Deep Labyrinth

Deep Labyrinth
North American Nintendo DS box art
Developer(s)	Interactive Brains
Publisher(s)	JP Interactive Brains NA Atlus PAL 505 Games
Writer(s)	Masato Kato
Composer(s)	Yasunori Mitsuda
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS, mobile phone
Release date(s)	Mobile phone JP December 1, 2004 (Vodafone) JP March 7, 2005 (FOMA) Nintendo DS: JP March 23, 2006 NA August 15, 2006 PAL December 15, 2006
Genre(s)	Role-playing video game
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10+)
Media/distribution	Nintendo DS Game Card

Deep Labyrinth (ディープラビリンス, Deīpu Rabirinsu^?) is a 3D role-playing video game for mobile phones and the Nintendo DS. Key contributors for this game include writer Masato Kato and composer Yasunori Mitsuda.

Plot

One summer afternoon, Shawn goes for a drive with his parents and dog, Ace, but the family car suffers a flat tire in front of an abandoned mansion. Ace is upset by something inside the mansion and leaps out of the car to investigate. Shawn's parents follow Ace, but fail to return. As Shawn tentatively approaches the dilapidated structure, the entrance door swings open, and he's drawn into a magical vortex. Reunited with Ace, Shawn must travel into the heart of the Deep Labyrinth to rescue his parents.

There is also a second story of another man who gets sucked into a warphole while talking on his cellphone. He finds himself trapped in a labyrinth. As he journeys through, he is forced to reconcile the past, and realize what it is that traps him in the labyrinth.

Each scenario has multiple endings based on the actions and performance of the player, as well as helpful items sequential playthroughs, to aid unlocking all the secrets of the labyrinth.

Gameplay

On DS, the game makes use of the touch screen. The user can draw the stylus across the screen to control where the protagonist swings his sword. The stylus can also be used in a magic system that involves drawing different runes. The runes are all drawn on a 3 x 3 grid, allowing fast spell casting. Some spells can be combined for additional effects.

External links

• Official website (mobile phone version) (Japanese)
• Official website (Nintendo DS version) (Japanese)
• Official website (Nintendo DS version) (English)
• IGN page
• Atlus / Interactive Brains interview