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The Dark Spire

Also known as Genmu no Tō to Tsurugi no Okite

The Dark Spire is a 2008 NDS game by Success Corp..

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About the game

In this throwback to the early days of CRPGs you must explore the Dark Spire dungeon with a party of up to four characters.

Party creation is basic by most modern standards. Four races, three alignments, four classes along with five different stat points are all there are to decide what your character is.

These four characters begin the game inexperienced and weak like almost every RPG. They gain skills, power and better quality items as they progress through the various dungeons.

Experience points are spent on skills for the characters, some of these opening the choice to upgrade one of the 4 basic classes to become a different prestige class, offering different abilities.

The game is played without use of the touchscreen and only uses the direction pad and buttons. The top screen displays the party location in 3d and the bottom screen has info on their status.

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Facts

Platforms
NDS
First released
2008-05-22
Developers
Success Corp.
Publishers
Success Corp., Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), 1st-person, Turn-based, Fantasy
Ratings
MobyGames score 7.1 (7 votes) · MobyGames

Covers and screenshots

Box, manual and cartridge scans

  • The Dark Spire: Front Cover (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
    Front Cover (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
  • The Dark Spire: Back Cover (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
    Back Cover (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
  • The Dark Spire: Media (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
    Media (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
  • The Dark Spire: Other (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
    Other (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
  • The Dark Spire: Other (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
    Other (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
  • The Dark Spire: Other (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
    Other (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
  • The Dark Spire: Other (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
    Other (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
  • The Dark Spire: Other (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)
    Other (NDS · Canada, Mexico, Other, United States)

Screenshots

  • The Dark Spire: The very understated title screen. (NDS)
    The very understated title screen. (NDS)
  • The Dark Spire: The game is essentially a <i>Bard's Tale</i> throwback in all but the name. (NDS)
    The game is essentially a <i>Bard's Tale</i> throwback in all but the name. (NDS)
  • The Dark Spire: Talking to the guildmaster. (NDS)
    Talking to the guildmaster. (NDS)
  • The Dark Spire: Creating my AWESOME party. (NDS)
    Creating my AWESOME party. (NDS)
  • The Dark Spire: This might look like something out of an NES game, but the corridor on the top screen is in fact realtime cellshaded 3D. (NDS)
    This might look like something out of an NES game, but the corridor on the top screen is in fact realtime cellshaded 3D. (NDS)
  • The Dark Spire: The choice of colors and artstyle makes the game's art look more low-tech than it really is. (NDS)
    The choice of colors and artstyle makes the game's art look more low-tech than it really is. (NDS)
  • The Dark Spire: Coming upon a door. (NDS)
    Coming upon a door. (NDS)
  • The Dark Spire: Who else would be there to save the day? (NDS)
    Who else would be there to save the day? (NDS)
  • The Dark Spire: Oh, no - it's THIS guy again! (NDS)
    Oh, no - it's THIS guy again! (NDS)
  • The Dark Spire: Battling the instructor TO THE DEATH!:) (NDS)
    Battling the instructor TO THE DEATH!:) (NDS)
  • The Dark Spire: Spoils of war (NDS)
    Spoils of war (NDS)
  • The Dark Spire: A large open 3D room (NDS)
    A large open 3D room (NDS)

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Releases

PlatformReleasedRegionsPublishers
NDS2008-05-22Japan, United StatesSuccess Corp., Atlus U.S.A., Inc.

Barcodes

  • 0730865400287
  • 4944076004745

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