Software:Steal Princess

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Steal Princess
Steal Princess Cover.jpg
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

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

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic60/100[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Famitsu28/40[7]
GamePro3/5 stars[8]
GameZone6.9/10[9]
IGN6.7/10[10]
NGamer63%[11]
Nintendo Power6/10[12]
Nintendo World Report6/10[13]
ONM72%[14]
RPGamer1.5/5[15]
The A.V. ClubB[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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IGN staff (April 2, 2009). "Atlus Pushes Steal Princess to May". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/02/atlus-pushes-steal-princess-to-may. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 IGN staff (January 15, 2009). "Atlus Pockets Steal Princess". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/15/atlus-pockets-steal-princess. 
  3. ↑ Fletcher, JC (December 1, 2008). "Atlus grabs Steal Princess, mystery RPG". Verizon Media. https://www.engadget.com/2008-12-01-atlus-grabs-steal-princess-mystery-rpg.html. 
  4. ↑ Fahey, Mike (December 8, 2008). "Atlus Makes Light Of ESRB Leaks". G/O Media. https://kotaku.com/atlus-makes-light-of-esrb-leaks-5104188. 
  5. ↑ Hatfield, Daemon (February 3, 2009). "Atlus Adjusts Release Schedule". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/02/03/atlus-adjusts-release-schedule. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Steal Princess for DS Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/steal-princess/critic-reviews/?platform=ds. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "スティールプリンセス -盗賊皇女-" (in ja). Enterbrain. https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=4244&redirect=no. 
  8. ↑ Yup, Ivy (April 2009). "Steal Princess". GamePro (IDG Entertainment): 80. http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/210317/steal-princess/. Retrieved June 14, 2009. 
  9. ↑ Romano, Natalie (June 1, 2009). "Steal Princess - NDS - Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/steal_princess_nds_review/. 
  10. ↑ Thomas, Lucas M. (June 12, 2009). "Steal Princess Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/12/steal-princess-review. 
  11. ↑ Sykes, Tom (July 2009). "Steal Princess". NGamer (Future plc): 75. https://www.gamesradar.com/steal-princess-review/. Retrieved October 1, 2021. 
  12. ↑ "Steal Princess". Nintendo Power (Future US) 241: 89. May 2009. 
  13. ↑ Balicki, Lukasz (June 30, 2009). "Steal Princess". NINWR, LLC. https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/18963/steal-princess-nintendo-ds. 
  14. ↑ Bramble, Simon (June 2009). "Steal Princess Review". Official Nintendo Magazine (Future plc) (43): 81. 
  15. ↑ Moehnke, Mike (July 1, 2009). "Steal Princess - Staff Review". CraveOnline. https://archive.rpgamer.com/games/other/nds/stealprincess/reviews/stealprincessstrev1.html. 
  16. ↑ Nelson, Samantha (June 1, 2009). "Steal Princess". G/O Media. https://www.avclub.com/steal-princess-1798216636. 



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