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Densetsu no Stafy 4 (伝説のスタフィー4, Densetsu no Sutafī Fō?) is a platforming video game developed by TOSE and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the fourth and newest game in the Densetsu no Stafy series, which first started on the Game Boy Advance. There has been no word as to whether or not that this would be the last title of the Densetsu no Stafy series. As with the other games in the series, Densetsu no Stafy 4 features Stafy as the main character. He is joined by his sister Stapy and his friend Kyorosuke the clam. The three of them help out other undersea creatures and fights numerous villains.
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In order to give fans a chance to contribute to the development of Densetsu no Stafy 4, Nintendo and TOSE created a costume contest, and gave fans a picture of Stafy (in PDF format) to print, color, and send in. A picture of Stafy in a rocket suit was shown to the Stafy fans as an example on how to color over the coloring picture.[1] The winning costumes also appear on the official Densetsu no Stafy 4 website.[2]
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Gameplay in Densetsu no Stafy 4 is very similar to that of the Kirby series, but it's mostly about swimming, as well as running and jumping. New features were added in this game that make use of the Nintendo DS' advanced hardware. The visuals are still 2-D, albeit with completely redrawn sprites, while the backgrounds are 3-D. Densetsu no Stafy 4 takes advantage of the dual screens, using them to show both the main game and map of the level simultaneously, while it uses the touchscreen to activate special abilities and navigate menus. The costume collections from Densetsu no Stafy 2 and Densetsu no Stafy 3 return in fully rendered 3-D, which allows the player to manipulate the 3D models of Stafy and Stapy to see more of their costumes.
[edit] Reception
- GameSpot - 8.1/10 (Average user review - not GameSpot staff)
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