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General Game Information
Title: Maple Story Company: Wizet\NX Games Type: Side Scrolling 2D MMORPG Price: Free
Quick Overview
Maple Story is the worlds first 2D side scrolling MMORPG
Original target audience was for kids between the ages of 7-15 but the average age of a player is 24
Over 1.5 Million people registered to play
Quick Overview Cont.
Four different flavors of the game MapleGlobal – United States MapleSea – China MapleKorea – Korea MapleEurope – Europe
With anywhere from 5-10 servers per flavor
20 channels per server
Instillation
Go to http://www.mapleglobal.com/ click on the download button and download the game. NOTE: The web page must be opened in
Internet Explorer About 200MB Run the downloaded file to install
User Interface Cont.
Fairly functional game play without to many problems
Controls can be tricky, there are about 45 keys that are bound to various functions
Better to use a gamepad with keyboard bindings
Game Play Cont.
Playing the game is quite simple Run around Kill stuff Do missions Gain expirence Level up Don’t die
Scoring
There is no scoring in this game however you do receive drops and money (mesos) from monsters that are either traded in or used to buy various items
Experience
Artwork
Visually stunning for a 2D game Not a lot of animation Lots of monster artwork (about 2000
monsters in the game) Lots of item artwork (about 1000 items
in the game)
Sound and Music
Not the best midi files ever Some sound effects are cool others
are annoying Ability to shut the music/sound effects
off
Special Features
Cash Shop The way the game makes money Can buy different items, pets, gear,
safety charms, etc…
Manual
Not an official game manual but there are several web sites that will help you www.hidden-street.net www.basilmarket.com
Game Review
What is good/fun about the game? Its eclectic Easy to learn, easy to play Great artwork for monsters, skills and
worlds Social interaction, play against the world Play for free, character never expires Unlimited character levels
Game Review Cont.
What is bad about the game? At level 60 it takes about 10 hours to
level your character and grows every level
Quests don’t give enough experience at high levels (level 65 quest gives 10k exp when you need 1.9 Million to level)
Hackers – VacHack, map hack, destroys the game and the economy
How does it compare to similar games in the same genre?
Character types are similar (warrior, thief, mage, bowmen, etc…)
2D graphics makes the game easier to explore but doesn't give it any depth like 3D games
Free to play, no monthly fees, no cost to buy the game, only pay if you want to buy something from the cash shop
Better or worse then similar game?
Better Free to play, easy to learn Lots of things to do, lots of areas to
explore Worse
No depth to the game While 2D is cool it gets old after a while,
you cant run around monsters
Appropriate Age
As it was mentioned before, the target audience was for 7-15 year olds but the average player is 24
Design Mistakes
Allow hackers to hack Not a full proof system to stop hackers GM’s don’t respond quick enough to
players requests
Summary
Strengths 2D art work is amazing Lots of areas to explore Lots of game content (missions) to do Tons of monsters Lots of skills Unlimited levels Free to play and own Eclectic and fun
Summary Cont
Weaknesses 2D gets old after a while Takes forever to level as the character
progresses Hacking destroys the game economy Music and sound effects get annoying
after a while (thankfully you can shut them off)
Worth Purchasing?
Yes and no I suppose Its worth getting and playing but you don’t
have to pay for it