Steal Princess

Steal Princess, known in Japan as Steal Princess ~Touzoku Oujo~ (スティールプリンセス～盗賊皇女～), is a puzzle-based platform game developed by Climax Entertainment. The game was published by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan on July 28, 2008. North American and European releases followed by Atlus on May 19, 2009 and Rising Star Games in March 2010 respectively.[2]

Steal Princess
North American cover art
Developer(s)Climax Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • JP: July 29, 2008
  • NA: May 19, 2009[1]
  • EU: March 2010
Genre(s)Puzzle, platform
Mode(s)Single-player

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.[2] The puzzle elements in the first few levels combine to form more complex puzzles as the game progresses.[2] 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.[3]

Plot

Anise, a master thief, accidentally triggers a booby-trap in the palace of the Ancient Demon King.[3] 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.[3]

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.[4] A week after the leak Atlus jokingly said in a press release that all future release announcements would be made via the ESRB website.[5] Steal Princess was officially announced on January 15, 2009 with a release date scheduled for March 24, 2009.[3] Three of Atlus's game's releases were rescheduled in February 2009, including Steal Princess whose new release date was for April 21, 2009.[6] 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

Steal Princess was released in North America on May 19, 2009.[1] The game received average reviews from critics with a rating of 60% on Metacritic.[7]

References
  1. "Atlus Pushes Steal Princess To May". Atlus. IGN. 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  2. Tong, Sophia (2009-03-19). "Steal Princess Hands-On". GameSpot. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  3. "Atlus Pockets Steal Princess". Atlus. IGN. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  4. Fletcher, JC (2008-12-01). "Atlus grabs Steal Princess, mystery RPG". Joystiq. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  5. Fahey, Mike (2008-12-08). "Atlus Makes Light Of ESRB Leaks". Kotaku. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  6. "Atlus Adjusts Release Schedule". Atlus. IGN. 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  7. "Steal Princess Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  8. Yup, Ivy (2009-05-19). "Steal Princess Review". GamePro. Archived from the original on 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  9. Romano, Natalie (2009-06-01). "Steal Princess Review". GameZone. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  10. Thomas, Lucas M. (2009-06-12). "Steal Princess Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  11. Bramble, Simon (June 2009). "Steal Princess review". Official Nintendo Magazine (43): 81.
  12. Sykes, Tom (2009-05-19). "Steal Princess Review". NGamer. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
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