Digimon World 3: Difference between revisions

| title = Digimon World 3

| image = Digimonworld3boxart.jpg

| caption = North American boxart

| developer = [[Bandai Entertainment Company|BEC]]<br />Boom Corp.<ref name=Boom>{{cite web |url=http://www.boom-corp.com/history.html |language=Japaneseja |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602062732/http://www.boom-corp.com/history.html |publisher=Boom |accessdateaccess-date=April 9, 2017 |title=Works History |archivedatearchive-date=June 2, 2012}}</ref>

| publisher = [[Bandai]]

| designer =

| director = Takao Nagasawa

| producer = Atsushi Minowa

| artist = Yasuo Nozoe

| writer = Shinya Murakami

| composer = Satoshi Ishikawa

| engine =

| series = ''[[List of Digimon video games|Digimon]]''

| genre = [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]]

| modes =

| platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]

{{nihongo|'''''Digimon World 3'''''|デジモンワールド3 新たなる冒険の扉|Dejimon Wārudo 3 Aratanaru Bōken no Tobira|Digimon World 3: The Door of a New Adventure}}, also known as '''''Digimon World 2003''''' in Europe and Australia, is a [[role-playing video game]] for the [[PlayStation]] developed by [[BEC (company)|BEC]] and Boom Corp., and published by [[Bandai]]. It is the third installment in the ''Digimon World'' series and it was first released in June 2002 in North America and then onin July 2002 in Japan and November 2002 in Europe. The game tells the story of Junior, who begins playing an [[MMORPG]] called "Digimon Online" with his friends, but when terrorists attack, Junior and the other players are trapped within the game and must find a way out using his Digimon partners.

''Digimon World 3'' differs from its predecessors as the system has been changed to be more like Japanese Role-Playing games of the time such as [[Final Fantasy VII]] or [[Legend of Dragoon]]. The game has 2 primary modes in which it is played: an overworld map and the battle screens. The player character navigates through a 3D world map using sprites that represent the playable character and the monsters that make up his party. In battle, players control the parties with up to 3 monsters in turn-based style battles where the player’splayer's party fights one on one against the opposing party, with the option to switch or perform certain actions with the party members.

[[File:DigimonWorld3Overworld.JPG|thumb|left|Junior prepares to meet his 3 Digimon: [[Kumamon]], [[Guilmon]], and [[Patamon]] (from left to right). ''Digimon World 3''{{'}}s environments are science fiction-themed and viewed from an [[video games with isometric graphics|isometric]] perspective.]]

* KumamonBearmon (listed as Kumamon; available from Maniac pack)

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* Grizzlymon (listed as Grizzmon)

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* Hououmon (listed as Phoenixmon)

* SlashAngemon (listed as GuardiAngemon)

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* KendoGarurumon (listed as BladeGarurumon)

''Digimon World 3'' was developed by [[BEC (company)|Bandai Entertainment Company]] and Boom Corporation.<ref name=Boom/> Bandai showcased the game at the 2002 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] in Los Angeles, where it was playable at several booths.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/05/24/bandai-e3-booth-report|publisherwebsite=[[IGN]]|last=Fujita|first=Akira Mark|date=May 24, 2002|title=Bandai: E3 Booth Report|accessdateaccess-date=February 18, 2014}}</ref> Its music was composed by Satoshi Ishikawa, who had previously created the soundtracks for ''[[Digimon World 2]]'' and ''[[Digimon Digital Card Battle]]''. The game's Japanese theme song is "Miracle Maker", performed by Spirit of Adventure, a group composed of ''[[Digimon]]'' [[anime]] theme song performers [[Kōji Wada]], [[Ai Maeda (voice actress)|AiM]], and [[Takayoshi Tanimoto]]. It was released as a single on February 5, 2003 alongside "The Last Element", an insert song from the anime ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'', by NEC Interchannel Records.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/21983 |publisher=VGMdb |accessdateaccess-date=April 9, 2017 |title=NECM-12041 / The last element / Ayumi}}</ref>

| MC = 47/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|title=Digimon World 3|url=httphttps://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation/digimon-world-3/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation|publisherwebsite=[[Metacritic]]|accessdateaccess-date=May 1, 2010}}</ref>

| EGM = 4/10<ref name="EGM">{{cite journalmagazine|title=Digimon World 3|journalmagazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|date=July 2002|page=128}}</ref>

| Fam = 27/40<ref name=Fam>{{cite web |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=2656 |script-title=ja:デジモンワールド3 新たなる冒険の扉 |language=Japaneseja |accessdateaccess-date=April 9, 2017 |publisher=Famitsu}}</ref>

| GamePro = 2/5<ref name="gamepro">{{cite webmagazine|title=Digimon World 3|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/23566/digimon-world-3/|author=Fennec Fox|publishermagazine=''[[GamePro]]''|date=May 17, 1999|accessdateaccess-date=May 1, 2010|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607071100/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/23566/digimon-world-3/|archivedatearchive-date=2011-06-07}}</ref>

| GSpot = 4.9/10<ref name="gamespot">{{cite web|title=Digimon World 3 Review|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/digimon-world-3-review/1900-2882480/|last=Shoemaker|first=Brad|date=October 4, 1999|publisherwebsite=[[GameSpot]]|accessdateaccess-date=May 1, 2010}}</ref>

| GameZone = 6.9/10<ref name="gamezone">{{cite web|title=Digimon World 3 Review |url=http://psx.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19874.htm |publisher=GameZone |date=July 12, 2002 |last=Bedigian |first=Louis |accessdateaccess-date=May 1, 2010 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127124741/http://psx.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19874.htm |archivedatearchive-date=January 27, 2010 |df= }}</ref>

| OPM = 50%<ref name="OPM">{{cite journalmagazine|title=Digimon World 3|journalmagazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]|date=June 2002|page=102}}</ref>

''Digimon World 3'' received a 27 out of 40 total score from editors of Japanese ''[[Famitsu|Weekly Famitsu]]'' magazine,<ref name=Fam/> and would sell 83,635 copies in Japan by the end of 2002, becoming the 142nd most-bought software title that year in the region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=14211114 |title=Media Create Famitsu Top 100 Sales 2002 |accessdateaccess-date=April 9, 2017 |publisher=NeoGAF}}</ref>

The game received "generally unfavorable" reviews from Western critics according to video game [[review aggregator]] website [[Metacritic]], earning an average score of 47 out of 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation/digimon-world-3/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation |title=Digimon World 3 Reviews |accessdateaccess-date=April 9, 2017 |publisherwebsite=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> Critics such as Brad ShowmakerShoemaker from [[GamespotGameSpot]] found faults with the title's "tiresome" gameplay, commenting on the constant need to grind experience points to power up the player's Digimon in a combat engine that is "painfully slow and tedious to use."<ref name="gamespot"/> Although the reviewer acknowledged its budget retail pricing and "surprisingly easy on the eyes" background graphics, they would ultimately declare it "at best an average role-playing game that will appeal only to fans of the greater ''[[Digimon]]'' franchise."<ref name="gamespot"/> Fennec Fox of ''[[GamePro]]'' magazine similarly commented on the game's "impressive" world map graphics, along with its "extremely catchy [[anime]]-style music," but panned its "sluggish pace, long loading times, and some very ugly 3D models during battles."<ref name="gamepro"/> Reviewers such as J.M. Vargas of ''PSX Nation'' compared the title to previous games in the series, saying that "There is none of the user-friendliness and open-ended approach that made "''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''" clone "''[[Digimon Rumble Arena]]''" such a pleasant experience," commenting on the game's "tedious" training and battle system.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030620063824/http://www.psxnation.com/reviews/ps1reviews?idnumber=591 |url=http://www.psxnation.com/reviews/ps1reviews?idnumber=591 |author=Vargas, J.M. |date=July 2, 2002 |accessdateaccess-date=April 9, 2017 |archivedatearchive-date=June 20, 2003 |publisher=PSX Nation |title=PS1 Reviews: Digimon World 3}}</ref> ''[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]]'' called it "Profoundly mediocre" and "the kind of game that only hardcore Digi-fans will like."<ref name="OPM"/>

''Digimon World 3'' sold enough copies in North America to qualify for [[Sony]]'s "[[Greatest Hits (PlayStation)|Greatest Hits]]" line, and was subsequently re-issued at a reduced price.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://game-rave.com/?page_id=7671 |title=PlayStation Greatest Hits |accessdateaccess-date=April 9, 2017 |publisher=Game-Rave |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923230531/http://game-rave.com/?page_id=7671 |archive-date=September 23, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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*[http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/digi_wld3/ Official website] {{jain iconlang|ja}}