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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.
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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] |
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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]