Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition

Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition is a 2015 role-playing puzzle video game for Nintendo 3DS developed by GungHo Online Entertainment. It is a compilation of Puzzle & Dragons Z and Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition from the Puzzle & Dragons series for North America and Europe. Before the bundled game was announced, the first game Puzzle & Dragons Z[lower-alpha 1] was released in Japan on December 12, 2013, and Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[lower-alpha 2] was released in Japan on April 29, 2015.[1] The bundled game was released in May 2015 for NA and PAL regions.[2]

Puzzle & Dragons Z +
Super Mario Bros. Edition
Cover art
Developer(s)GungHo Online Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Puzzle & Dragons Z
Takayuki Takahara
Naoki Fukuda
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
Yoshimasa Yamada
Producer(s)Daisuke Yamamoto
Composer(s)Puzzle & Dragons Z
Kenji Ito
Yukio Nakajima
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
Keigo Ozaki
Toshiko Tasaki
SeriesPuzzle & Dragons
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
ReleasePuzzle & Dragons Z
  • JP: December 12, 2013
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
  • JP: April 29, 2015
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
  • EU: May 8, 2015
  • AU: May 9, 2015
  • NA: May 22, 2015
Genre(s)Role-playing, puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Development

On May 3, 2013, GungHo revealed a spin-off for the Nintendo 3DS named Puzzle & Dragons Z during the Puzzle & Dragons Fan Appreciation Festival 2013. The game was released in Japan on December 12, 2013.[3] Gameplay is identical to the mobile game, but it adds role-playing elements such as towns and non-player characters.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition for the Nintendo 3DS features characters from the Super Mario series in gameplay similar to that from Puzzle & Dragons Z, including an overworld and story. It was released on April 29, 2015, in Japan as a standalone title.[4]

The bundled game for North America, Europe, Australia, and South Korea was first announced on January 14, 2015 and was released on May 22, 2015.[5]

The Nintendo eShop has a pre-purchase bonus by adding a special downloadable creature which is provided by online code found on the electronic receipt after purchase.[6]

Reception

IGN's Kallie Plagge awarded the game a score of 7.9 out of 10, stating Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition is the shining star alongside the less successful Z."[8] PC Magazine's Jordan Minor also praised Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition while disliking it's companion. He states that "Whereas Super Mario Bros. Edition uses its RPG components to enrich a pick-up-and-play puzzle game, Z tries to be a full-blown RPG that happens to center around puzzles." He also states the artwork feels uninspired in Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition [9] It has a score of 73 out of 100 on Metacritic.[7]

As of July 30, 2014, the game had shipped over 1.5 million copies.[10]

Notes
  1. Japanese: パズドラZ Hepburn: Pazudora Z
  2. Japanese: パズル&ドラゴンズ スーパーマリオブラザーズ エディション Hepburn: Pazuru & Doragonzu Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Edishon

References
  1. "Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Shows More More Characters And Gameplay". Siliconera. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  2. Nunneley, Stephany (2015-02-21). "Here's a gameplay video for Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition". VG247. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  3. "Puzzle & Dragons Z 3DS Game's Promo Streamed - Interest". Anime News Network. May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  4. "Nintendo and GungHo team up for Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition". Polygon. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  5. "Puzzle & Dragons Z and Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition coming west in May". Gematsu. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526180005/http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Bydi-gOm4PyzWMDO-FUXaj1EkAUALJ51. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  8. Plagge, Kallie (2015-05-19). "Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition Review Review". IGN. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  9. Minor, Jordan (28 May 2015). "Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition (for Nintendo 3DS) Review". PC Magazine. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. Nutt, Christian (July 30, 2014). "Puzzle & Dragons' GungHo has great first half: $523 million in profit". Gamasutra. UBM plc. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
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