One Piece Treasure Cruise
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Short description|2014 role-playing video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = One Piece Treasure Cruise Visual.png
| image_size = 280px
| developer = Bandai Namco Entertainment
| publisher = Bandai Namco Entertainment
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| artist =
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| series = One Piece
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|May 12, 2014|WW|February 8, 2015}}
| genre = Turn-based role-playing,
Auto battler
| modes = Single-player, Multiplayer
}}
{{nihongo|One Piece Treasure Cruise|{{ruby|ONE PIECE|ワンピース}} トレジャークルーズ}} is a free-to-play role-playing video game set in the One Piece universe,{{Cite news|url=http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/one_main/tc/en/|title=ONE PIECE TREASURE CRUISE {{!}} BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment|publisher=Bandai Games|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018152948/http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/one_main/tc/en/|url-status=live}} developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was released for Android and iOS platforms. As of September 2019 the game has exceeded 100 million downloads worldwide.{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2019/02/09-1/one-piece-treasure-cruise-game-celebrates-four-years-with-bonuses|title=One Piece Treasure Cruise Game Celebrates Four Years with Bonuses|last=Luster|first=Joseph|website=Crunchyroll|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-09-19|archive-date=August 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809134947/https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-news/2019/02/09-1/one-piece-treasure-cruise-game-celebrates-four-years-with-bonuses|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.appannie.com/en//internal/v1.1/apps/ios/app/943690848/app-summary?country=EN|title=ONE PIECE TREASURE CRUISE App Ranking and Store Data|website=App Annie|language=en|access-date=2019-09-16}} It features gacha game mechanics.
Regional variants
The English-language version of the game was released on February 8, 2015{{Cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-09/one-piece-treasure-cruise-smartphone-game-gets-english-release/.84231|title=One Piece Treasure Cruise Smartphone Game Gets English Release|newspaper=Anime News Network|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220202056/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-09/one-piece-treasure-cruise-smartphone-game-gets-english-release/.84231|url-status=live}} and a French-language version on July 28 that year; both version co-exist in the same server referred to as 'Global'. On 22 July 2015, in collaboration with Line, the game was released for Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong,{{Cite web|url=https://manga.fencepostblog.com/one-piece-treasure-cruise-a-new-adventure-in-macau-hong-kong-and-taiwan/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210103817/https://manga.fencepostblog.com/one-piece-treasure-cruise-a-new-adventure-in-macau-hong-kong-and-taiwan/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 10, 2023|title='One Piece Treasure Cruise' Officially Launched in Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan|date=2015-07-29|website=The One Piece Podcast|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-01}} and in the fall of that year it was released on several further South East Asian markets, (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore).{{Cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-09/one-piece-treasure-cruise-smartphone-game-gets-asian-release/.95166|title=One Piece Treasure Cruise Smartphone Game Gets Asian Release|newspaper=Anime News Network|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220210729/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-09/one-piece-treasure-cruise-smartphone-game-gets-asian-release/.95166|url-status=live}} In May 2016, a Korean version was released and was shut down on April 21, 2021 to be merged with Global on December 19, 2021.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} The South-Asian Line server was closed in December 2017.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
Gameplay
Gameplay-wise, it is a light RPG video game in which players can organize crews consisting of six characters; character abilities grow as the player progresses through the game.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2015/02/13/one-piece-treasure-cruise-review-pirates-aplenty/|title=One Piece Treasure Cruise Review: Pirates Aplenty|first=Nick|last=Tylwalk|date=February 13, 2015|website=Gamezebo|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=October 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024214325/http://www.gamezebo.com/2015/02/13/one-piece-treasure-cruise-review-pirates-aplenty/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/142840/one-piece-treasure-cruise-review-puzzle-dragons-minus-puzzles-plus-punching/|title=One Piece Treasure Cruise Review: Puzzle and Dragons, Minus Puzzles, Plus Punching|newspaper=TechnologyTell|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=October 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024154200/http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/142840/one-piece-treasure-cruise-review-puzzle-dragons-minus-puzzles-plus-punching/|url-status=dead}} Combat is dexterity based, based on the timing on taps. The game also summarizes the story of the One Piece manga as the player progresses through the story arc. The game features over 1,000 characters to summon and collect which makes it one of biggest gacha game cast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.androidauthority.com/best-gacha-games-android-903810/|title=10 best gacha games and mobile RPGs for Android!|date=2019-07-31|website=Android Authority|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-21|archive-date=November 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120043514/https://www.androidauthority.com/best-gacha-games-android-903810/|url-status=live}}
Reception
The game has a freemium pricing strategy. Before it was released in English, the Japanese version was one of top 30 grossing mobile games in Japan of 2014, which has been attributed to its efficient design, as well as to the popularity of the One Piece franchise. Within a month of its release, the game was including in the top 100 grossing (mobile) games in the US market.
The Metacritic score, as of September 2016, was 79, with a note that the score shows "Generally favorable reviews based on 4 critics".{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/one-piece-treasure-cruise/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|title=One Piece Treasure Cruise|website=Metacritic|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-date=November 20, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241120224141/https://www.metacritic.com/game/one-piece-treasure-cruise/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|url-status=live}}
The game has been called an improved version of Brave Frontier.{{Cite news|url=http://multiplayer.it/recensioni/145317-one-piece-treasure-cruise-il-tocco-del-bucaniere.html|title=Il tocco del bucaniere|newspaper=Multiplayer.it|access-date=October 24, 2016|language=it|archive-date=October 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024153626/http://multiplayer.it/recensioni/145317-one-piece-treasure-cruise-il-tocco-del-bucaniere.html|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/one_main/tc/en/ Official site] (English version)
- [http://onepiece-treasurecruise.com/en/ Official strategy guide] (English version)
- {{YouTube|Mif3VtID2d8|Official trailer}}
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Category:Android (operating system) games
Category:Japanese role-playing video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games