River King: Mystic Valley
2007 video game
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River King: Mystic Valley, known in Europe as Harvest Fishing and in Japan as Fishing Master of the River: Valley of Sunlight, Song of the Stream,[a] is a 2007 fishing role-playing video game developed by Marvelous for the Nintendo DS. It is, currently, the most recent installment in the River King series, and follows an unnamed male protagonist as they explore a valley in order to find a fish, known as "The River King", that can cure their sister from an endless slumber.
JP: Marvelous
EU: Rising Star Games
Keiichi Ajiro
Souichi Ashida
Ken Otani
Takashi Horie
| River King: Mystic Valley | |
|---|---|
North American box art | |
| Developer | Marvelous |
| Publishers | NA: Natsume JP: Marvelous EU: Rising Star Games |
| Producers | Hikaru Nakano Keiichi Ajiro |
| Programmers | Fumio Saito Souichi Ashida Ken Otani Takashi Horie |
| Artist | Igusa Matsuyama |
| Composer | Riyou Kinugasa |
| Series | River King |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genres | Fishing, role-playing |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
River King: Mystic Valley is a fishing role-playing video game.[1] The player controls an unnamed male protagonist through a valley as they attempt to find a fish, known as "The River King", in order to cure their sister from an endless slumber.[2][3]
Development and release
An entry of the River King series for the Nintendo DS was first announced to be in development on August 2, 2004.[4] The game would later be shown off in Japan at the 2006 Tokyo Game Show convention,[5] and in North America at the E3 2007 trade show under the title River King: Wonderland.[6][7]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 54/100[8] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 5/10[9] |
| GameRevolution | 3/10[10] |
| GamesRadar+ | 2/5[11] |
| IGN | 5/10[1] |
| Nintendo World Report | 7/10 |
The game garnered "mixed or average" reception, according to review aggregation website Metacritic.[8][b] Generally, reviewers viewed it as a title that lacked depth in its gameplay.[11][1][10][9]