
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition is one of those games that sadly failed to make a meaningful impact on Western audiences. This is made all the more interesting when you consider that the RPG/Puzzler hybrid shares many similarities with Pokémon Shuffle - which has fared far better internationally - but nonetheless doesn't have the kind of brand power attached to that title. You can't fault GungHo Online Entertainment for trying, though, and to its credit, there's now a fairly sizable update that'll be adding more content to the game.
The update will be mostly centered around new transformations, though there are a few new enemy types that will be added in, as well. Here are the details about the new additions:
Double Mario
- Main element: Fire
- Secondary element: Fire
- Skill: Double Attack (change Light and Heart drops to Fire drops)
Boomrang Mario
- Main element: Water
- Seconday element: Fire
- Skill: Boomrang attack (Heals 3000HP for an ally, and changes Light drops to Heart drops)
Rock Mario
- Main element: Wood
- Secondary element: Light
- Skill: Ground Rock Attack (slightly reduces damage received during 5 turns)
Gold Mario
- Main element: Light
- Secondary element: Light
- Skill: Gold Shine (changes Tree drops into Light drops)
Metal Mario
- Main element: Dark
- Secondary element: Dark
- Skill: Metal Walk (change Water drops into Dark drops)
Kamek (5 types)
Golden Goomba
What do you think? Will this tempt you into jumping back in? What did you think of this game? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source perfectly-nintendo.com]
Comments 35
I still haven't even touched the Mario side of this game. I should give it a go sometime soon.
i have played the mario side of the game exclusively so far and have really enjoyed i so im looking forward to this update
Not enough Mario.
Haven't bought this game yet but would do so at a decent price.
Can I buy just the Mario game yet? Do they really have to promote the original mobile version?
I'm waiting for a price cut, but I'm very interested.
Oh alright. I just got a twenty dollar gift card for my birthday. Downloading now...
....So no new enemies besides Kamek? :c
Was expecting new monsters...for both games. Ah well. T.T
@DreamOn ...The mobile version isn't in this game...
I like how they added the presentation of being able to run around the overworld in this game, but ultimately it means nothing and I kinda wish they made it more similar to the actual mobile version of the game. As someone whose played the mobile version for about 20 hours, I thought this version started way too slow and was too easy which literally put me to sleep a few times LOL. Fun game tho, I do love it.
This update might get me back into it, as the Mario side was in need of more character types. I mostly just played the normal version tho
Still waiting for the standalone version
Best Buy has it used for $19.99 and I have a $5 credit, so I think I will pick it up this weekend. Kids have really wanted to play it.
Love the game. Only played Mario version so far. Haven't played in a while so this will drag me back 👍
Downloaded it, enjoyed it for about 20 hours, but really did start to find the grind tedious and the spikes feel inconsistent; it took the fun away. Should give the other side a try, but so many better games to play atm.
Well, ain't that nice? Though to be frank, I'd vastly prefer some new monsters for PDZ, since there are so unbelievably many cool designs on the mobile version that the 3DS version simply doesn't have.
@DreamOn Nope, all or nothing. And considering the low price tag, it's easier to just ignore the PDZ side than hoping for a separate release.
It was much too difficult for me. Only played the Mario side but it got impossible so I haven't played it for months sadly. The Toads are cute in it though which was why I bought it
Well that's a nice surprise! Been playing the Mario side on and off since launch and thoroughly enjoy it. Pity it never took off though. Will be updating it
This is pretty out of the blue. Cool, but so very random.
Great. I've bought this game recently, but currently still working through to other 3DS games, so I'll begin with the update in place.
Why is this needed?
Still working through the regular Puzzle and Dragons. Man, it's a tough one. I still haven't even touched the Mario version.
Whoa, wait. This game bombed in the west?? First I've heard this, that's a shame. I mean, it isn't a perfect game, but it is enjoyable. An ironed out sequel would have been on my radar, but now it doesn't look likely at all. Too bad.
This doesn't really mean much to me as I'm playing through P&D Z first. I've started Mario edition, but have only gotten to the second world.
@CashGunsChaos My thoughts exactly! The difficulty-level in this game was a roller-coaster ride, it felt almost random if you could clear a level or not. I love puzzlers, and really looked forward to this - even pre-ordered - but after testing the demo I said 'no thanks'. Too bad!
@MoonKnight7 I think having games start on 3DS for $30 w/ it's 50mil install base and then go to free on mobile w/ it's billion w/ a B install base is probably a better way to go. My kid want this for Christmas, so this will be good news to him, but I put about 3 months into the free version a year before before this came out, and I wasn't the only one, this game was huge before the 3DS release. (And just between you and me, I don't Mario is anywhere near as big a draw as Nintendo thinks he is. 2D and 3D platformers, yes, but not match 3 games.)
Freaking sweet!
I loved this game, sadly European players were treated disgracefully by Nintendo.
@rjejr
Yeah, I can see your point. It's still surprises me though, especially since Nintendo's stock went up after the announcement of the game. I mean I wasnt expecting Japan numbers here, but still I would have thought it did, ok. Still to this day, I see ads for the mobile and 3DS versions.
I'm really starting to want this, but so many other awesome 3DS games are coming soon too...
I haven't picked this game up in 3-4 months and haven't even touched the Mario side yet, maybe I'll have to check it out now.
Still really really looking forward to playing this game, but can't afford it at full price. When I can get it for $20 I'm going to be one happy camper. Strange but cool that they're still updating it.
I want a Zelda sequel.
New transformations are nice, but how about lowering the crushing difficulty.
@Spoony_Tech same. I've still been playing the dragons side. So this is slightly more exciting since I've yet to play it!
Of course Pokemon Shuffle has had much more success than Puzzle & Dragons Z...Pokemon Shuffle is a free download with a hugely strong brand attached to it whereas P&DZ isn't...even just on this site a fair few people have expressed interest at downloading the Mario portion but only if they separate it from the core game & sell it cheaper. Daft comparison, other than them both being match games.
On saying that, I've had it since launch and think it's ace. Looking forward to the update.
@rjejr Another issue is that the mobile version of the game is quite different from the pad z part of the bundle (not to mention the Mario side). Pad Z is more of a traditional RPG ( except the combat match 3 stuff). You can explore and there's some kind of story involved.
Also the lack of a stamina bar most likely hurts it in this case. Without that you can quickly feel the effects of grinding (tedium) and experience all of the content in a short period of time. The mobile version has that aspect (stamina) helping it since it also constantly gets new modes and dungeons. By the time most of the main content has been completed new stuff would have arrived.
This is one of those cases where I feel a retail iteration wouldn't be as effective as a mobile version.
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