Treasure World is an adventure

Adventure game

An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...

 game developed by Aspyr and published by Nintendo

Nintendo

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 for the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

 handheld game console

Handheld game console

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. The game is unique, as its gameplay consists mainly of collecting, making use of Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...

signals picked up by the handheld.

Story

Upon booting up the game, the player is introduced to the "Star Sweep", an elderly man who searches the universe for treasures, with aid of a robot named the "Wish Finder". The Star Sweep's ship crash-lands on Earth and the player is asked to refill the ship with stardust (its tank must be full before exiting Earth). The Wish Finder is tasked with helping the player, and it is revealed that it is a highly advanced robot with the ability to change various parts.

Gameplay

The game utilises Wi-Fi signals from the player's surroundings to "pick up" stardust and treasures. These treasures can then be used to form musical arrangements, customise the Wish Finder, or change the environment of the game. Stardust is not only used to refill the empty tank of the ship; the Star Sweep will give players treasures in return for 20 units of stardust, and 10 when the full moon appears. This changes with the DS's internal clock.

Reception

IGN gave the game a 7.5 out of 10, with its main complaint being that there is not much to do outside of collecting treasures. They also awarded it the DS Game of the Month Award for July 2009.

External links

• Treasure World online community
• Treasure World at IGN