Software:Dokuro (video game)

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Dokuro
Dokuro video game.png
Japanese PlayStation Vita box art
Developer(s)Game Arts[1]
Publisher(s)GungHo Online Entertainment[1][2]
Platform(s)PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
Release
Genre(s)Puzzle[7][8]

Dokuro is a video game developed by Game Arts and published by GungHo Online Entertainment originally for the PlayStation Vita[2] with later ports to iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch. The player controls Dokuro, who must save a princess after the Dark Lord wants to marry her.[7]

Gameplay

The player is Dokuro, a skeletal worker for the Dark Lord.[8] One day, the Dark Lord captures a princess and forces her to marry him.[8] Dokuro sees the princess crying which breaks his heart and he thus decides to help her escape the Dark Lord's castle.[8] Dokuro can flip switches to open up paths,[9] carry the princess after drinking a potion,[9] as well as others. The game's levels grow steadily more complex as the game progresses.[1]

Development

The game uses a graphical style that imitates artwork in a children's storybook.[8] The game's director, Noriaki Kazama, previously worked on gory video games such as Ninja Gaiden Sigma under Team Ninja.[10] Kazama said that after he had a baby, he browsed through children's books at the bookstore and was inspired by the art style.[10]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(iOS) 80/100[11]
(Vita) 76/100[12]
(Switch) 60/100[13]
(PC) 59/100[14]
Review scores
PublicationScore
1Up.com(Vita) B[15]
Destructoid(Vita) 7/10[16]
Famitsu(Vita) 34/40[17]
Game Informer(Vita) 6/10[18]
GameRevolution(PC) 5/10[19]
GameZone(Vita) 9/10[20]
Hardcore Gamer(Vita) 4.5/5[21]
IGN(Vita) 8.8/10[7]
Joystiq(Vita) 4/5 stars[8]
Pocket Gamer(iOS) 4/5 stars[22]
(Vita) 3.5/5 stars[23]
PSM(Vita) 8/10[24]
Push Square(Vita) 8/10 stars[25]
TouchArcade(iOS) 3.5/5 stars[26]
411Mania(PC) 5.5/10[27]
The Digital Fix(Vita) 7/10[28]

The PlayStation Vita and iOS versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PC and Switch versions received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[11][12][13][14] In Japan, Famitsu gave the Vita version a score of 34 out of 40.[17]

IGN said of the PlayStation Vita version, "Stunningly beautiful and exceptionally fun to play, Dokuro belongs in the library of every PlayStation Vita owner."[7] Joystiq claimed that "Despite the bony exterior, Dokuro feels like it has a real soul, like it was made by people who truly loved and believed in it. It's inspired, well-made, and thoroughly enchanting."[8] Game Informer, however, gave the same Vita version a mixed review, stating, "Between its unforgiving nature, unbalanced difficulty, and humdrum puzzles, I wouldn't have pressed on through Dokuro if I wasn't reviewing it. Rarely did I feel that fun "a-ha" moment that makes puzzle games exciting; instead I found tedium and frustration. I surely wasn't as devoted to this game as Dokuro was to the princess."[18]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Dokuro". Ziff Davis. http://au.ign.com/games/dokuro-134079/vita-130906. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fernandes, David (December 19, 2012). "GungHo Announces Dokuro Now Available at $9.99 for the Holidays". http://operationrainfall.com/2012/12/18/gungho-announces-dokuro-now-available-at-9-99-for-the-holidays/. 
  3. ↑ "Upcoming PS Vita Game Dokuro (新作ゲームなのに破格の安さ！PS Vita『Dokuro』発売日決定)" (in ja). April 29, 2012. https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2012/04/29/56283.html. 
  4. ↑ Yang, Stephanie (October 19, 2012). "Dokuro Delayed for Canada and Mexico, European Release Date Still Pending". http://operationrainfall.com/2012/10/19/dokuro-delayed-for-canada-and-mexico-european-release-date-still-pending/. 
  5. ↑ "Dokuro Officially Greenlit on Steam". November 12, 2014. https://www.gunghoonline.com/article/116/dokuro-officially-greenlit-on-steam. 
  6. ↑ Romano, Sal (September 26, 2018). "Dokuro coming to Switch on September 27". https://www.gematsu.com/2018/09/dokuro-coming-to-switch-on-september-27. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Moriarty, Colin (October 19, 2012). "Dokuro Review (PS Vita)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/19/dokuro-review. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Kemps, Heidi (October 24, 2012). "Dokuro review: The Mr. Skullhead Show (Vita)". Yahoo. https://www.engadget.com/2012-10-24-dokuro-review.html. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Yip, Spencer (October 8, 2012). "A Skeleton Saves A Princess On October 16". Gamurs. https://www.siliconera.com/a-skeleton-saves-a-princess-on-october-16/. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Yip, Spencer (September 28, 2012). "Having A Child Inspired Dokuro's Director To Make Charming Games Instead Of Gory Ones". Gamurs. https://www.siliconera.com/having-a-child-inspired-dokuros-director-to-make-charming-games-instead-of-gory-ones/. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Dokuro for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/dokuro/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Dokuro for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/dokuro/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Dokuro for Switch Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/dokuro/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Dokuro for PC Reviews". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/dokuro/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  15. ↑ Mackey, Bob (October 26, 2012). "Dokuro Review (Vita)". Ziff Davis. http://www.1up.com/reviews/dokuro-review-vita. 
  16. ↑ Carter, Chris (October 19, 2012). "Review: Dokuro (PS Vita)". Gamurs. https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-dokuro/. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "ドクロ [Vita"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=24820&redirect=no. Retrieved August 11, 2023. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Wallace, Kimberley (October 16, 2012). "Dokura Review (PS Vita)". Game Informer (GameStop). https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dokuro/b/playstation_vita/archive/2012/10/16/dokuro-review.aspx. Retrieved August 11, 2023. 
  19. ↑ Haught, Jeb (December 19, 2014). "Dokuro (PC) Review". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/66464-dokuro-pc-review. 
  20. ↑ Rhoades, Alex (November 17, 2012). "Review: Dokuro is a puzzler's paradise (PS Vita) [date mislabeled as "November 5, 2012""]. https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/review-dokuro-is-a-puzzler-s-paradise/. 
  21. ↑ Peeples, Jeremy (October 18, 2012). "Review: Dokuro (PS Vita)". Hardcore Gamer. https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-dokuro/15634/. Retrieved August 12, 2023. 
  22. ↑ Oxford, Nadia (January 8, 2014). "Dokuro (iOS)". Steel Media Ltd. https://www.pocketgamer.com/dokuro/dokuro-review/. 
  23. ↑ Willington, Peter (February 6, 2013). "Dokuro (PS Vita)". Steel Media Ltd. https://www.pocketgamer.com/dokuro/dokuro-ps-vita-review/. 
  24. ↑ "Review: Dokuro". PlayStation: The Official Magazine (Future plc) (65): 84. December 2012. 
  25. ↑ Giddens, Greg (February 6, 2013). "Dokuro Review". Hookshot Media. https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/psnvita/dokuro. 
  26. ↑ Carter, Chris (December 9, 2013). "'Dokuro' Review – That's One Brave Bag of Bones". TouchArcade.com, LLC. https://toucharcade.com/2013/12/09/dokuro-review-thats-one-brave-bag-of-bones/. 
  27. ↑ "Dokuro reviews". Atari SA. https://www.mobygames.com/game/92228/dokuro/reviews/. 
  28. ↑ Brown, Lewis (February 15, 2013). "Dokuro (PS Vita)". Poisonous Monkey. http://gaming.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/1521/dokuro.html. 

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