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Steal Princess
North American cover art
Developer(s)Climax Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • JP: July 31, 2008
  • NA: May 19, 2009[1]
Genre(s)Puzzle, platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Steal Princess, known in Japan as Steal Princess: Tōzoku Ōjo (スティールプリンセス～盗賊皇女～, Sutīru Purinsesu ～Tōzoku Ōjo～), is a puzzle-based platform game developed by Climax Entertainment.

Gameplay

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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]

Plot

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]

Development

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]

Reception

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c IGN staff (April 2, 2009). "Atlus Pushes Steal Princess to May". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d IGN staff (January 15, 2009). "Atlus Pockets Steal Princess". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Fletcher, JC (December 1, 2008). "Atlus grabs Steal Princess, mystery RPG". Engadget (Joystiq). Verizon Media. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Fahey, Mike (December 8, 2008). "Atlus Makes Light Of ESRB Leaks". Kotaku. G/O Media. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Hatfield, Daemon (February 3, 2009). "Atlus Adjusts Release Schedule". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Steal Princess for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "スティールプリンセス -盗賊皇女-". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Yup, Ivy (April 2009). "Steal Princess". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. p. 80. Archived from the original on May 23, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
  9. ^ Romano, Natalie (June 1, 2009). "Steal Princess - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  10. ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (June 12, 2009). "Steal Princess Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  11. ^ Sykes, Tom (July 2009). "Steal Princess". NGamer. Future plc. p. 75. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "Steal Princess". Nintendo Power. Vol. 241. Future US. May 2009. p. 89.
  13. ^ Balicki, Lukasz (June 30, 2009). "Steal Princess". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  14. ^ Bramble, Simon (June 2009). "Steal Princess Review". Official Nintendo Magazine. No. 43. Future plc. p. 81.
  15. ^ Moehnke, Mike (July 1, 2009). "Steal Princess - Staff Review". RPGamer. CraveOnline. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  16. ^ Nelson, Samantha (June 1, 2009). "Steal Princess". The A.V. Club. G/O Media. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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