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Game Info
- Platform
- Nintendo DS
- Player Perspective
- Top-down
- Developer Companies
- Matrix Software
- Publishers
- Rising Star Games · Marvelous Entertainment
- Release date
- 1 November 2008
- Languages
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
Summary
Avalon Code turns the DS’s touch screen into a literal "Book of Prophecy" that you swing with the B button to scan monsters, plants, weapons or NPCs. Every scan creates a page packed with stats, lore and a handful of shape‑based "Codes" that snap onto a Mental Map, letting you erase flaws, forge new gear or even spread status effects between targets. The map starts tiny—just a 3×3 grid—and expands as your total Code Points climb, unlocking side‑quests, mini‑games and a quirky news‑flash system.
The game’s romance mechanic lets you pick between a male or female lead and build relationships with up to fourteen characters, each locked behind a missing Code piece you can free by completing extra tasks. Visually, the 3‑D engine impressed *Famitsu* enough for a DS spotlight in 2008, and the title’s art was handled by illustrator HACCAN with an opening theme by Kana Yazumi.
Critics praised the striking graphics and the inventive Book mechanic, earning an 8.3/10 from IGN and a 71 on Metacritic, though they noted the linear plot and repetitive dungeon timing could feel restrictive.
Storyline
Avalon Code follows a humble peasant tormented by apocalyptic nightmares that have plagued him for weeks. In the opening cinematic his latest dream is interrupted by a mysterious voice emanating from a sentient record called the Book of Prophecy. The Book explains that the world has lived through countless reincarnations, locked in a cycle of correction, destruction, and rebirth until true enlightenment is reached. It declares the peasant the Chosen One, tasked with judging which people, places, and things deserve to survive the next rebirth. Thus his journey begins, driven by a fate that stretches beyond any single lifetime.
To fulfill his duty he must locate and befriend four elemental Book Spirits hidden within the magical tome. Each spirit represents a fundamental element and grants him a unique power to reshape reality. Along the way the Chosen One uncovers a covert scheme to accelerate the looming apocalypse. The scheme is masked by a shallow political feud with a neighboring kingdom, hiding the true intentions of those pulling the strings. It also hints that the previous Chosen One’s choices may have set the stage for the current crisis.
As he decides who is worthy or unworthy to carry over, the protagonist walks the razor‑thin line between salvation and annihilation. The game blends puzzle‑solving with moral decision‑making, forcing the player to confront the weight of an entire world’s destiny.
Edited by Maya Carter

















