Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer
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| Developer(s) | Chunsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Chunsoft Sega (DS) |
| Composer(s) | Koichi Sugiyama |
| Series | Mystery Dungeon |
| Platforms | Super Famicom, Nintendo DS |
| Release date(s) | SNES
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| Genre(s) | Roguelike |
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (不思議のダンジョン２ 風来のシレン Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Fūrai no Shiren) is a graphical roguelike by Chunsoft. It is the second videogame in the Mystery Dungeon series, and the first game in the series to feature all original characters. It was originally released for the Super Famicom in 1995, and has subsequently been remade for the Nintendo DS.
In September 2007, Sega announced that they would release the DS version internationally.[1] It was then released in March 2008.
Contents
Gameplay
As in other roguelikes, the player moves in a turn-based manner through a number of dungeons. While most roguelikes generate dungeons completely randomly, Shiren the Wanderer randomly chooses from a set of static dungeons. Although the player can save the game in various locations, dying resets Shiren's level to 1, sends him back to the first town, and all items not saved in warehouses are lost. The game's dungeons include a variety of settings, like caves and forests, and are randomly filled with monsters, traps, and items.
In the DS version, if Shiren falls, a rescue request can be made through wireless networks or passwords. Another player can then go to the same area that the first player fell at and revive them. The rescuer receives a random item and, once revived, the rescued player can send a "thank-you letter" that may include a reward from the rescued player's own inventory for the rescuer. Once rescued, Shiren will still have his levels and items, and the floor will be clear of enemies, although others will appear as normal as he journeys. Shiren can be rescued up to three times; if he falls a fourth time, he will be reset as usual.
Plot
The game takes place in a fantasy version of feudal Japan, and stars a rōnin named Shiren and his companion, a talking weasel named Koppa, on a quest for the Land of the Golden Condor. Eventually he finds the abandoned land, frees the condor from an ancient insect-like creature, and rides away on the condor. As it flies across the towns he had traveled through on his way there, the townspeople look up at the condor and make a wish. Eventually the condor lands, and lets Shiren and Koppa jump off; the condor flies away again, and Shiren and Koppa walk away into the night.
