Digimon World: Digital Card Arena
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| Name | Digimon World: Digital Card Arena  Digimon Digital Card Battle
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| System | PlayStation |
| Release Date |  December 21, 2000June 28, 2001 July 5, 2002 (England)
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| Language | Japanese, English |
Digimon World: Digital Card Arena (デジモンワールド デジタルカードアリーナ, Dejimon Wārudo Dejitaru Kādo Arīna) is a video game.
It is the successor of Digimon World: Digital Card Battle and is based on the anime series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02.
Story[edit]
The story begins when the Player enters the peaceful Digi-Land. It did not last long as several Digimon begin to act differently and go on rampages, caused by evil according to a mysterious Digimon. At first, it was believed that it was caused by the Digimon Kaiser, who actually is a human that was manipulated by the evil. It turned out that the source of evil came from A in Infinity Tower, who hacked the entire system of Digi-Land. Then, a mysterious Digimon that is revealed to be Rosemon encouraged the player to challenge A to save the Digimon and Digi-Land from the evil. After the player beat the game, A was trapped and hijacked from Digi-Land caused by losing at the card battle system created by Rosemon, and therefore brings peace to Digi-Land once again.
In the post-game, the cities began to build their own Extra Arenas and a new evil Digimon appeared. At this point, the player can challenge the Chosen Children and their Partner Digimon, as well as their evolutions. After the player defeated the final evil Digimon Apocalymon, the player has to beat the Card Battle Masters, Black War Greymon and Black Metal Garurumon.
Gameplay[edit]
The gameplay is similar to its predecessor Digimon World: Digital Card Battle. Some Digimon card artworks, specialties, stat points, and support effects are changed. In addition, there are 6 Partner cards with an EXP based system, which allows increases in HP or attack points when leveling up at certain levels up to 99. Partner cards also have Digi-Parts, which can be useful to change their support effect. The player can only have 3 Partner cards in his/her deck. Partner cards can evolve into a new Armor level by using Digimental that can be received from certain characters. Normally, the Armor cards have lower stats than Level IV cards and cannot be obtained by any means.
Unlike its previous game, the cards cannot be bought. The player obtains three cards after defeating each opponent. The player can also create decks based on the opponent's decks if there are enough cards needed. A new feature, the Fusion Shop, allows two cards to be combined into a single new card, or simply exchange unneeded cards to increase a Partner card's EXP.
There are 301 cards of total, ranging from 000-300. The player now can have a maximum of 7 identical card in his/her collection. There are seven powerful "7s" cards, as well as the rare-yet-useless 12 Digi-Jewel cards.
Card Battle[edit]
Preparation Phase[edit]
Both players should have a deck with 30 cards that is placed face down. The player can only create 3 decks at a time. A deck can consist of maximum 4 identical cards. To decide who battles first at the beginning of the game, it is determined by the player picking either the first card and the second card. The deck will be shuffled automatically, then both players draw from their respective deck up to 4 cards in hand. The players may discard the cards and draw 4 cards again if necessary.
Both players should select a Digimon Card from their hand and place it on their Digimon Slot; in this case Level III (Child) Digimon is usually preferred. If Level IV (Adult) or Level 完 (Perfect) is selected instead, their HP and attack points are halved or quartered, respectively. If there is no Digimon card in hand, the player must discard their hand until a Digimon is selected.
Evolution Phase[edit]
After that, the player may use a Digimon Card to increase the Evolution Points (POW) as the evolution requirements, which is useful to make the Digimon stronger. The requirement is determined by the POW required on Level IV or Level 完 Digimon cards (Level III does not have POW requirement). Normally, the evolution can be done if the Digimon's specialty and its evolution's specialty are the same. The player may also use an Evolution Card, such as Speed Evolution, to make it easier for his Digimon to evolve.
Battle Phase[edit]
At this point, both players select either Circle, Triangle, or Cross as their attack. Circle attacks usually have the highest damage, Triangle attacks usually have mediocre damage, and Cross attacks usually have the lowest damage, but generally have special effects, such as lowering the enemy's Circle attack to 0. The player may then select a card from his hand or the top of his deck as his Support Card or Option Card. After his Support or Option effects are resolved, the battle begins and the damage are calculated to the Digimon's HP.
The player is a winner if he defeats three of his opponent's Digimon, or the opponent is unable to select its next Digimon before the rounds ended. The player may receive three random cards as a reward, as well as the experience points for the partner Digimon used in the deck.
Characters[edit]
- Player
- Rosemon
- A
- Motomiya Daisuke
- V-mon → Fladramon → Lighdramon → XV-mon → Paildramon → Magnamon → Imperialdramon
- Inoue Miyako
- Hida Iori
- Armadimon → Digmon → Submarimon → Ankylomon → Shakkoumon → Vikemon
- Digimon Kaiser/Ichijouji Ken
- Wormmon → Stingmon → Shadramon → Coatlmon → Gran Kuwagamon
- Takaishi Takeru
- Angemon → Patamon → Pegasmon → Baromon → Holy Angemon → Seraphimon
- Yagami Hikari
- Tailmon → Nefertimon → Tylomon → Angewomon → Holydramon
- Yagami Taichi
- Ishida Yamato
- Takenouchi Sora
- Tachikawa Mimi
- Izumi Koushirou
- Kido Jou
- Betamon
- Babamon → Rosemon
- Meramon
- Hououmon
- Vegimon
- Igamon
- V-dramon
- Yukidarumon
- Whamon
- Hagurumon
- Karatuki Numemon
- Great King Scumon
- Centalmon
- Tyranomon
- Wizarmon
- Aero V-dramon
- Goburimon
- Pico Devimon
- Megadramon
- Gigadramon
- Tuskmon
- Fantomon
- Mega Seadramon
- Venom Vamdemon
- Penmon
- Leomon (Adventure)
- Devimon (Adventure)
- Metal Etemon (Adventure)
- Vamdemon (Adventure)
- Thunderballmon
- Metal Mamemon
- Super Starmon
- Bakemon
- Skull Greymon
- Kuwagamon
- Herakle Kabuterimon
- Piccolomon
- Metal Seadramon (Dark Masters)
- Pinochimon (Dark Masters)
- Mugendramon (Dark Masters)
- Lady Devimon
- Piemon (Dark Masters)
- Infermon → Diablomon
- Omegamon (Jogress from Metal Greymon and Were Garurumon)
- Nanimon
- Black War Greymon
- Black Metal Garurumon
- Apocalymon
Obtainable Cards[edit]
- Main article: Digimon World: Digital Card Arena/List of Cards
- Imperialdramon
- Omegamon I
- War Greymon
- Hououmon
- Paildramon
- Gigadramon
- Metal Greymon (Virus)
- Garudamon
- Master Tyranomon
- Metal Greymon
- Insekimon
- Vermillimon
- XV-mon
- Aquilamon
- Greymon
- Hanumon
- Tyranomon
- Monochromon
- Meramon
- Centalmon
- Birdramon
- Tankmon
- Red Vegimon
- Pidmon
- Akatorimon
- Bomber Nanimon
- Flare Lizamon
- Agumon
- Solarmon
- Piyomon
- Muchomon
- Candmon
- Otamamon (Red)
- Goburimon
- Vikemon
- Omegamon II
- Metal Seadramon
- Metal Garurumon
- Marin Angemon
- Were Garurumon
- Zudomon
- Panjyamon
- Mega Seadramon
- Waru Seadramon
- Brachiomon
- Blue Meramon
- Garurumon
- Ikkakumon
- Rukamon
- Whamon
- Seadramon
- Gesomon
- Yukidarumon
- Gekomon
- Coelamon
- Mojyamon
- Shellmon
- Sorcerimon
- Ice Devimon
- Hyougamon
- Icemon
- Gomamon
- Gabumon
- Betamon
- Penmon
- Gizamon
- Otamamon
- Yuki Agumon
- Snow Goburimon
- Valkyrimon
- Seraphimon
- Holydramon
- Aero V-dramon
- Rosemon
- Herakle Kabuterimon
- Holy Angemon
- Silphymon
- Angewomon
- Lilimon
- Atlur Kabuterimon (Red)
- Piccolomon
- V-dramon
- Angemon
- Tailmon
- Togemon
- Leomon
- Kabuterimon
- Airdramon
- Unimon
- Igamon
- Kuwagamon
- Drimogemon
- Vegimon
- Cockatrimon
- Yanmamon
- Jungle Mojyamon
- Mori Shellmon
- Tentomon
- Palmon
- Plotmon
- Elecmon
- Gottsumon
- Kunemon
- Apocalymon
- Gran Kuwagamon
- Diablomon
- Venom Vamdemon
- Piemon
- Mugendramon
- Infermon
- Lady Devimon
- Vamdemon
- Megadramon
- Skull Greymon
- Fantomon
- Waru Monzaemon
- Andromon
- Stingmon
- Wizarmon
- Devidramon
- Devimon
- Tuskmon
- Orgemon
- Bakemon
- Guardromon
- Tekkamon
- Gururumon
- Soulmon
- Fugamon
- Saberdramon
- Dark Lizamon
- Zassoumon
- Pico Devimon
- Black Tailmon
- Kokuwamon
- Tukaimon
- Dokunemon
- Alraumon
- Shamamon
- Pinochimon
- Super Starmon
- Metal Etemon
- Shakkoumon
- Jijimon
- Digitamamon
- Vademon
- Giromon
- Monzaemon
- Metal Mamemon
- Mamemon
- Etemon
- Ankylomon
- Starmon
- Thunderballmon
- Platinum Scumon
- Karatuki Numemon
- Nanimon
- Numemon
- Scumon
- Golemon
- Geremon
- Nise Drimogemon
- Shima Unimon
- Tuchidarumon
- Sand Yanmamon
- Toy Agumon (Black)
- Hagurumon
- Toy Agumon
- Clear Agumon
- Elecmon (Violet)
- Psychemon
- Modoki Betamon
- Golden Banana
- Devil Chip
- Whistle
- Giga Hand
- Metal Banana
- Shining Mane
- Super Recovery Floppy
- Super Attack Chip
- Dark Nobleman’s Mantle
- Fake Sevens
- Net Worm
- Missile Pod
- Tonosama’s Proclamation
- Beetle Diamond
- The Bone That Calls Death
- Red Digivice
- Blue Digivice
- Green Digivice
- Black Digivice
- Yellow Digivice
- Pink Digivice
- Back Dimension
- Uninstall
- Disaster Program
- Coliseum
- Flame Altar
- Water Altar
- Nature Altar
- Dark Altar
- Rarity Altar
- Large Recovery Floppy
- Super Defense Plug-in O
- Super Defense Plug-in Δ
- Super Defense Plug-in X
- Trash Mountain
- Beam Gun
- Chainsaw
- Metal Parts
- Metal Armor
- Mega Hand
- Level Balancer
- Level Manager
- Level Booster
- Armor Crush
- Silver Ball
- Coral Charm
- Love’s Bandage
- Mystery Egg
- Miracle Ruby
- Cyber Parts
- Liquid Crystal Form
- Deluxe Mushroom
- Try-Your-Luck Mushroom
- First-Rate Meat
- Small Spear
- Middle Recovery Floppy
- Digimon Analyzer
- Traimanual
- Circle Killer
- Tri Killer
- Cross Killer
- Suka Curse
- Jyureimon’s Mist
- Hacking
- Digimon Graveyard
- Data Copy
- Partner Searcher
- Flame Fragment
- Ice Water Crystal
- Earth Charm
- Black Gear
- Plush Toy
- Chaotic Wave
- Attack Chip
- High Speed Plug-in
- Recovery Floppy
- Attack Plug-in O
- Attack Plug-in Δ
- Attack Plug-in X
- Defense Plug-in O
- Defense Plug-in Δ
- Defense Plug-in X
- Digi-Garnet
- Digi-Amethyst
- Digi-Aquamarine
- Digi-Diamond
- Digi-Emerald
- Digi-Pearl
- Digi-Ruby
- Digi-Sardonyx
- Digi-Sapphire
- Digi-Opal
- Digi-Topaz
- Digi-Turquoise
- Wild Sevens
- Holy Sevens
- Dark Sevens
- Grand Sevens
- Misty Sevens
- Speed Sevens
- Reverse Sevens
- Rosemon’s Seduction
- Downloader
- Armor Penetration
- Special Evolution
- Mutation
- Warp Evolution
- Armor Release
- Speed Evolution
- Degeneration
Locations[edit]
Digi-Land[edit]
Mega Area[edit]
Mega Area (メガエリア) is the southwestern area of Digi-Land. It is the first area that the player explores.
Giga Area[edit]
Giga Area (ギガエリア) is the eastern area of Digi-Land.
Tera Area[edit]
Tera Area (テラエリア) is the northwestern area of Digi-Land. One can only reach Infinity Tower in this area.
Trivia[edit]
- Several soundtracks from Digimon World: Digital Card Battle replace the original soundtracks in US version of this game, possibly to remove the Japanese anime theme references.
- Even though the Ultimate level was well established by the time this game released, it did not feature it and every Ultimate level Digimon was treated as a Perfect level card that could evolve from Adult level Digimon naturally.
- This game came with the Hyper Colosseum card Dw-5 as a Bonus.
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