Wonder Project J

Wonder Project J: Kikai no Shōnen Pīno
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Developer(s) Almanic
Publisher(s) Enix
Director(s) Takashi Yoneda
Designer(s) Takashi Yoneda
Artist(s) Toshihiro Kawamoto (character design)
Composer(s) Akihiko Mori
Series Wonder Project
Platform(s) Super Famicom
Release
  • JP: December 9, 1994
Genre(s) Life simulation game
Mode(s) Single-player

Wonder Project J: Kikai no Shōnen Pīno (ワンダープロジェクトＪ機械の少年ピーノ Wonder Project J: Machine Boy Pino) is a Japan-exclusive video game published by Enix for the Super Famicom in 1994.

Gameplay

The game is a raising simulation in which the player raises a Pinocchio-esque boy, whose default name is "Pino", to succeed in various challenges and confrontations to activate virtue circuits, with his final task to foster relations between humans and the robot-like Gijin.

Development

The game was developed by Almanic, which also developed the Enix-published E.V.O.: Search for Eden.[1]

Release

The game was released in Japan on December 09, 1994 for the Super Famicom.[2][3] The game was a commercial hit, with sales of 1.3 million units in Japan alone.[4]

Its sequel, Wonder Project J2: Corlo no Mori no Josette, was released on the Nintendo 64 two years later.[1]

The game, and its sequel were ported to the iphone in 2010.[5]

Reception

In April 1995, Famitsu magazine's Reader Cross Review gave the game a 7 out of 10.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Falls from Grace: How Four Creative Game Companies Went Astray from 1UP.com". 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. ↑ "ワンダープロジェクトJ -機械の少年ピーノ- [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  3. ↑ "ワンダープロジェクトJ～機械の少年ピーノ～ | SQUARE ENIX". www.jp.square-enix.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  4. ↑ "Japanese RPGs, Page 5". 1997-06-06. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  5. ↑ "Wonder Project J2 Heading To iPhone - Siliconera". Siliconera. 2010-04-19. Archived from the original on 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  6. ↑ 読者 クロスレビュー: ワンダープロジェクトJ -機械の少年ピーノ-. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.330. Pg.31. 14 April 1995.
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