Rainbow Moon
{{Short description|2012 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Rainbow Moon
| image = Rainbow Moon Logo.png
| caption =
| publisher = Eastasiasoft
| developer = SideQuest Studios
| composer = Rafael Dyll
| released = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|July 10, 2012}}|PlayStation 3|{{Video game release|NA|July 10, 2012{{cite web |author=Colin Moriarty |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/21/rainbow-moons-north-american-release-date-is |title=Rainbow Moon's North American Release Date Is... |publisher=IGN |date=2012-06-20 |accessdate=2012-07-15 |archive-date=2012-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628232009/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/21/rainbow-moons-north-american-release-date-is |url-status=live }}|EU/AU|September 5, 2012{{Cite web |last=Nunnely-Jackson |first=Stephany |date=September 5, 2012 |title=EU PS Store update, September 5 - MGS2, MGS3, still no Counter Strike: Global Offensive |url=https://www.vg247.com/eu-ps-store-update-september-5-mgs2-mgs3-still-no-counter-strike-global-offensive |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=VG247 |archive-date=April 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421161739/https://www.vg247.com/eu-ps-store-update-september-5-mgs2-mgs3-still-no-counter-strike-global-offensive |url-status=live }}|JP|April 3, 2014}}|PlayStation Vita|{{vgrelease|NA|December 3, 2013|EU/AU|December 4, 2013|JP|April 3, 2014}}|PlayStation 4|{{vgrelease|NA|February 16, 2016|EU/AU|February 17, 2016|JP|June 30, 2016}}|Nintendo Switch|{{vgrelease|WW|March 15, 2024}}}}
| genre = Tactical role-playing
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
}}
Rainbow Moon is a tactical role-playing game developed by SideQuest Studios and published by Eastasiasoft. It was released through the PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4. The game borrows heavily from the dungeon crawling genre while the player traverses the game world, but incorporates elements from tactical role-playing games when enemies are engaged in battle.
A successor titled Rainbow Skies was released in June 2018 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita.{{cite web |author=Marcus Pukropski |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/08/13/rainbow-skies-rainbow-moon-coming-to-ps4-in-2016/ |title=Rainbow Skies & Rainbow Moon Coming to PS4 in 2016 |publisher=Sony |date=2015-08-15 |accessdate=2015-11-18 |archive-date=2015-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119154232/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/08/13/rainbow-skies-rainbow-moon-coming-to-ps4-in-2016/ |url-status=live }}
Originally a digital-only title, a limited physical run of the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions was released on August 19, 2016 through Limited Run Games.
On March 15, 2024, Rainbow Moon was released on the Nintendo Switch. {{cite web|author=Mohamed Lamine Coulibaly | url=https://rpgamer.com/2024/02/rainbow-moon-nintendo-switch-release-announced/ |title=Rainbow Moon Nintendo Switch Release Announced |date= 2024-02-27 |accessdate=2024-03-26}}
Gameplay
{{Empty section|date=May 2016}}
{{clear}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
|PS3=true
|VITA=true
|PS4=true
|Destruct_PS3=6/10{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-rainbow-moon-232435.phtml|title=Review: Rainbow Moon|author=Casey B|work=Destructoid|date=August 23, 2012|accessdate=May 17, 2016}}
|GRadar_PS3={{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/rainbow-moon-review/|title=Rainbow Moon Review|author=gamesradarclint|publisher=GamesRadar|date=August 9, 2012|accessdate=May 17, 2016|archive-date=August 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805192513/http://www.gamesradar.com/rainbow-moon-review/|url-status=live}}
|IGN_PS3=8.0/10{{cite web|author=Colin Moriarty|url=http://m.ign.com/articles/2012/06/30/rainbow-moon-review|title=Rainbow Moon Review|publisher=IGN|date=June 29, 2012|accessdate=May 17, 2016|archive-date=August 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820115744/http://m.ign.com/articles/2012/06/30/rainbow-moon-review|url-status=live}}
|Joystiq_PS3={{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/08/02/rainbow-moon-review/|title=Rainbow Moon review: A real grind|author=Heidi Kemps|publisher=Joystiq|date=August 2, 2012|accessdate=May 17, 2016|archive-date=May 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531142726/http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/02/rainbow-moon-review/|url-status=live}}
|MC_PS3=70/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/rainbow-moon/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3|title=Rainbow Moon for PlayStation 3|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=May 17, 2016|archive-date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241112225752/https://www.metacritic.com/game/rainbow-moon/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3|url-status=live}}
|MC_PS4=70/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/rainbow-moon/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=Rainbow Moon for PlayStation 4|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=May 17, 2016|archive-date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241112225801/https://www.metacritic.com/game/rainbow-moon/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|url-status=live}}
|MC_VITA=70/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/rainbow-moon/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita|title=Rainbow Moon for PlayStation Vita|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=May 17, 2016|archive-date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241112225822/https://www.metacritic.com/game/rainbow-moon/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita|url-status=live}}
}}
Upon release, Rainbow Moon received generally positive reviews. Praise was directed toward the complete feel of the game's mechanics, length of the main storyline and the graphics, while complaints centered on content that reviewers felt forced the player to grind.
{{clear}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
Category:Nintendo Switch games
Category:PlayStation Network games
Category:PlayStation Vita games
Category:SideQuest Studios games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Tactical role-playing video games
Category:Video games developed in Germany
Category:Video games scored by Rafael Dyll
{{tactical-rpg-videogame-stub}}