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66-713: Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version are 2004 remakes of the 1996 role-playing video games Pokémon Red and Blue . They were developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance . FireRed and LeafGreen were first released in Japan in January 2004 and in North America and Europe in September and October 2004. The games are part of

132-593: A Poké Ball at it. If the Pokémon is successfully caught, it will come under the ownership of the player. Factors in the success rate of capture include the HP of the target Pokémon and the type of Poké Ball used: the lower the target's HP and the stronger the Poké Ball, the higher the success rate of capture. While FireRed and LeafGreen are remakes of Red and Green ( Pokémon Green was only released in Japan, whereas

198-457: A starter Pokémon for their travels. The rival then challenges them to a Pokémon battle with their newly obtained Pokémon and continues to battle the player at certain points throughout the games. After reaching the next city, the player is asked to deliver a parcel to Professor Oak. Upon returning to the laboratory, they are presented with a Pokédex , a high-tech encyclopedia that records the entries of any Pokémon that are captured. Oak then asks

264-408: A third-person , overhead perspective . The main screen is an overworld , in which the player navigates the protagonist. Here, a menu interface may be accessed, in which the player may configure their Pokémon, items, and gameplay settings. When the player encounters a wild Pokémon or is challenged by a trainer, the screen switches to a turn-based battle screen that displays the player's Pokémon and

330-424: A video game console by quadrupling the system's sales. Since then, it became a common trend to port arcade games to home systems since the second console generation , though at the time they were often more limited than the original arcade games due to the technical limitations of home consoles. In 1985, Sega released a pair of arcade remakes of older home video games. Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (arcade game)

396-415: A Pokémon's HP is reduced to zero, it faints and can no longer battle until it is revived. Once an opponent's Pokémon faints, all of the player's Pokémon involved in the battle receive a certain number of experience points (EXP). After accumulating enough EXP, a Pokémon will level up . Capturing Pokémon is another essential element of the gameplay. During a battle with a wild Pokémon, the player may throw

462-474: A dramatically different style. The intent was not simply to bring the game to a new platform, but to modernize older games which had in various ways become dated. With the birth of the retrogaming phenomenon, remakes became a way for companies to revive nostalgic brands. Galaga '88 and Super Space Invaders '91 were both attempts to revitalize aging arcade franchises with modernized graphics and new gameplay elements, while preserving many signature aspects of

528-492: A lot of fun for players of all ages." Unlike Harris, Kasavin praised the games' graphics for their "colorful good looks and the endearing character designs that the series is known for." GameSpot later named LeafGreen the best Game Boy Advance game of September 2004. Game Informer rated the games a "Very Good" 8/10 for being "a lot of fun", yet they saw the graphics as "utterly unremarkable" when compared to other handheld games. GameSpy reviewer Phil Theobald, who awarded

594-465: A pixelated demake of Team Fortress 2 ; Bloodborne PSX , a PS1 demake of Bloodborne ; and Halo 2600 , an Atari 2600 -style demake of Microsoft's Halo series . There are also NES -style demakes of the Touhou Project games Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and Perfect Cherry Blossom . Some demakes are created to showcase and push the abilities of older generation systems such as

660-439: A previous video game generation . The action platformer Mega Man 9 is an example of such a game. Although remakes typically aim to adapt a game from a more limited platform to a more advanced one, a rising interest in older platforms has inspired some to do the opposite, remaking or adapting modern games to the technical standards of older platforms, usually going so far as to implement them on obsolete hardware platforms, hence

726-476: A remaster is very faithful to the original in that aspect (in order to appeal to that nostalgic audience) while permitting only a limited number of gameplay tweaks for the sake of convenience. Games that use an existing brand but are conceptually very different from the original, such as Wolfenstein 3D (1992) and Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001) or Tomb Raider (1996) and Tomb Raider (2013) are usually regarded as reboots rather than remakes. In

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792-492: Is a child who lives in a small town named Pallet Town. After players start a journey and venture alone into tall grass, a voice warns them to stop. Professor Samuel Oak , a famous Pokémon Researcher, explains to the player that such grass is often the habitat of wild Pokémon, and encountering them alone can be very dangerous. He takes the player to his laboratory where they meet Oak's grandson, another aspiring Pokémon Trainer . The player and their rival are both instructed to select

858-416: Is a conversion of a game to a new platform that relies heavily on existing work and assets. A port may include various enhancements like improved performance, resolution, and sometimes even additional content, but differs from a remake in that it still relies heavily on the original assets and engine of the source game. Sometimes, ports even remove content that was present in the original version. For example,

924-427: Is created with the primary goal of tailoring a game to a specific piece of hardware, usually contemporaneous or nearly contemporaneous with the original release. An early example was Gun Fight , Midway 's 1975 reprogrammed version of Taito 's arcade game Western Gun , with the main difference being the use of a microprocessor in the reprogrammed version, which allowed improved graphics and smoother animation than

990-468: The Master System and Famicom . Both of these games were distinguished from most earlier conversions in that they took major liberties with the source material, attempting to modernize both the gameplay as well as the graphics. Some of the earliest remakes to be recognized as such were attempts to modernize games to the standards of later games in the series. Some were even on the same platforms as

1056-491: The Nintendo 3DS are considered remakes of their original versions for the Nintendo 64 , and not a remaster or a port , since there are new character models and texture packs. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD for Wii U would be considered a remaster, since it retains the same, albeit updated upscaled aesthetics of the original. A remake typically maintains the same story, genre, and fundamental gameplay ideas of

1122-766: The Nintendo DS include Super Mario 64 DS , Kirby Super Star Ultra , Diddy Kong Racing DS , Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver , Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon , Final Fantasy III and IV , Dragon Quest IV through VI , and Kingdom Hearts Re:coded . The Nintendo 3DS 's lineup also had numerous remasters and remakes, including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D , Star Fox 64 3D , The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D , Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire , Metroid: Samus Returns , Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions , Luigi's Mansion , and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey . Remasters on both

1188-631: The Sega Ages line for PlayStation 2 , initially conceived as a series of modernized remakes of classic games, though the series later diversified to include emulated compilations. The series concluded with a release that combined the two approaches, and included a remake of Fantasy Zone II that ran, via emulation, on hardware dating to the time of the original release, one of the few attempts at an enhanced remake to make no attempts at modernization. The advent of downloadable game services like Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network has further fueled

1254-459: The discrete logic of the original. In 1980, Warren Robinett created Adventure for the Atari 2600 , a graphical version of the 1970s text adventure Colossal Cave Adventure . Also in 1980, Atari released the first officially licensed home console game conversion of an arcade title, Taito's 1978 hit Space Invaders , for the Atari 2600 . The game became the first " killer app " for

1320-408: The "amateur acting" in many new and remade games on CD. Emulation also made perfect ports of older games possible, with compilations becoming a popular way for publishers to capitalize on older properties. Budget pricing gave publishers the opportunity to match their game's price with the perceived lower value proposition of an older game, opening the door for newer remakes. In 2003, Sega launched

1386-512: The 1990s in China , Hong Kong , and Taiwan , black market developers created unauthorized adaptations of then-modern games such as Street Fighter II , Mortal Kombat , Final Fantasy VII or Tekken for the NES, which enjoyed considerable popularity in the regions because of the availability of low-cost compatible systems . Saved game Too Many Requests If you report this error to

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1452-549: The Atari 2600. An example of this is the 2012 game Princess Rescue , which is a demake of the NES title Super Mario Bros. While most demakes are homebrew efforts from passionate fans, some are officially endorsed by the original creators such as Pac-Man Championship Edition ' s Famicom / NES demake being printed onto Japanese physical editions of the Namcot Collection as an original bonus game. For much of

1518-477: The DS and 3DS include Cave Story , Myst and Rayman 2: The Great Escape . Games unsupported by the rights -holders often spark remakes created by hobbyists and game communities. An example is OpenRA , which is a modernized remake of the classic Command & Conquer real-time-strategy games. Beyond cross-platform support, it adds comfort functions and gameplay functionality inspired by successors of

1584-627: The Kanto Pokémon League in the Indigo Plateau, which consists of the strongest Pokémon Trainers in the region. There the player battles the Elite Four . Also throughout the game, the player has to fight against the forces of Team Rocket , a criminal organization that abuses Pokémon. They devise numerous plans to steal rare Pokémon, all of which the player must foil, meeting and defeating the organization boss Giovanni. After

1650-605: The Kanto region, new features include a contextual help menu and a new area (Sevii Islands) the player may access after defeating the Elite 4 and the champion. The games have compatibility with the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter , which originally came bundled with the games. The games received mostly positive reviews, obtaining an aggregate score of 81 percent on Metacritic . Most critics praised

1716-624: The Player's Choice edition games did not include a bundled Wireless Adapter. Video game remakes Remakes are often made by the original developer or copyright holder , and sometimes by the fan community . If created by the community, video game remakes are sometimes also called fangames and can be seen as part of the retro gaming phenomenon. A remake offers a newer interpretation of an older work, characterized by updated or changed assets. For example, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D for

1782-571: The Sevii Islands, a new area not present in the original Red and Blue games. The Sevii Islands are an archipelago of seven islands and contain Pokémon normally exclusive to the Johto region, as well as several post-game missions. After the aforementioned missions on the Sevii Islands are completed, the ability to trade with Ruby and Sapphire for Hoenn-exclusive Pokémon becomes available. The silent protagonist of FireRed and LeafGreen

1848-619: The ability to connect to the GameCube and interact with Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire . In Pokémon Box , the player may organize and view their collected Pokémon, and in Colosseum , Pokémon may be used in battle. FireRed and LeafGreen are also the first games in the series to be compatible with the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter, which comes prepackaged with the games. The adapter can be plugged into

1914-556: The developers used the engine, point-and-click interface, and graphical style of Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and The Time Rippers , replacing the original graphics and text parser interface of the original. However, other elements, like the narrative, puzzles and sets, were largely preserved. Another example is Black Mesa , a remake built entirely from the ground up in the Source Engine that remakes in-game textures, assets, models, and facial animations , while taking place in

1980-451: The early history of video games, remakes were generally regarded as "conversions" and seldom associated with nostalgia. Due to limited and often highly divergent hardware, games appearing on multiple platforms usually had to be entirely remade. These conversions often included considerable changes to the graphics and gameplay, and could be regarded retroactively as remakes, but are distinguished from later remakes largely by intent. A conversion

2046-471: The engaged Pokémon. During a battle, the player may select a move for their Pokémon to perform, use an item, switch their active Pokémon, or attempt to flee (in wild battles only). All Pokémon moves have power points (PP); when a Pokémon tries to perform a move while awake, the move's PP is reduced by 1. When the PP of a move hits zero the Pokémon is not able to use that move. All Pokémon have hit points (HP); when

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2112-435: The events of the original Half-Life game. Resident Evil 2 (2019) is a remake of the 1998 game Resident Evil 2 ; while the original uses tank controls and fixed camera angles, the remake features "over-the-shoulder" third-person shooter gameplay similar to Resident Evil 4 and more recent games in the series that allows players the option to move while using their weapons similar to Resident Evil 6 . A port

2178-462: The expanded market for remakes, as the platform allows companies to sell their games at a lower price, seen as more appropriate for the smaller size typical of retro games. Some XBLA and PSN remakes include Bionic Commando Rearmed , Jetpac Refuelled , Wipeout HD (a remake not of the original Wipeout but of the two PSP games), Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix . Some remakes may include

2244-645: The fact that the games introduced new features while still maintaining the traditional gameplay of the series. Reception of the graphics and audio was more mixed, with some reviewers complaining that they were too simplistic and lacked improvement compared to the previous games, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire . FireRed and LeafGreen were commercial successes, selling a total of around 12 million copies worldwide. Nearly two years after their original release, Nintendo re-marketed them as Player's Choice titles. As with almost all Pokémon role-playing games released for handheld consoles , FireRed and LeafGreen are in

2310-460: The fictional region of Kanto . This is one distinct region of many in the Pokémon world, which includes varied geographical habitats for the Pokémon species, human-populated towns and cities, and routes between locations. Some areas are only accessible once players acquire a special item or one of their Pokémon learns a special ability. Near the end of the plot, the protagonist is able to venture to

2376-595: The first time players defeat the Elite Four, one of the members, Lorelei, disappears. After gaining access to the Sevii Islands, an entirely new region, the player discovers Lorelei in her house and convinces her to come back with them. Once more, the protagonist must thwart Team Rocket's plans on several occasions, recover two artifacts, the Ruby and the Sapphire, and put them in the main computer at One Island. After that,

2442-442: The game for resolving the connectivity issues that Ruby and Sapphire had at the time, which would convince older players to get back into Pokémon. Craig Harris of IGN gave the games an "Outstanding" 9.0/10 rating and praised the creators of the games for creating a game that "works extremely well for the handheld market. It doesn't have quite the same variety as Ruby and Sapphire , but it's still incredibly satisfying." Harris

2508-500: The game's world." He justified the games' graphics by comparing them to the "ugly" original Red and Blue versions. Additional praise was given to the new features such as the contextual tutorial, and flashbacks when loading a saved game, as well as the games' multiplayer capabilities via the Wireless Adapter. During its first week of release in Japan, FireRed and LeafGreen sold a combined total of 885,039 copies, which

2574-448: The games four out of five stars, stated, "Before I knew it, I was hooked all over again. The engrossingly simple gameplay combined with the more-strategic-than-they-first-appear battles was just too much to resist. And yeah, the 'gotta catch 'em all' gimmick is still effective, not to mention necessary to build a well balanced party. There's just something about tracking down, capturing, and training all those Pokémon that really draw you into

2640-410: The handheld console ports of Mortal Kombat II had fewer characters than the original arcade game and other console ports due to system storage limitations but otherwise were still faithful to the original in terms of gameplay. Compared to the intentional video game remake or remaster which is often done years or decades after the original came out, ports or conversions are typically released during

2706-745: The international variant was Blue ), they contain usability enhancements such as a contextual tutorial feature which allows players to look up data at any point in the game, by pressing the select button. Additionally, when continuing a saved game , players are shown the last four actions they performed, aiding in remembering what they were previously doing. The games support the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable , through which connected players may trade or battle. Players may also connect with Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire , as well as with Pokémon Colosseum , allowing them to obtain over 350 Pokémon. FireRed and LeafGreen also have

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2772-492: The link port of the Game Boy Advance system and allows players within a radius of 30–50 feet (9.1–15.2 m) to wirelessly interact with each other. In addition, as many as 30 players at a time may join a special location called the "Union Room", where they can trade, battle, or chat. Nintendo set up "JoySpots" at Japanese retail locations for this purpose. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen takes place mostly in

2838-409: The mid-'90s, Atari released a series of remakes with the 2000 brand, including Tempest 2000 , Battlezone 2000 , and Defender 2000 . After Atari's demise, Hasbro continued the tradition, with 3D remakes of Pong , Centipede , and Asteroids . By 1994 the popularity of CD-ROM led to many remakes with digitized voices and, sometimes, better graphics, although Computer Gaming World noted

2904-540: The one used in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire . As a result, FireRed and LeafGreen were made fully backward compatible with Ruby and Sapphire , allowing players to trade Pokémon between games. FireRed and LeafGreen ' s connectivity with the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter was heralded by then-president of Nintendo Satoru Iwata as being able "to enhance head-to-head battles, exchange of information, and communication with others." An enhanced interface

2970-416: The original NES game it was based on, even though it is a clean-slate remake with a different engine and assets. Compared to a port which is typically released in the same era as the original, a remaster is done years or decades after the original in order to take advantage of generation technological improvements (the latter which a port avoids doing). Unlike a remake which often changes the now-dated gameplay,

3036-573: The original game as a bonus feature. The 2009 remake of The Secret of Monkey Island took this a step further by allowing players to switch between the original and remade versions on the fly with a single button press. This trend was continued in the sequel, and is also a feature in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and later in Halo 2 Anniversary as part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection . Remasters and remakes on

3102-668: The original games. Another notable examples are Pioneers , a remake and sequel in spirit to Frontier: Elite II ; CSBWin , a remake of the dungeon crawler classic Dungeon Master ; and Privateer Gemini Gold , a remake of Wing Commander: Privateer . Skywind is a fan remake of Morrowind (2002) running on Bethesda's Creation Engine , utilising the source code, assets and gameplay mechanics of Skyrim (2011). The original game developers, Bethesda Softworks, have given project volunteers their approval. The remake team includes over 70 volunteers in artist, composer, designer, developer, and voice-actor roles. In November 2014,

3168-614: The original games. The 16-bit generation of console games was marked by greatly enhanced graphics compared to the previous generation, but often relatively similar gameplay, which led to an increased interest in remakes of games from the previous generation. Super Mario All-Stars remade the entire NES Mario series, and was met with great commercial success. Remake compilations of the Ninja Gaiden and Mega Man series followed. As RPGs increased in popularity, Dragon Quest , Ys and Kyūyaku Megami Tensei were also remade. In

3234-492: The original launch platform for a video game, publishers tend to release the video game simultaneously on several consoles first and then port to the PC later. A port that contains a great deal of remade assets may sometimes be considered a remaster or a partial remake , although video game publishers are not always clear on the distinction. DuckTales: Remastered for example uses the term "Remastered" to distinguish itself from

3300-466: The original work. The intent of a remake is usually to take an older game that has become outdated and update it for a new platform and audience. A remake will not necessarily preserve the original gameplay especially if it is dated, instead remaking the gameplay to conform to the conventions of contemporary games or later titles in the same series in order to make a game marketable to a new audience. For example, for Sierra's 1991 remake of Space Quest ,

3366-554: The original, for example Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness , a 1986 remake of the original that appeared on multiple platforms, including the Apple II , the system the game originated on. Other early remakes of this type include Sierra 's early-1990s releases of King's Quest , Space Quest and Leisure Suit Larry . These games used the technology and interface of the most recent games in Sierra's series, and original assets in

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3432-427: The player can trade with Ruby , Sapphire , Emerald , Colosseum , and XD . FireRed and LeafGreen were first announced in September 2003 as upcoming remakes of the original Pocket Monsters Red and Blue games that were released in Japan in 1996. Game director Junichi Masuda stated the new titles would be developed around the idea of simplicity, as the game engine was a slightly modified version of

3498-451: The player interest!" Over one million copies of FireRed and LeafGreen were sold in the US less than one month after their release in that region. As of March 31, 2008, the games had sold 11.82 million copies worldwide. The games later entered Nintendo's Player's Choice line in North America and were re-marketed with a significantly lower retail price. However, unlike the original release,

3564-403: The player to fulfill his dream of compiling a comprehensive list of every Pokémon in the game. While visiting the region's cities, the player encounters special establishments called Pokémon Gyms . Inside these buildings are Gym Leaders, each of whom the player must defeat in a Pokémon battle to obtain a Gym Badge. Once a total of eight badges are acquired, the player is given permission to enter

3630-473: The remakes retained the Japanese names of "Red" and "Green". Masuda noted this as a choice on his part, stating the leaf represented a peaceful icon, in contrast to the alternative of water which he saw as suggesting conflict with the icon of fire used by the other game. The music used in the games was derived from the classic game consoles, and arranged by Go Ichinose. Masuda and Ichinose decided not to change

3696-637: The reused music from the basic background sounds used in Red and Blue , and instead updated them by adding additional sounds. Some of the songs have additional key changes compared to the original soundtrack and some songs such as the Trainer Battle music are re-written in MIDI for the GBA and contain pitch bends between notes. A two-disc set of the music entitled GBA Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen Super Complete

3762-430: The same generation as the original (the exception being mobile gaming versions of PC games, such as Grand Theft Auto III , since mobile gaming platforms did not exist until the 2010s going forward). Home console ports usually came out less than a year after the original arcade game, such as the distribution of Mortal Kombat for home consoles by Acclaim Entertainment. Since the 2000s as arcade releases are no longer

3828-644: The team reported to have finished half of the remake's environment, over 10,000 new dialogue lines, and three hours of series-inspired soundtrack. The same open-development project is also working on Skyblivion , a remake of Oblivion (the game between Morrowind and Skyrim ) in the Skyrim engine, and Morroblivion , a remake of Morrowind in the Oblivion engine (which still has a significant userbase on older PCs). The term demake may refer to games created deliberately with an artstyle inspired by older games of

3894-489: The term "Demake". Such games are either physical or emulated. Modern demakes often change the 3D gameplay to a 2D one. Popular demakes include Quest: Brian's Journey , an official Game Boy Color port of Quest 64 ; Super Smash Land , an unofficial Game Boy-style demake of Super Smash Bros. ; D-Pad Hero , a NES-esque demake of Guitar Hero ; Rockman 7 FC and Rockman 8 FC , NES-styled demakes of Mega Man 7 and Mega Man 8 , respectively; Gang Garrison 2 ,

3960-461: The third generation of the Pokémon video game series and hold the distinction of being the first enhanced remakes of previous games within the franchise. As in previous games, the player controls their character from an Top-down perspective or overhead perspective and participates in turn-based battles. Throughout the games, the player captures and raises Pokémon for use in battle. Based in

4026-444: Was created for the game to increase usability for new players, as well as a contextual in-game help system that could aid lost or confused players during their journey. President of The Pokémon Company Tsunekazu Ishihara noted, "We don't feel that this a remake at all. We feel that this is a new game, with wireless technology", referring to the bundled wireless adapter. The exclusive Japanese production run for FireRed and LeafGreen

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4092-430: Was effectively a remake of both the original Pitfall! and its sequel Pitfall II: Lost Caverns with new level layouts and colorful, detailed graphics. That same year, Sega adapted the 1982 computer game Choplifter for the arcades, taking the fundamental gameplay of the original and greatly expanding it, adding new environments, enemies, and gameplay elements. This version was very successful, and later adapted to

4158-473: Was less positive about the games' graphics, which he thought were "limited" and "basic". GameSpot ' s Greg Kasavin, who gave the games 8.4 out of 10, commented that "though Pokémon could probably use a few new twists after all these years, FireRed and LeafGreen are great role-playing games on their own merits, filled with lots more content and more challenges than last year's Ruby and Sapphire , and offering up plenty of addictive gameplay that can be

4224-570: Was less than the number sold by Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire in that time period, but IGN reasoned that the smaller sales were due to the new titles being remakes. In the first half of August before FireRed and LeafGreen were released in the United States, the games received over 150,000 pre-orders , over twice the number Ruby and Sapphire received. Nintendo's Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communication George Harrison remarked, "This pre-sell indicates more than twice

4290-425: Was limited to half a million copies, despite the success of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire . IGN speculated that Nintendo was expecting less demand for the new games, or that it was limited by the production of the bundled wireless adapter. The North American versions of FireRed and LeafGreen were indirectly announced at DICE in 2004. Although the original games were released as Red and Blue in North America,

4356-467: Was released, with the first disc featuring all the music used normally in-game, while the second disc featured bonus tracks based on and inspired by the music in the games. Among these are two vocal tracks. Reviews of FireRed and LeafGreen were mostly positive, and the games currently hold an aggregate score of 81 percent on Metacritic . Jon Minife of the New Zealand Herald praised

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