Digimon Collectors
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| Name | Digimon Collectors |
| System | Smart Phone |
| Release Date |  November 8, 2011
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| Language | Japanese |
Digimon Collectors (デジモンコレクターズ, Dejimon Korekutāzu) is a video game.
It was a free-to-play social raising game developed and operated by Bandai Namco Online and published by Bandai Namco Game through the Japanese GREE platform. It was released for feature phones and Android devices on November 8, 2011, with an iOS browser version following on December 9.
The game featured approximately 900 Digimon from across the franchise at launch. Players explored the Digital World, collected Digimon cards, strengthened and evolved them through synthesis, and formed teams to battle other Tamers. Its service ended on July 31, 2014.
Story[edit]
The player assumes the role of a Tamer who travels throughout the Digital World, collecting and raising Digimon while striving to become its strongest Tamer. Storylines were presented through quests and limited-time events.
The Mysterious Digitama and the Towers of the Seven Deadly Sins[edit]
Cherubimon descends from Heaven World into what it calls the "Lower World", claiming that Heaven World has become too confined for it. There, Lord Knightmon entrusts Cherubimon with a mysterious Digitama. The Sistermon soon appear and express interest in the Digitama, although Cherubimon is initially reluctant to hand it over to them. When numerous Digimon attack, the Sistermon successfully defend the Digitama and earn Cherubimon's trust. Cherubimon consequently leaves it in their care, reasoning that it should not remain in the Lower World for too long.
The Digitama is subsequently placed under the protection of the Sistermon and Huckmon. However, it gradually turns black and eventually hatches into Arkadimon, which immediately escapes. Lord Knightmon orders them not to interfere, claiming that what is happening is the will of Yggdrasill. They nevertheless disobey the order and pursue Arkadimon.
They eventually reach the deepest region of the Dark Space, from which Arkadimon is revealed to have originated. By then, Arkadimon has evolved from its Baby form into its Ultimate form. Ulforce V-dramon and Examon reveal that it has absorbed several of the Royal Knights. After Arkadimon is defeated, its dispersed data forms the Towers of the Seven Deadly Sins, within which the fates of the Royal Knights are sealed. Yggdrasill is described during these events as God.
The Towers gather the essence of the seven sins. Once they are destroyed, their accumulated power gives rise to Ogudomon. It is revealed that Yggdrasill unleashed Ogudomon as a means of conducting a "selection of higher beings"; if Ogudomon cannot be defeated, the entire world will collapse.
The Royal Knights are unable to harm Ogudomon because their concept of justice may itself constitute evil depending on its interpretation. Gankoomon and Bao Huckmon instead cooperate to launch Ogudomon into space, where it ceases its activity. With neither Gankoomon nor Huckmon subsequently accounted for, the Royal Knights question Yggdrasill's intentions. Omegamon then wonders whether the selection of higher beings is somehow connected to Huckmon.
Gameplay[edit]
Digimon Collectors is a card-based social raising game built around three principal activities: Quests, Synthesis, and the Colosseum. Community features and regularly held events supplement these systems.
Quests[edit]
Quests allow the player to explore different regions of the Digital World. Advancing through them consumes the player's action points and rewards experience, DigiChips, items, and Digimon cards. Quest progress also unlocks new areas and encounters.
Locations appearing in the game include:
Digimon Cards[edit]
Digimon are represented by collectible cards possessing levels, attributes, attack and defense values, costs, rarity rankings, and, in some cases, Special Moves. Approximately 900 species drawn from the different Digimon series were announced for the game at launch, alongside newly commissioned card artwork.
Several versions of the same Digimon could exist as distinct cards. These included standard cards as well as specially designated EX and RE cards, which were commonly distributed through events, ranking rewards, campaigns, or promotional codes.
Players constructed separate attack and defense teams using their available cards. Each team was limited by the corresponding attack or defense cost of the player's Tamer.
Synthesis[edit]
Cards obtained through quests and events could be used as synthesis materials to strengthen other Digimon. Standard synthesis increased a card's level and statistics, while items such as Growth ROMs provided larger amounts of experience. Special Move USBs could be used to improve the rank of a compatible Digimon's Special Move.
Evolution Synthesis allowed particular combinations of Digimon to produce a more advanced Digimon. In addition to reproducing conventional evolution lines, this system was used during campaigns and events to obtain exclusive forms and higher-rarity cards. Some rewards required players to complete an entire sequence of Evolution Syntheses.
Unneeded materials could alternatively be converted into DigiChips, the currency used when performing synthesis.
Colosseum[edit]
The Colosseum (闘技場, Tōgijō) is the game's competitive mode. Players battle teams belonging to other Tamers using the Digimon assigned to their attack and defense formations. Victories contribute to the player's progress through the Digimon League and its ranks, with rewards awarded for fulfilling the applicable conditions.
The effectiveness of a team depends on its cards' base statistics, attributes, costs, and Special Moves. Special Moves can strengthen cards of a particular attribute or weaken an opposing team, making the composition of attack and defense formations an important part of battle.
Events[edit]
The game regularly held limited-time events through which players could obtain cards unavailable from ordinary quests. One recurring format was the Raid Program (レイドプログラム, Reido Puroguramu), in which powerful Raid Boss Digimon appeared and players cooperated with their allies to defeat them.
Raid Program events used the player's defense formation when confronting the invading Digimon. Event-exclusive cards could deal increased damage against the current Raid Boss, while rewards were distributed according to factors such as the number of bosses defeated, accumulated points, and ranking placement.
Other event formats included special quest areas, Evolution Synthesis campaigns, commemorative Colosseums, and events centered on particular groups or Digimon. Some of these events contained original scenarios, including the storyline involving Arkadimon, the Royal Knights, and the Towers of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Release and promotions[edit]
Digimon Collectors began service on GREE on November 8, 2011. It initially supported Japanese feature phones and Android smartphones as a browser application. Support for the iOS version of GREE was added on December 9, by which time the game had surpassed 600,000 registered users. It used a free-to-play model supported by optional item purchases.
A friend-invitation campaign was held to commemorate its launch. Digimon obtained by inviting other users could be successively combined and ultimately evolved into either Lilithmon or Bantyo Leomon.
The game was also connected to other Digimon releases through promotional items. Digimon World Re:Digitize, for example, included a code for content usable in Digimon Collectors, while publications such as Famitsu GREE distributed exclusive Digimon cards and synthesis items.
Reception[edit]
In March 2012, approximately four months after its launch, Digimon Collectors surpassed one million registered users. It also received an Excellence Award at the GREE Platform Award 2011, which evaluated applications based on factors including registered users, player activity, and consumption of the platform's shared currency.
Both achievements were commemorated with in-game rewards distributed between March 21 and April 11, 2012. These included a special War Greymon SP card, synthesis materials, Growth ROMs, Special Move USBs, and permanent increases to the player's maximum action points, attack cost, defense cost, and card capacity.
The service remained active until July 31, 2014.
Screenshots[edit]
Image Gallery[edit]
Cutscenes[edit]
Standard Cards[edit]
EX Cards[edit]
RE Cards[edit]
External Links[edit]
- Digimon Game Portal (JP)
- Launch announcement at Gamer (JP)
- One-million-user and GREE Platform Award announcement at 4Gamer (JP)
- Bandai Namco Online website (JP) (Archive)
- GREE website (JP) (Archive)
- Digimon Collectors Strategy Wiki (JP)
- Lost Tales: The Mysterious DigiTama and the Towers of the Seven Deadly Sins (EN)
