River King: Mystic Valley

River King: Mystic Valley
North American box art
DeveloperMarvelous
PublishersNA: Natsume
JP: Marvelous
EU: Rising Star Games
ProducersHikaru Nakano
Keiichi Ajiro
ProgrammersFumio Saito
Souichi Ashida
Ken Otani
Takashi Horie
ArtistIgusa Matsuyama
ComposerRiyou Kinugasa
SeriesRiver King
PlatformNintendo DS
Release
  • JP: June 28, 2007
  • NA: April 29, 2008
  • EU: October 16, 2009
GenresFishing, role-playing
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

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.

Gameplay

The player, along with a tanuki monster companion, fishing by a rocky shore.

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

The announcement of the development of one of the entries of the River King series for the Nintendo DS was made 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

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]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 木漏れ日 の 谷, せせらぎ の 歌, Hepburn: Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Komorebi no Tani, Seseragi no Uta
  2. ↑ Based on 8 reviews

References

  1. 1 2 3 "River King: Mystic Valley Review". IGN. May 9, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ "River King: Mystic Valley". GameSpot. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ Hatfield, Daemon (April 21, 2008). "River King Lords Over DS". IGN. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (August 2, 2004). "New DS Titles!". IGN. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  5. ↑ Sullivan, Nix; Sullivan, Meghan (September 14, 2006). "Games of TGS: The Official List". IGN. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  6. ↑ "The Big E3 List: 2007 Edition". IGN. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ Rodriguez, Steven (July 13, 2007). "The E3 2007 Nintendo Games List". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  8. 1 2 "River King: Mystic Valley Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  9. 1 2 Lyon, James (September 11, 2008). "DS Roundup". Eurogamer. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  10. 1 2 "River King: Mystic Valley Review". GameRevolution. August 4, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  11. 1 2 Kitts, Martin (June 10, 2008). "River King: Mystic Valley review". GamesRadar+. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
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