Majin And The Forsaken Kingdom

Overview

Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom is an action-adventure game developed by Game Republic and published by Namco Bandai Games. It came out for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2010 in most regions and in Japan in January 2011.

The story is set in a once rich kingdom that has been overtaken by a mysterious Darkness. Citizens who went to find out what was happening never came back. A young thief sets out to free the Majin, a mythical and very powerful beast, so that it can restore the land.

You control the thief, Tepeu, while the Majin, Teotl, is controlled by the game. You can give Teotl commands, which are used for puzzles and in fights. As the game goes on Teotl gains powers such as lightning, wind, flame and purification. At some points the two are separated and Tepeu has to use stealth, because he lacks Teotl's strength.

The game was first announced at Namco Bandai's press briefing at Gamescom 2009 under the working title Majin: The Fallen Realm. Namco Bandai confirmed a western release in March 2010. It shares ideas with The Last Guardian, but the publisher said Majin was in development before that game was announced.

The game was released in North America on 23 November 2010, in Australia on 25 November, in Europe and Asia on 26 November and in Japan on 20 January 2011. Toshihiko Sahashi wrote the music. Reviews were mixed or average on both platforms.

Official trailer

Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom - PS3 / X360 - Launch Trailer, BANDAI NAMCO Europe. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom Full game 100% Longplay (PS3), WishingTikal. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Action-adventure, Puzzle

Developer

Game Republic

Publisher

Namco Bandai Games

Composers

Toshihiko Sahashi

Designers

Sosuke Honda, Yohei Yanase

Writers

Ryo Suzukaze, Yohei Yanase

Producers

Daisuke Uchiyama

Directors

Yoshiki Okamoto, Takashi Shono

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Release dates

Editions

Check out the store

Disc IDs

The serial printed on the disc and the case. It tells you which region a copy is from.

Trophies

Trophies42

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

2

Silver

15

Bronze

24

Total

42

Points

1290

Platinum time

12 to 15 hours

100% time

12 to 15 hours

Difficulty

2 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Playthroughs for 100%

1

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

DLC has trophies

No

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

No

DLC still for sale

No

DLC note

The Challenge Pack adds no trophies and is no longer in the store.

Missable trophies

0

Chapter select fixes a miss

Yes

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Region note

One list for every region.

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

Yes

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

Only the PS3 version has trophies.

Players with the platinum

23.65%

• Platinum! You've acquired all the Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom™ trophies! Platinum 23.68% of players
• Majin Rescued Save the Majin Bronze 92.49% of players
• Escape from the Dark Castle Escape from the Dark Castle Bronze 85.06% of players
• Caprakan Defeated Defeat Caprakan Bronze 60.91% of players
• B'alam Defeated Defeat B'alam Bronze 48.98% of players
• Tlaloc Defeated Defeat Tlaloc Bronze 44.53% of players
• Ixtab Defeated Defeat Ixtab Bronze 41.72% of players
• King of the Darkness Defeated Defeat the "Creator of All Darkness" Bronze 39.73% of players
• Peace in Q'umarkaj Go to the true ending Gold 32.22% of players
• Master of the Majin Give the Majin more than 500 orders Bronze 51.22% of players
• Majin Healer Feed the Majin over 10 Blue Fruit Bronze 51.93% of players
• Wind Majin The Majin acquires "wind" ability Bronze 64.81% of players
• Lightning Majin The Majin acquires "lightning" ability Bronze 51.11% of players
• Flame Majin The Majin acquires "flame" ability Bronze 45.13% of players
• Purifying Majin The Majin acquires "purification" ability Bronze 42.28% of players
• Ultimate Health The Majin's "health" ability rises to maximum Silver 35.2% of players
• Ultimate Strength The Majin's "strength" ability rises to maximum Silver 34.91% of players
• Ultimate Wind Power The Majin's "wind" ability rises to maximum Silver 40.14% of players
• Ultimate Lightning Power The Majin's "lightning" ability rises to maximum Silver 37.52% of players
• Ultimate Flame Power The Majin's "flame" ability rises to maximum Silver 35% of players
• Ultimate Purification Power The Majin's "purification" ability rises to maximum Silver 36.78% of players
• Dark Hunter Defeat over 100 enemies Bronze 61.45% of players
• One of a Kind Defeat over 500 enemies Silver 38.04% of players
• Trap Master Defeat over 30 enemies with traps Bronze 26.62% of players
• Treasure Hunter Open all treasure chests Silver 30.96% of players
• Immortal Man Have the Majin revive you 3 times. Bronze 46.32% of players
• Chatterbox Talk to the Majin 100 times. Bronze 38.51% of players
• Majin Bodyguard Help the Majin out when he's in trouble 10 times. Bronze 44.46% of players
• Majin Knight Help the Majin out when he's in trouble 30 times. Silver 28.77% of players
• One Enthralled by Darkness Become "haunted by darkness" 10 times. Bronze 51.24% of players
• Headlong Rush Attack shielded enemies 100 times. Bronze 48.07% of players
• Sneak Master Defeat 50 enemies with sneak attacks Bronze 32.65% of players
• Combination Master Defeat 300 enemies with combination attacks Bronze 25.33% of players
• Finish Master Defeat more than 50 enemies with finish attacks Bronze 27.37% of players
• Battle Master Defeat 5 or more enemies at once using a finish or combination attack Silver 29.34% of players
• Wind God Defeat over 10 enemies with a wind finish attack Silver 24.91% of players
• Lightning God Defeat over 10 enemies with a lightning finish attack Silver 31.35% of players
• Flame God Defeat over 10 enemies with a flame finish attack Silver 24.88% of players
• Purification God Defeat over 10 enemies with a purification finish attack Silver 24.98% of players
• Cosplay Maniac Get 3 full costume sets Bronze 39.75% of players
• Cosplay Master Get all costumes Silver 30.6% of players
• Brave One Raise Friendship level and Tepeu's level to max Gold 23.94% of players

Space and patches

Update patchNo patch

DLC

A Challenge Pack of extra quests came out on PSN in January 2011; clearing them gives equipment and Majin costumes. It adds no trophies.

Items

Name	Date	Adds	Obtainable today
Challenge Pack	2011-01-25	Three extra challenge quests with equipment and Majin costume rewards.	No

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Online servers runningNo online features

Plays offlineYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Services

Service	Status
Online features	Does not exist

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	PS3	72	100
Metacritic	Xbox 360	74	100

Critics

Outlet	Score	Scale
Edge	7	10
Eurogamer	7	10
Game Informer	8	10
GameSpot	7	10
IGN	7	10
Joystiq	3	5
PlayStation Magazine	7	10

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Director	Yoshiki Okamoto
Director	Takashi Shono
Producer	Daisuke Uchiyama
Designer	Sosuke Honda
Designer	Yohei Yanase
Writer	Ryo Suzukaze
Writer	Yohei Yanase
Composer	Toshihiko Sahashi

Notes for collectors

• The working title was Majin: The Fallen Realm.
• Namco Bandai said the game was in development long before The Last Guardian was announced, even though the two share ideas.
• Japan got the game two months after the rest of the world, on 20 January 2011.
• The platinum trophy needs the true ending, every costume, the Majin's abilities at maximum and the friendship level at maximum, and about a quarter of tracker users who own the game have it.
• The game is single player only, with no online or split screen modes.

Credits

Publisher

Namco Bandai Games

Developer

Game Republic

Age rating

ESRB T

Disc ID

BLUS30472

Region

US

Time to beat

about 14 hours