 Plot editSimilar to the older Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games the game starts with the player having a weird dream and waking as a Pokemon 8 Upon arrival the player meets a partner Pokemon who intends to construct a Pokemon Paradise near a settlement called Post Town In the process of doing so they befriend several Pokemon including Dunsparce Emolga Virizion Umbreon and Espeon Later on the player meets Hydreigon who had featured in the player s dreams Initially believed to be a villain Hydreigon reveals himself to be the physical embodiment of the Voice of Life who brought the player and other humans into the Pokemon world to save it Kyurem eventually confronts the player the partner Pokemon and Hydreigon who destroys Hydreigon and severely wounds the player to stop them from destroying the Bittercold a presence created by the growing negative emotions of Pokemon which threatens to destroy the world as he did with other human turned Pokemon Some time later the group returns to rescue Keldeo who was held captive by Kyurem and defeats Kyurem and the Bittercold with the support from the Pokemon in Post Town and Paradise Hydreigon is reconstituted shortly afterwards and the group celebrates their victory However the player is forced to return and vanish from the Pokemon world to the strong grief of others The game then continues focusing on the partner Pokemon Hydreigon discovers a way for the player to return revealing that the partner Pokemon must traverse across a dungeon known as Worldcore to make a wish for the player to return The partner Pokemon realizes that taking the player from their loved ones would be horribly selfish of them and instead wishes for the player to be able to freely cross dimensions Reception editReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings62 34 11 Metacritic59 100 12 Review scoresPublicationScoreDestructoid8 10 13 Electronic Gaming Monthly3 5 10 14 Famitsu38 40 15 Game Informer6 75 10 16 GameSpot5 10 17 GamesRadar nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 18 IGN4 5 10 19 Gates to Infinity received mixed reviews 20 IGN rated the game 4 5 10 stating Gates to Infinity fails as both a Pokemon and a Mystery Dungeon game and reaching its meatiest content requires playing through hours and hours of tedium Its deep supplementary features can t overcome the fact that its moment to moment play feels so watered down as to be completely pointless and summing it up as bad 19 GameSpot also reviewed the game negatively commenting it s as cute as a button but dull simplistic dungeon exploration drags Gates to Infinity into mediocrity and scored it a 5 10 17 GamesRadar stated that there are moments of fun to be had with the game particularly when the narrative hits its stride but with little variety in the quests you ll be taking on and no real depth to the combat the experience grows old very quickly making it a difficult recommendation and gave the game 2 5 stars out of 5 18 However Destructoid gave it an 8 10 score noting the much easier difficulty compared to previous games and praising the game for its visuals 13 The game has sold 374 000 copies in Japan as of January 2013 and 298 000 copies in the United States as of September 2013 21 22 References edit Spencer 4 October 2012 3DS Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Set For November Release SiliconEra Archived from the original on 20 February 2016 Retrieved 25 September 2016 a b Ishaan 15 February 2013 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3DS Has A New Trailer And A European Release Date SiliconEra Archived from the original on 4 September 2014 Retrieved 25 September 2016 NINTENDO AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE DATE FOR SEVERAL HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NINTENDO 3DS GAMES Nintendo Australia 25 February 2013 Archived from the original on 26 June 2017 Retrieved 25 February 2013 a b Caruana Christine 3DS News Pokemon Mystery Dungeon returns to the 3DS CVG computerandvideogames com Archived from the original on 16 September 2012 Retrieved 25 September 2016 Jackson Mike 3DS News First Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3DS trailer released CVG computerandvideogames com Archived from the original on 23 December 2014 Retrieved 25 September 2016 Martin Liam 14 September 2012 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon sequel announced for 3DS Digital Spy Archived from the original on 18 July 2013 Retrieved 25 September 2016 Lucas M Thomas 14 September 2012 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3DS Announced IGN Archived from the original on 25 January 2013 Retrieved 25 September 2016 a b Water Pokemon Master 13 September 2012 New 3DS Game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth PokeBeach Archived from the original on 16 September 2012 Retrieved 25 September 2016 Ishaan 13 October 2012 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3DS Story Deals With Lugia Ho oh And Kyurem SiliconEra Archived from the original on 11 August 2019 Retrieved 25 September 2016 Rose Mike 13 September 2012 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon for Nintendo 3DS debuting in Japan this winter Pocket Gamer Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 25 September 2016 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity GameRankings Archived from the original on 30 July 2016 Retrieved 25 September 2016 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity Metacritic Archived from the original on 23 September 2016 Retrieved 25 September 2016 a b Review Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity Destructoid Archived from the original on 19 April 2019 Retrieved 19 April 2019 Camron Marc EGM Review Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity EGM Archived from the original on 10 October 2016 Retrieved 25 September 2016 Famitsu Review Scores Issue 1249 Gematsu November 14 2012 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 3 October 2015 Hilliard Kyle 22 March 2013 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity Review Game Informer Archived from the original on 24 August 2019 Retrieved 9 March 2020 a b Kemps Heidi Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity Review GameSpot Archived from the original on 7 April 2013 Retrieved 25 September 2016 a b Knezevic Kevin 22 March 2013 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity review GamesRadar Archived from the original on 7 August 2016 Retrieved 25 September 2016 a b Parish Jeremy 27 March 2013 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity Review IGN Archived from the original on 18 October 2016 Retrieved 25 September 2016 Neltz Andras 28 March 2013 Six Critics Clash Over Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates To Infinity Kotaku Archived from the original on 17 May 2021 Retrieved 9 March 2020 Handrahan Matthew 28 January 2013 Pokemon tops 2012 software chart in Japan GamesIndustry Gamer Network Archived from the original on 11 April 2013 Retrieved 21 April 2013 Makuch Eddie 12 September 2013 Pikmin 3 US sales reach 115 000 units GameSpot CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 2 March 2014 Retrieved 4 October 2013 External links edit nbsp Video games portal Official website in Japanese Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity on Bulbapedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity amp oldid 1182884155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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