Master detective Pikachu
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| Original title | 名 探 偵 ピ カ チ ュ ウ 〜 新 コ ン ビ 誕生 〜 | ||
| transcription | Meitantei Pikachu ~ Shin Konbi Tanjō ~ | ||
| Studio | Creatures, Inc. | ||
| Publisher |
The Pokémon Company Nintendo |
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| Senior Developer | Naoki Miyashita (Director) | ||
| composer | Takuto Kitsuta | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Original version February 3, 2016 Extended version March 23, 2018 March 24, 2018  |
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| platform | Nintendo 3DS | ||
| genre | Adventure | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| medium | Memory card , download | ||
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Master Detective Pikachu ( Japanese 名 探 偵 ピ カ チ ュ ウ , Meitantei Pikachu ) is a video game of the Pokémon series from the Adventure genre. The game was developed by Creatures, Inc. for the Nintendo 3DS , published by The Pokémon Company , and distributed by Nintendo . In the game, the player controls Tim Goodman, who teams up with detective Pikachu to uncover various crimes.
For the first time the game appeared as master detective Pikachu: Creation of a new duo ( Japanese 名 探 偵 ピ カ チ ュ ウ 〜 新 コ ン ビ 誕生 〜 , Meitantei Pikachu ~ Shin Konbi Tanjō ~ ) on February 3, 2016 exclusively in Japan . An expanded version of the game under the name Detective Pikachu was released worldwide in March 2018.
A real-life version of the game under the name Pokémon Master Detective Pikachu was released in German cinemas on May 9, 2019, and in US cinemas the following day.
Game mechanics
Master detective Pikachu is set in Ryme City, a fictional city in the Pokémon universe. In the game you control Tim Goodman, whose father has disappeared. Together with master detective Pikachu, a speaking Pikachu that only Goodman can understand, he goes in search of his father.
In Master Detective Pikachu , the player plays the role of a detective and has to solve various puzzles. In each chapter, a major task is pursued that drives the overall story forward. He has to interview people and Pokémon to gather clues. From these clues, the player must draw conclusions in order to solve questions or tasks. Occasionally, the player has to advance the cutscenes through quick-time events , i.e. by pressing the displayed keys in good time.
Development and publication
The development of the original game master detective Pikachu: creation of a new duo began in the summer of 2013. In early October 2013, the game was the CEO of The Pokémon Company Tsunekazu Ishihara during a series of Japanese television show The Professionals announced. Later in 2013, Nintendo registered a trade mark for the name "Detective Pikachu". In early versions of the game, Detective Pikachu fought a blue Pikachu with the player.
On February 3, 2016, Nintendo released the original version of the game under the name Detective Pikachu: The Creation of a New Duo , which only contains three chapters. This version was only available digitally in the Japanese Nintendo eShop of Nintendo 3DS . On January 12, 2018, this version of the game was removed from the Nintendo eShop and on the same day it was announced that a new version of the game would be released on March 23, 2018 under the name Master Detective Pikachu . This version contains nine chapters instead of the original three in the Japanese version.
In a press conference on May 29, 2019, The Pokémon Company announced a successor to Detective Pikachu for the Nintendo Switch , which takes up the open end of the game and continues.
reception
| German-speaking area | ||
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| publication | Rating | |
| GamePro | 73% | |
| PC Games | 77% | |
| GIGA | 7.5 / 10 | |
| International space | ||
| IGN | 8.2 / 10 | |
| Famitsu | 33/40 | |
| GameSpot | 7/10 | |
| Meta-ratings | ||
| GameRankings | 69.98% | |
| Metacritic | 70% | |
Reviews
Master Detective Pikachu received mostly mixed to good feedback. It achieved an aggregate rating of 70 out of 100 points on Metacritic .
Master detective Pikachu was especially praised for the lively game world, the captivating story and the excellent graphics for the Nintendo 3DS . The game was criticized primarily for its low level of difficulty, the lack of German voice output and the too simple quick time events.
“Master detective Pikachu was less able to score with the simple puzzles than with the game world and story. The story of the disappearance of Tim's father starts slowly, but picks up speed from the third chapter. It's also refreshing, for a change, to meet pocket monsters peacefully in their natural environment and not be directly involved in a fight, as is usually the case in the main games in the series. "
“In all this time […] I have never come across such a charming Pikachu. As a master detective, the little cult rodent not only manages to keep my interest in an otherwise casual adventure alive, this Pikachu also skilfully plays with the quirks of his own series. Embedded in an excellently designed software at the top technical 3DS level, the result is a high-quality representative of his craft, who offers little in terms of play, but makes up for it with his personality. "
Sales figures
The original version, Master Detective Pikachu: The Creation of a New Duo , sold 27,220 times in the Japanese eShop of Nintendo 3DS. According to the NPD Group , an American market research company , Detective Pikachu was the best-selling Nintendo 3DS game in March 2018. The game was also among the ten best-selling Nintendo 3DS games during June and July 2018.
Actual filming
With Pokémon Master Detective Pikachu one came on May 9, 2019 live-action adaptation of the game released in Germany. In America, on the other hand, the film was not released until May 10th. The film is the first real-world version of Pokémon . The role of Tim Goodman is played by Justice Smith . Detective Pikachu is voiced by Ryan Reynolds and his facial expressions are motion capture onto Detective Pikachu. The film is directed by Rob Lettermann .
It was first announced in April 2016 that a live action version of Pokémon would be released when Warner Bros. , Sony and Legendary Pictures argued over the rights to produce the film. Finally, on July 20, 2016, it was announced that the film would be a live version of the Detective Pikachu game and will be produced by Legendary Pictures. On November 12, 2018, the first trailer for the film was published and the first footage was shown.
Web links
- Official site of Detective Pikachu
- Master detective Pikachu at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Alexander Geisler: Master detective Pikachu: Pikachu's detective excursion in the test , In: Gameswelt.de ; of March 26, 2018 (accessed December 5, 2018)
- ↑ a b c Benjamin Cone: Master Detective Pikachu: Charming, but too simple genre mix for Nintendo 3DS , In: PCGames .com ; of April 4, 2018 (accessed December 6, 2018)
- ↑ Polygon.com: Nintendo trademarks 'Great Detective Pikachu' dated November 7, 2013 (accessed November 19, 2018)
- ↑ Dominik Zwingmann: Master Detective Pikachu: Release in the West & XL-Amiibo , In: PCGames .de ; of January 12, 2018 (accessed November 19, 2018)
- ↑ Silvius Treutwein: Pokémon: Four new apps and games announced , In: PCGamesHardware.de ; dated May 29, 2019, accessed May 30, 2019.
- ↑ a b Nastassja Scherling: Master detective Pikachu in the test , In: GamePro.de ; dated March 30, 2018 (accessed December 8, 2018)
- ↑ Michael Sonntag: Master detective Pikachu in the test , In: GIGA.de ; dated March 31, 2018 (accessed December 8, 2018)
- ↑ Miranda Sanchez: Detective Pikachu Review , In: IGN.com ; from March 22, 2018 (accessed August 25, 2018, English)
- ↑ Thomas Steidle: The current ratings of Famitsu (including master detective Pikachu) , In: ntower.de ; from March 27, 2018 (accessed December 8, 2018)
- ↑ Kallie Plagge: Detective Pikachu Review: Elementary, My Dear Wattson , In: GAMESPOT.com ; from March 22, 2018 (accessed August 25, 2018, English)
- ↑ GameRankings.com: "Detective Pikachu" on GameRankings , accessed December 8, 2018.
- ↑ a b Metacritic: Detective Pikachu 3DS accessed on December 8, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Game Data Library: Detective Pikachu in Game Search accessed on December 8, 2018 (English)
- ↑ NintendoEverything.com: March 2018 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, 3DS, April 24, 2018 (accessed December 8, 2018)
- ↑ Pokémonblog.com: NPD Group reveals Detective Pikachu, Pokémon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Super Smash Bros are among the best-selling games of June 2018 from August 1, 2018 (accessed December 8, 2018)
- ↑ Pokémonblog.com: NPD Group reveals Detective Pikachu, Pokémon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Super Smash Bros are among the best-selling games of July 20188 on August 22, 2018 (accessed December 8, 2018)
- ↑ a b N. Sälzle: "Pokémon - Master Detective Pikachu" trailer , In: MovieJones.de ; dated November 13, 2018 (accessed December 6, 2018)
- ↑ Björn Becher: "Pokémon" real film is coming , In: Filmstarts.de ; from April 15, 2016 (accessed December 6, 2018)
- ↑ Luis Kümmeler: Pokémon: live-action adaptation has received officially the "GO" , In: PCGames .com ; of July 21, 2018 (accessed December 6, 2018)