DemiKids - Dark Version
The year is 200X. Jin, Akira and Lena are 6th Grade friends who have grown up together. They are also members of the "Mystery Club" which searches for interesting and mysterious things. While snooping around in the school's library, they happen upon a mysterious book containing various spells and incantations. Curiosity overwhelms the group as they decide to carry out a summoning ritual, unprepared for the consequences...
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.4 / 10
About this game
The year is 200X. Jin, Akira and Lena are 6th Grade friends who have grown up together. They are also members of the "Mystery Club" which searches for interesting and mysterious things. While snooping around in the school's library, they happen upon a mysterious book containing various spells and incantations. Curiosity overwhelms the group as they decide to carry out a summoning ritual, unprepared for the consequences... To their surprise, an evil demon appears and their only hope comes from a peculiar new student, Amy, who gives Jin and Akira the power to capture and summon demons by the way of the gun-like Demiloc. They are also joined by Rand and Gale, guardian demons sent to protect them. The group ultimately ends up in the fantasy land of Valhalla, where they will face the demon responsible for the time space rift. * Over 30 hours of intense role-playing gameplay! * Negotiate with the creatures of Valhalla to turn your enemies into powerful allies! * Collect over 350 demons by using the special fusion system! Unlock stronger ones by trading with a different version! * Inherit new skills and techniques by fusing your demons with special items and relics!
Collected in series
Shin Megami Tensei is Atlus’s RPG series about supernatural upheaval and competing visions of the future. Demon negotiation and fusion shape your party, while exploration, difficult choices and weakness-based battles drive its mainline adventures.
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Substantial progression with a patient long-form rhythm
DemiKids - Dark Version centers on exploration, combat, and character growth, and collection goals. Story beats, exploration, and progression resources support a longer campaign, giving the handheld release a recognizable rhythm and a clear set of player goals. Characters, world building, and music carry most of the atmosphere, and the best parts connect readable objectives with steady mechanical feedback. Dense text, menu layers, and repeated battles can slow portable play, which is the main reason the original cartridge can feel less approachable today. This GameNavo assessment uses the release description, classification, media record, and retained source evidence. It does not import user ratings, press aggregates, emulator conveniences, or features belonging to console versions and later remakes.
Strengths
- The central loop connects exploration, combat, and character growth, and collection goals with readable goals.
- Progress has a clear structure and introduces recognizable stage or system changes.
- Presentation supports the rules with useful visual and audio feedback.
Weaknesses
- Dense text, menu layers, and repeated battles can slow portable play.
- The original GBA release lacks modern conveniences such as rewind, save states, and expanded tutorials.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy role-playing games, accept period-specific handheld controls, and want to understand the original release on its own terms.
Play notes: This assessment is based on documented release evidence rather than a full playthrough; language, link hardware, and cartridge save condition may affect use.
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| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The content-and-pacing score weighs progression, repetition, recovery after failure, and meaningful replay value. The judgment is specific to this release and does not reward a longer description or a larger media library. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The core-experience score evaluates the rules, control feedback, and room for mastery in this specific GBA release. It excludes title recognition, source volume, asset count, URL-derived values, and external review averages. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The presentation score considers the actual GBA visuals, sound, readability, atmosphere, and narrative expression. Hardware-aware strengths receive credit, while limitations of this release remain part of the result. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The technical-usability score covers responsiveness, interface clarity, saving, language barriers, and accessory requirements. Emulator conveniences are not credited to the original release, and release-specific friction remains reflected in the score. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Multimedia Intelligence Transfer
- Publisher
- Atlus
- Release date
- 2002
- Platforms
- Game Boy Advance
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genrePuzzle
- Tags
- Science FictionCreature Collection and TrainingTop-downLevel ProgressionTurn-based CombatFantasy2D GraphicsStory-drivenExplorationSolo-friendlyLong-term Progression
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide2002
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