7.2 /10 1 Votes7.2
73% GameFAQs Producer(s) Daisuke Yamamoto Initial release date 29 April 2015 Developer GungHo Online | 7/10 GameSpot 73% Metacritic Series Puzzle and Dragons Genre Puzzle video game Publishers Nintendo, GungHo Online | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director(s) Puzzle & Dragons ZTakayuki TakaharaNaoki FukudaPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. EditionYoshimasa Yamada Composer(s) Puzzle & Dragons ZKenji ItoYukio NakajimaPuzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. EditionKeigo OzakiToshiko Tasaki Similar GungHo Online games, Puzzle video games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition is a 2015 puzzle game for Nintendo 3DS developed by GungHo Online Entertainment. It is a compilation of Puzzle & Dragons Z and Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition from the Puzzle & Dragons series for North America and Europe. Before the bundled game was announced, the first game Puzzle & Dragons Z (パズドラZ, Pazudora Z) was released in Japan on December 12, 2013, and Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (パズル＆ドラゴンズ スーパーマリオブラザーズ エディション, Pazuru & Doragonzu Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Edishon) was released in Japan on April 29, 2015. The bundled game was released in May 2015 for NA and PAL regions.
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Development
On May 3, 2013, GungHo revealed a spin-off for the Nintendo 3DS named Puzzle & Dragons Z (パズドラZ, Pazudora Zetto) during the Puzzle & Dragons Fan Appreciation Festival 2013. The game was released in Japan on December 12, 2013. Gameplay is identical to the mobile game, but it adds RPG elements such as towns and NPCs. As of July 30, 2014, the game had shipped over 1.5 million copies.
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition for the Nintendo 3DS features characters from the Super Mario series in gameplay similar to that from Puzzle & Dragons Z, including an overworld and story. It was released on April 29, 2015, in Japan as a standalone title.
The bundled game for North America, Europe, Australia, and South Korea was first announced on January 14, 2015 and was released on May 22, 2015.
The Nintendo eShop has an exclusive pre-purchase bonus by adding a special downloadable creature which is provided by online code found on the electronic receipt after purchase.
Reception
IGN's Kallie Plagge awarded the game a score of 7.9 out of 10, stating Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition is the shining star alongside the less successful Z." It has a score of 73% on Metacritic.