Common Sense Media Review
By Chad Sapieha
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Average action role-playing game with blood, online play.
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Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
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What's It About?
DUNGEON HUNTER: ALLIANCE puts players in the armor of a monarch dead for decades but recently resurrected. As he journeys out of his tomb and into the kingdom above he slowly discovers that his world and people have been imperiled by threats ranging from a wicked queen to armies of evil creatures. Like most dungeon-crawling RPGs, players spend most of their time exploring winding caverns filled with nasty beasts, including goblins and trolls. Along the way, you collect loot from slain bodies, treasure chests, and buried gem repositories, keeping an eye out for items that will improve your character stats, then selling or transmuting the rest. Players interested in finding even better loot can hook up with up to three other human-controlled adventurers, either online via WiFi or through a local ad-hoc connection.
Is It Any Good?
Fans of action role-playing games and isometric monster slaying will see their appetites only partially sated by this re-release of a game already available on other platforms (including PlayStation 3 and the Mac App Store) at a fraction of the price. It has all the ingredients of a decent dungeon crawler, including plenty of mythical creatures to kill, loads of loot to collect, and occasional narrative sequences to provide purpose to your journey, but lacks the personality and visual panache of competing games. Its quests end up feeling like little more than make-work tasks that manage to keep you playing but never wholly satisfy. It's competent, and an OK choice for folks who can't get enough of the dungeon brawl genre, but everyone else can take a pass and rest easy knowing they've not missed out on very much.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the impact of violence in media. How do you determine what is appropriate for your kids and what isn't? Do you believe that different kids have different tolerance levels? Should that weigh into you deliberations?
Families can also discuss how to create strategies to deal with real world situations. Rather than simply tackling a challenge, do you stop to consider the consequences and potential outcomes of your actions?
Game Details
- Platform : PlayStation Vita
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Available online
- Publisher : UbiSoft
- Release date : February 22, 2012
- Genre : Role-Playing
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic )
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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