One Piece Mansion
Encyclopedia
is a strategy
video game that was developed
and published
by Capcom
for the PlayStation in 2001
. It is unrelated to the popular anime
and manga
series One Piece
.
Every resident affects the stress levels of the residents around it, in both positive and negative ways. Each resident has a unique stress effect, some having negative to the left, positive to the right etc. The task as the player is to arrange these so that all the residents are happy. However, if a resident does become stressed out, they're effect on other residents changes. For example, sweet Ai-Chan radiates stress reducing arrows to all rooms around her. However, if she becomes stressed out herself, her effect on other residents weakens.
Polpo, the manager, also has a role to play in the game. By switching to manager mode, he can roam around the mansion and perform two important tasks:
s. Building new rooms may also require demolishing elevators. Both construction and demolition require money.
Every few stages, a powerful rival character appears. The rival character will move into the player's mansion and kick out all the trouble residents, leaving the player to deal with him instead.
Polpo is the mansion manager. Polpo stays busy solving the residents' problems and defeating criminals. His troubles never seem to end.
Ai-Chan is the sweethart of One Piece Mansion. Her smile makes all those around her happy.
Mee is an inquisitve alien resident. He annoys other residents with his blinding laser
.
Osuzu lives in her roomful of cats. Her pets' effects depend on how stressed she is feeling.
Ope is a mysterious doctor. He eases residents stress with his comforting medicines.
Heebee is a bamboo
craftsman with a stick of live bamboo on his head. When he gets excited, the bamboo sprouts and causes trouble to the residents above him.
Kiwi is a member of the dangerous Syndicate 5. He burgles the other residents, leaving them broke and unable to pay rent.
Strategy game
A strategy game or strategic game is a game in which the players' uncoerced, and often autonomous decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome...
video game that was developed
Video game developer
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and published
Video game publisher
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by Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
for the PlayStation in 2001
2001 in video gaming
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. It is unrelated to the popular anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
and manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series One Piece
One Piece
is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
.
Plot
The storyline of One Piece Mansion revolves around a successful landlord called Polpo. At the start of the game, Polpo's little sister is kidnapped by a the owner of a rival mansion, Chocola. It is the player's job to battle through levels meeting Chocola's objectives and to eventually free Polpo's little sister.Gameplay
The basic objective of One Piece Mansion is very simple. Every resident in the player's mansion has a stress level, which is indicated by a small bar above their head. If this level gets too high, they will eventually move out of the mansion.Every resident affects the stress levels of the residents around it, in both positive and negative ways. Each resident has a unique stress effect, some having negative to the left, positive to the right etc. The task as the player is to arrange these so that all the residents are happy. However, if a resident does become stressed out, they're effect on other residents changes. For example, sweet Ai-Chan radiates stress reducing arrows to all rooms around her. However, if she becomes stressed out herself, her effect on other residents weakens.
Polpo, the manager, also has a role to play in the game. By switching to manager mode, he can roam around the mansion and perform two important tasks:
- Blow his whistle to send any Syndicate 5 members on that level back to their rooms.
- Use his fire extinguisher to put out any fires in the mansion.
Building
When the mansion becomes full, the player must build new rooms. If all the current levels are full, the player must also expand the mansion upwards with elevatorElevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s. Building new rooms may also require demolishing elevators. Both construction and demolition require money.
Game Modes
One Piece Mansion can be played in several different modes, each of which have their own unique challenges.Story Mode
This is the mode in which the plot is followed. There are seven stages of increasing difficulty, with each stage requiring different conditions to be met.Every few stages, a powerful rival character appears. The rival character will move into the player's mansion and kick out all the trouble residents, leaving the player to deal with him instead.
Endless Mode
In Endless Mode, the player is left to develop the mansion at his or her own pace. It allows the player to experiment with new resident combinations and to expand the mansion as far as he or she wishes.Characters
The following list is a selection of characters from One Piece Mansion.Polpo is the mansion manager. Polpo stays busy solving the residents' problems and defeating criminals. His troubles never seem to end.
Ai-Chan is the sweethart of One Piece Mansion. Her smile makes all those around her happy.
Mee is an inquisitve alien resident. He annoys other residents with his blinding laser
Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...
.
Osuzu lives in her roomful of cats. Her pets' effects depend on how stressed she is feeling.
Ope is a mysterious doctor. He eases residents stress with his comforting medicines.
Heebee is a bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
craftsman with a stick of live bamboo on his head. When he gets excited, the bamboo sprouts and causes trouble to the residents above him.
Kiwi is a member of the dangerous Syndicate 5. He burgles the other residents, leaving them broke and unable to pay rent.
External links
Official website- One Piece Mansion at GameSpotGameSpotGameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...