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Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom

PlatformPuzzleAdventure

Plays offline: Yes

Overview

Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom is an action-adventure video game developed by Game Republic and published by Namco Bandai Games. It was released in November 2010 internationally and January 2011 in Japan.

The game is an action-adventure game with puzzle elements thrown in at different intervals. Players control the thief, Tepeu, while the Majin, Teotl, is A.I. controlled. Though the player takes no direct control over Teotl, they can give him commands, which are often used for solving puzzles or during combat.

The story is set in a once prosperous and fruitful kingdom, which is overtaken by a mysterious "Darkness" and thrown into disarray. While many citizens attempted to explore and find out what's going on, they were never to be seen again, and the decay continued. To cleanse this forsaken kingdom of the darkness, a young thief sets out to find and free the mythical Majin, an incredibly powerful mystical beast, to reclaim its power and restore the land to its former glory.

The game was first announced during Namco Bandai's press briefing in Gamescom 2009 trade show. Takahiro Sasanoi, director for Tekken 6, also served as the director for this game. The original title was Majin: The Fallen Realm however, this was later changed during development. Although the game shares many conceptual similarities with Team Ico's The Last Guardian, Namco Bandai states that Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom "was in development long before [The] Last Guardian was announced." In March 2010, Namco Bandai confirmed the game for a western release.

The game received "mixed or average" reviews on both platforms as reported by video game review aggregator Metacritic.