Digimon World

Digimon World
Developer(s)	Bandai
Publisher(s)	Bandai
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release	January 28 1999 May 23 2000 July 6 2001
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single, Multiplayer

Digimon World is a video game by Bandai on the PlayStation, released in 2000, about the Digimon virtual pets. It has four sequels, Digimon World 2, Digimon World 3, Digimon World 4 and Digimon Digital Card Battle.

The storyline focuses on a human brought to File City on File Island by Jijimon to save the island. Digimon have been losing their memories and becoming feral and the city has fallen into disarray. The goal of the player, who is represented by a young boy whose name is given as "Hiro/Hero" (this is a common Japanese naming convention for RPG protagonists), is to save the island by helping Digimon recover their memory and return to the city.

As it came before the anime in Japan, it is very strictly based on the Virtual Pets. The gameplay revolves around raising a single Digimon from its Digitama form, hatching into a Fresh, up through In-Training, Rookie, Champion, and with work, Ultimate. A Digimon partner will die with age, and return to an egg eventually, so the player has to raise it again.

Fans of the anime will be familiar with the sixth stage, Mega, however this game was made only shortly after the Pendulum series of pets, which introduced Mega level.

To raise a Digimon partner, the player must train it, feed it, let it rest and take it to the bathroom.

The other main part of gameplay is battle. The player's partner Digimon fight the Digimon that have become aggressive due to a crisis on File Island. Partner Digimon begin the game with a few basic skills, but acquire more as they progress in levels through the game.

The PAL region's variant cover art features the seven initial chosen Digimon from Digimon Adventure. The group includes Gomamon, who is otherwise completely absent from this game.

Plot

The plot revolves around a young boy (the player) who is pulled into Digimon World. His goal is to travel around File Island a locate all of the Digimon who have become feral and return them to File City, all the while, raising his Digimon partner. It all comes together when the player faces a final showdown against Analogman on Mt. Infinity.

Digimon In The Game

List of obtainable Digimon

There are 65 Digimon in the game that a partner Digimon can become. All Rookie, Champion and Ultimate forms which can be acquired without cheating are also available as Digimon to recruit to File City, with the exceptions of MegaSeadramon, HerculesKabuterimon and Phoenixmon.

Fresh Botamon Poyomon Punimon Yuramon In-training Koromon Tanemon Tokomon Tsunomon Rookie Agumon Betamon Biyomon Elecmon Gabumon Kunemon Palmon Patamon Penguinmon

Champion Airdramon Angemon Bakemon Birdramon Centarumon Coelamon Devimon Drimogemon Frigimon Garurumon Greymon Kabuterimon Kokatorimon Kuwagamon Leomon Meramon Mojyamon Monochromon Nanimon

Ninjamon Numemon Ogremon Seadramon Shellmon Sukamon Tyrannomon Unimon Vegiemon Whamon Ultimate Andromon Digitamamon Etemon Giromon Mamemon Megadramon MegaSeadramon MetalGreymon MetalMamemon

Monzaemon Piximon SkullGreymon Vademon (the following can only be acquired by digivolving tools, which can be acquired by using a cheat device.) Gigadramon MetalEtemon Panjyamon WereGarurumon(Can freeze the game) (the following are actually Mega level Digimon but at the time of the game's creation the mega level did not exist) HerculesKabuterimon MetalEtemon Phoenixmon Machinedramon(2 player mode only)

Non-Playable Digimon

• In-Training

• DemiMeramon

• Rookie

• Aruraumon
• ClearAgumon
• Dokunemon
• Goburimon
• Hagurumon
• ModokiBetamon
• Muchomon
• Otamamon
• Psychemon
• Sharmamon
• SnowAgumon
• SnowGoburimon
• Tentomon
• ToyAgumon
• Tsukaimon

• Champion

• Akatorimon
• Darkrizamon
• Flarerizamon
• Fugamon
• Gekomon
• Geremon
• Gotsumon
• Guardromon
• Gururumon
• Hyogamon
• IceDevimon
• Icemon
• JungleMojyamon
• MoriShellmon
• MudFrigimon
• NiseDrimogemon
• Piddomon
• PlatinumSukamon
• RedVegiemon
• Rockmon
• Saberdramon
• SandYanmamon
• ShimaUnimon
• Soulmon
• Tankmon
• Weedmon
• Yanmamon

• Ultimate:

• BlueMeramon
• Brachiomon
• Cherrymon
• KingSukamon
• MasterTyrannomon
• Meteormon
• Myotismon
• ShogunGekomon
• Tekkamon
• Vermilimon
• WaruMonzaemon
• WaruSeadramon

• Mega:

(None of these are given an official level classification in the game)

• Jijimon
• Machinedramon

Trivia

• Despite the Mega level not existing at the time of the game's creation, five Mega level Digimon are in the game. Those who have actual level classifications are classed as "Ultimate".
• Several infamous glitches exist in the game (most prominently in NTSC copies). Examples include the game freezing when the player tries to access Giromon's Juke Box (which only appears to happen in NTSC copies) and the player being unable to move on the floor after speaking to a Mojyamon a lot of times, requiring an Auto-Pilot to quickly escape.
• Giromon's Juke Box contains a track for the Underground Lab of the Grey Lord's Mansion, which is not used in the actual area itself (the Grey Lord's Mansion theme is used). The theme is very similar to the theme for the Secret Beach Cave, but slightly higher in pitch and with different instruments.
• In all versions, the text given on each Digimon card appears in Japanese, as does the sign above the Drill Tunnel entrance.
• Whenever the player confronts MetalMamemon to battle or for a game of curling, the title of the Digimon is given as MetalGreymon instead of MetalMamemon.

External links

• Digimon World at MobyGames