Poison Control
{{short description|2020 action role-playing video game}}
{{About|the video game|the medical facility|Poison control center}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Poison Control cover.jpg
| developer = Nippon Ichi Software
| publisher = Nippon Ichi Software
| platforms = PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
| genre = Action role-playing
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|June 25, 2020|NA|April 13, 2021|EU|April 16, 2021}}
| modes = Single-player
}}
{{Nihongo|Poison Control|少女地獄のドクムス〆|Shōjo Jigoku no Doku Musume}} is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software, by the same development team as Penny-Punching Princess and The Princess Guide. It released in Japan on June 25, 2020, and in North America on April 13, 2021, and in Europe on April 16, 2021.{{Cite web|title=Poison Control|url=https://rpgamer.com/game/poison-control/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=RPGamer|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Poison Control|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/poison-control/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Metacritic|language=en}} It revolves around a gender-selectable human main character who must purify the individual "Belles' Hells" of various girls in order to escape Hell.
Plot
"Belles' Hells" are spiritual realms created by the powerful emotions, or "Delusions", of various girls. However, the Delusions manifest as physical beings, or Klesha, who try to stop the protagonist and steal their body. One such Klesha is Poisonette, who steals the protagonist's body at the start of the game, but makes them work with her to purify the other Klesha and save the girls they belong to.{{Cite web|last=Fuller|first=Alex|title=Poison Control Launching in April|url=https://rpgamer.com/2020/11/poison-control-launching-in-april/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=RPGamer|date=13 November 2020 |language=en-US}}
Gameplay
There are five major areas of the game that the player must beat.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-18|title=Shoujo Jigoku no Doku Musume details world map, actions, and more girl of Maiden Hell|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/06/shoujo-jigoku-no-doku-musume-details-world-map-actions-and-more-girl-of-maiden-hell|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Gematsu|language=en-US}}
Reception
The game has been compared to a fusion of a third-person shooter and Qix. Areas consisting of poison swamps must be rounded off to "purify" and beat them.{{Cite web|last=Wong|first=Alistair|date=2020-03-21|title=Shoujo Jigoku no Doku Musume Plays Like a Fusion of TPS and Qix|url=https://www.siliconera.com/shoujo-jigoku-no-doku-musume-will-plays-like-a-fusion-of-tps-and-qix/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Siliconera|language=en-US}}{{Video game reviews
| MC = PS4: 62/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/poison-control/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Poison Control for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=2021-08-30}}
NS: 61/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/poison-control/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Poison Control for Switch Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=2021-08-30}}
| RPG = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |title=Poison Control Review {{!}} Aces high |url=https://rpgamer.com/review/poison-control-review/ |website=RPGamer |date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021}}
| NLife = {{Rating|5|10}}{{cite web |title=Poison Control Review (Switch) {{!}} Aces high |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/poison_control |website=Nintendo Life |date=30 August 2021 |access-date=30 August 2021}}
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Category:Action role-playing video games
Category:Nintendo Switch games
Category:Nippon Ichi Software games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games about spirit possession
Category:Video games developed in Japan