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Linda Cube

Linda Cube (alternatively Linda³) is a 1995 role-playing video game developed by Alfa System and MARS Corporation and published by NEC for the PC Engine CD. A port for the PlayStation was released in 1997 by Sony Computer Entertainment as Linda Cube Again. Another port for the Sega Saturn was released in 1998 as Linda Cube Kanzenban[b]. An English fan translation of the PlayStation version was released in 2024.[1] Still in 2024, Biglobe, owner of NEC Home Electronics IPs, sold the rights of Linda³ to Meteorise, which is Alfa System's parent company; though the franchise still is co-owned between Meteorise, MARS and Kadokawa Corporation[4][5].

Linda Cube
Developer(s)Alfa System
MARS Corporation[a]
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Shoji Masuda[3]
Platform(s)PC Engine CD, PlayStation, Saturn
Release
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

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The game is set on the planet Neo Kenya, where a meteor is set to impact in eight years wiping out all life.[3] The protagonist Ken Challenger and his girlfriend Linda are tasked with catching 30, 50 and 100 animals of both genders, depending on the scenario, and thereafter boarding an Ark that was sent by God to preserve the planet´s lifeforms.

Reception

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Linda Cube has been noted as one the most bizarre Japanese role-playing games.[3][1][8] Joypad [fr] liked the characters and called the first hour of the game "quite exciting" but said the graphics are ugly and combat extremely boring.[7] In a retrospective review, RPGamer praised the voice acting and atmosphere but criticized the lack of story.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Additional work for the PlayStation version by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan.[2]
  2. ^ "Kanzenban" means "complete edition"[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f McFerran, Damien (February 1, 2024). "Bizarre Horror JRPG 'Linda Cube Again' Gets An English Translation". Time Extension. Hookshot Media. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 1998年～1994年" [List of Japan Studio works 1998–1994] (in Japanese). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Kalata, Kurt (March 31, 2018). "Linda³". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.meteorise.co.jp/notice_linda3.html
  5. ^ https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000153710.html
  6. ^ "Linda³ Kanzenban/Magazine articles". Sega Retro. Retrieved February 1, 2024. Review scores: 8/10, 6/10, 7/10, 8/10
  7. ^ a b "Tests - Linda 3" (PDF). Joypad (in French). No. 69. November 1997. p. 65.
  8. ^ a b c Baker, Michael. "Linda3 Again - Staff Retroview". RPGamer. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "Now on Sale!! Saturn Soft Impression!!" (PDF). Saturn Fan (in Japanese). No. 12. Tokuma Shoten Intermedia. June 26, 1998. p. 139. Review scores: 9/10, 8/10, 7/10
  10. ^ "Sega Saturn Soft Review" (PDF). Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 19. SoftBank Group. June 19, 1998. p. 190. Review scores: 7/10, 9/10, 8/10
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