Atlus Announces Demon Password System for SMT: Strange Journey
Players will be able to trade their customized demons by exchanging passwords.
Atlus revealed today a new mechanic for their upcoming title, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. The demon password system allows players to trade customized demons by entering a password.
In order to obtain demons with the password system, you will have to input the code in the demon compendium. The game has a deep system that will allow players to customize their demons by leveling up and fusing them.
Atlus will also release a few passwords through various publications that will give access to rare demons in the game.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey will be available in North America on March 10, 2010.
Press Release
ATLUS REVEALS DEMON PASSWORD SYSTEM FOR UPCOMING NINTENDO DS™ SCI-FI RPG SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI®: STRANGE JOURNEY™
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA -- DECEMBER 2, 2009 -- Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today revealed that its upcoming sci-fi RPG for Nintendo DS™, Shin Megami Tensei®: Strange Journey™, will feature a potent demon password system, allowing players to generate and exchange codes representing their customized demons, and introducing an all-new facet to the franchise's beloved "collect every demon" gameplay.
Due to the game's in-depth demon management system, which includes the ability to level, specialize, and uniquely fuse demons for use in battle, players can eventually craft a distinct party of rare demons on their mission to save Earth. With the demon password system, all of those important leveling and customization decisions can be provided to fellow Strange Journey players through easily exchanged passwords. Need a powerful chaos-aligned demon with fire attacks? A friend with just such a member in their party could generate a unique password that, when entered into the demon compendium, will unlock said demon for the player.
Moreover, Atlus will release a very limited number of passwords for use in the demon compendium which will unlock rare, otherwise inaccessible demons, adding yet another layer of deep customization and endlessly addictive demon collection. Fans are encouraged to be on the look out for these finite codes, as they may not necessarily all come at the same time or even from the same source.
"We've been using passwords to unlock demons at Atlus for ages," disclosed Aram Jabbari, Manager of PR and Sales at Atlus. "We've grown exceedingly cautious in recent years, though. There was this one time when we wanted a tester demon, but because we screwed up one tiny part of the password, we ended up with a big slime that ate half of our QA team, significantly delaying the release of a game."
More details about the demon passwords will be released closer to the game's Spring 2010 launch.
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