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and published by

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. The game was released in Japan on June 15, 2006, and in North America later that year on November 7. Despite its localized title, the game shares no relation to the separate ''

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'' series. The ''Digimon Story'' series has spawned several sequels; including ''

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Gameplay

In the game, the player controls a Digimon tamer and embarks on a journey to discover, tame, raise, train various Digimon. The player can build Digi-Farms to raise, evolve and communicate with the Digimon. Using

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and local DS wireless connection, players can interact by exchanging Digimon, engaging in battles, and pooling resources to create rare types of Digimon.

Plot

The game's plot features characters and settings loosely based on the ''

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series (known as ''Digimon Savers'' in Japan). The story sees player character transported to the Digital World, where he or she raises and befriends Digimon and fights an evil entity calling himself "Unknown-D".

Reception

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'' gave the game a relatively positive score of 30/40, receiving cross review scores of 8, 7, 8, and 7, respectively, as well as earning a "must buy" recommendation for the month. It also appeared in Famitsu's list of 100 best selling Nintendo DS games in their December 2006 issue, ranking in at number 33, with 213,770 copies sold. Reviews in English-speaking countries for ''Digimon World DS'' have generally been favorable, averaging at a 72% on

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'' reviewer Jack DeVries claims that "...despite its derivative nature and somewhat mediocre elements, it's still a lot of fun..." and recommends the game "...for players that are dying to get their monster battling RPG fix", also meriting it for its humorous scriptwriting and unique method of collecting Digimon, giving it a final score of 7.5/10. ''

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'' gives the game a 3.75/5, saying "old ''Digimon'' fans will absolutely love this game; it's a repackaging of the older Digimons, but with much more to do." ''Game Vortex'' has given the strongest review of 83%, saying that it's "great for ''Digimon'' fans."

References

External links

Official site
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