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Madoka Magica Portable Is A Hardcore Dungeon Crawler

By Spencer . February 21, 2012 . 2:04am

Madoka Magica Portable Is A Hardcore Dungeon CrawlerIt’s pretty common to see anime games distilled into visual novels, but Namco Bandai didn’t go that route for Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable. This PSP game is a hardcore dungeon crawler designed like Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer.

 

Each attack or step you move uses up a turn. The same rules apply to monsters. You control a single magical girl at a time, but you can switch characters anytime except when engaged in a battle. In other words, Madoka Magica Portable is essentially a rougelike.

 

You can learn new spells by picking up spellbooks from fallen enemies. Characters also grow during the adventure game part. Players pick dialogue choices during events, which change your emotional bond. This level determines if you’re going to get magic power or attack power stat boosts. Dengeki PlayStation reveals each game ends with a battle against Walpurgis Night. On a second playthrough you can get extra bonuses via a karma parameter and purchase statistic boosting items from a special shop.

 

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable is slated for release on March 15.

 

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  • blaizevincent

    There actually making a GAME anime game!!! WOOHOO!

    I like Visual Novels but i get depressed to see all these series’ get that treatment. Specially when they always get epic covers and yet theres no dare i say Real Game in there.

  • kuro_chan666

    Visual Novels are okay, since I like them, but I’m really happy that Madoka is being made into a HARDCORE dungeon crawler(though, a 3D-Action for PS3 would’ve been appreciated too).

  • theworldofnoboundries

    So this is a hardcore dungeon crawler eh. Can i hope that every one hit from foes is OHKO attack lol.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZRD6ZL4IP4VEKAW3DXWTOCFS4Q Bonta-kun

    Double Post due logging in.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZRD6ZL4IP4VEKAW3DXWTOCFS4Q Bonta-kun

    And by the end of the game you will have only Homura in your party, with Madoka playble only during the last boss, right?

    Also finishing the game once will unlock Madoka for the next play without restriction.
     

    • Bunzi

      I don’t particularly about this game or any of the stories associated with it, but it seems kind of rude posting spoilers like that for the people that do. 

    • OverlordZetta

      I’m pretty sure you’ve missed the entire point of this game.

  • OverlordZetta

    Sounds good to me. Too bad we’ll never see this brought over in English, because this sounds like it’s getting a lot of work put into it. That, or we’re being led to believe that (ala Catherine) anyway.

  • http://twitter.com/rokuso3 Victoria

    Madoka Magica + Roguelike. That’s all I need.

    S-O-L-D!

  • SupaPhly

    “Hardcore…”
    :D
    “…Dungeon Crawler”
    D:

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Wayne-LaBranch/100002132711844 Wayne LaBranch

      really what did u expect?  And Dungeon Crawler game fits the series since that’s what they do to

  • SolidusSnake

    This game is gonna rule. So glad Madoka is being made into an awesome dungeon crawler instead of something lame. Can’t wait to get my LE!

  • Prinnydoom

    I will willingly buy this if there’s an alternate scenario in which you get to shot kyubi in the face with a huge ass rpg -____-

  • http://twitter.com/ifarah12 Gren

    “Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer.”

    Sign me up, love the Mystery Dungeon games.

  • WyattEpp

    I’ve just gone from “Meh game based on thing I love” to “Ho shi- shut up and take my money!” is the span of one nethack turn. I want it.

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