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Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King
North American cover art
Developer(s)Banpresto
Publisher(s)Bandai (later Namco Bandai Games)
SeriesLupin III
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Genre(s)Action game
Mode(s)Single player

Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King (ルパン三世 魔術王の遺産, Rupan Sansei Majutsu-Ou no Isan, Lupin the Third: The Legacy of the Magic King) is an stealth/action video game from Bandai. It has an original story based on the manga and media franchise Lupin III.
The gameplay relies heavily on stealth and the use of various disguises and is displayed from a third person perspective.

Story

Lupin is out to steal a pair of antique pitchers which will supposedly show the way to the legendary treasure of King Randolph II. The mysterious Theodore Hannewald is planning to display them at an exhibition at his ancestral castle in Goldengasse (a European city heavily inspired by Prague), but might have something more in mind. In any case, he doesn't want them stolen and has put Inspector Zenigata in charge of security.
Also, young Theresa Faust, the owner of the pitchers, seems to be troubled by something - and it's not like Lupin to desert a fair maiden in distress!

Characters

For the most part players are given the role of Lupin. In two other levels, players are given the option of playing as either Jigen or Goemon. Within these levels the paths and results differ only slightly. In one level the player must play a shoot 'em up style mini-game featuring an SD version of Fujiko.

Music

Untitled

The game's soundtrack was composed of compositions by Yuji Ohno, who has done most of the music for the anime series. The opening theme for the game was 1979 version of the Lupin the 3rd theme, and the closing the was a song called "Yakusoku". The soundtrack was released as Lupin the Third: The Legacy of the Magic King Original Soundtrack (ルパン三世 魔術王の遺産, Rupan Sansei Majutsu-Ou no Isan) by Vap on December 21, 2002.

Track listing

  1. ルパン三世のテーマ'79
    Rupan Sansei no Tēma '79/Theme of Lupin the Third '79
  2. ゴルデンガッセ#1 列車内～街
    Gorudengasse #Wan Ressha nai~gai/Goldengasse #1
  3. ゴルデンガッセ#2
    Gorudengasse #2/Goldengasse #2
  4. ハンネヴァルト城・組曲/北翼・南翼館～大聖堂～旧王宮～博物館
    Hannevaruto jō Kumikyoku/Kita Tsubasa Minami Tsubasa kan Daiseidō~Kyūōkyū~Hakubutsukan/Castle Suite: North Wing South Wing Building, Sanctuary, Old Royal Palace, Museum
  5. 地下迷宮
    Chika Meikyū/Under Ground Labyrinth
  6. 青い洞窟
    Aoi Dōkutsu/Blue Cave
  7. アンダーグラウンド
    Andā Guraundo/Under Ground
  8. 脱出
    Dasshutsu/Escape
  9. ゲームオーバー
    Gēmu Ōbā/Game Over
  10. バトル!#1
    Batoru!# 1/Battle!# 1
  11. バトル!#2
    Batoru!# 2/Battle!# 2
  12. 銭形・ハスダル・不二子
    Zenigata Hasudaru Fujiko
  13. ヘルデンリートシュロス～バー「カフカ」～作戦の後
    Herudenrītoshurosu bā "Kafuka" Sakusen no Nochi/Heldenliedhemp Palms: Bar "Kafka" After a Strategy
  14. 絶望
    Zetsubō/Despair
  15. プレッシャー
    Puresshā/Pressure
  16. それぞれの思い
    Sorezore no Omoi/Of Each Thought
  17. petit不二子
    Petit Fujiko
  18. 約束
    Yakusoku/Promise
  19. 約束[インストゥルメンタル]
    Yakusoku [Insuturumentaru]/Promise [Instrumental]

Reception

The game received generally mixed critical appeal. The game was praised for its spot-on portrayal of the series as well as its graphical and audio design, but was criticized for uneven, clunky gameplay and less-than-stellar enemy AI, with review source X-Play giving an example where you can crawl into a chest while being chased and the enemy will immediately forget where you are.

Trivia

The Sorcerer King, Randolph II, is most certainly inspired by real-life Rudolph II. This is also in keeping with Goldengasse being Prague in disguise, as the latter actually is nicknamed "The Golden City". Another clue to the location of the game is that Lupin, dressed as a train conductor, wears a cap with the inscription "Czech".

See also

References

  1. ^ Lupin the Third: Treasure of the Sorceror King Review from 1UP.com
  2. ^ EGM Magazine, March 2004, p.119
  3. ^ Gamepro, Mar 2004, p.64
  4. ^ Game Informer Online
  5. ^ Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King for PlayStation 2 Review - PlayStation 2 Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King Review
  6. ^ GameSpy: Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King Review
  7. ^ Lupin the 3rd: Treasure Of The Sorceror King Review - PlayStation 2
  8. ^ IGN: Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King Review
  9. ^ Play Magazine, JPN Import; Mar 2003, p.63
  10. ^ Mar 2004, p.98
  11. ^ PSM Feb 2004, p.36
  12. ^ [1]
  13. ^ Lupin the Third: Treasure of the Sorcerer King: Playstation 2 (PS2) Reviews - The Armchair Empire
  14. ^ Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King Review | PlayStation 2 Game Reviews - Yahoo! Video Games
  15. ^ Lupin the Third: Treasure Of The Sorceror King (ps2: 2004): Reviews
  16. ^ Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King Reviews
  17. ^ Lupin the Third: Treasure Of The Sorceror King - Playstation 2 - Game Ratio
  18. ^ GameStats: Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King Cheats, Reviews, News
  19. ^ Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King for PlayStation 2 - MobyGames
  20. ^ Lupin the 3rd: Treasure of the Sorcerer King - Game Reviews from TopTenReviews.com

The Game

The Soundtrack

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