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GungHo Online Entertainment Announces Puzzle and Dragons is now available on the App Store
A Hybrid Puzzle and Dungeon Crawling RPG Ready to Wage Battle on iOS Devices
MARINA DEL REY, CALIF.
(November 8, in the year of our Lord 2012) – GungHo
Online Entertainment America, a multiplatform publisher for the
online gaming community, today announced the free-to-play,
fast-paced, highly addictive Puzzle & Dragons is now available
on the App Store and can be downloaded on the iPhone, iPad, and
iPod touch. An innovative blend of puzzle meets dungeon crawling
meets monster collecting, Puzzle & Dragons is a challenging
action puzzle game that requires quick thinking and on the fly
strategic decisions in order to chain combos which properly
utilize the Monsters’ skills and abilities. Gamers from around
the world have supported this game, making it one of Japan’s top
grossing apps of 2012 with over three million downloads.
“We are extremely excited about the release of Puzzle & Dragons
as it is an exceptional mobile game,” says Jun Iwasaki,
President of GungHo Online Entertainment America. “We’re
confident in its Western appeal and believe that it will see
similar fan sentiments and critical acclaim as it did in Japan.”
Boasting approximately 400 Monsters to collect, Puzzle & Dragons
tasks players with capturing and evolving a variety of elemental
creatures infused with fire, water, wood, light and darkness.
These Monsters are put together into a five-creature team in
order to tackle dungeons chock full of challenging enemies and
culminating with a classic gaming mainstay – the boss battle.
Putting together a diverse team is paramount, as players will
need each element represented in their squad in order to fully
take advantage of creating Combos. Combos are attained by
matching three or more same colored elemental Orbs together.
Players can link multiple Combos to multiply damage and charge
up each Monster’s special moves. These special moves can range
from instant attacks to healing spells.
When things get too hairy players have the option to purchase
Magic Stones from within the app to continue playing where they
left off with full health. In addition to reviving downed teams,
Magic Stones can also be used to restore stamina, expand the
number of slots in the Monster Box, or to use the Rare Egg
Machine that dispenses powerful Monsters. Players also have the
option of adding a sixth Ally Monster to aid their team – so
long as they have generous friends. By recruiting a friend
before battle, players can add one of their friend’s Monsters to
their squad via an in-game Friend List. Such alliances lead to
Pal Points that can be used to cash in for new Monsters, so it
doesn’t hurt to be a social butterfly!
Developed in Japan by GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc, Puzzle &
Dragons is now available for download on the App Store. The game
is published in North America by GungHo Online Entertainment and
supported by GungHo Online Entertainment America. For more
information, visit
www.gunghoonline.com.