The Adventures of Darwin is a Real-Time Strategy Puzzle game in the mold of Pikmin or Lemmings, created by Vingt-et-un Systems for the.
Cover art of, a Simple 2000 Series gameThe Simple series is a number of budget-priced, published by company and developed by a variety of companies, covering many systems. The price of the games in (not including tax) is included in the title of the series: for example Simple 2000 is about 2000¥.The games are usually characterised by their distinctive package design featuring artwork surrounded by a black border, with the game's title (usually prefixed by a fully uppercase 'THE' in English) in a plain white font. The series name and volume (read as Japanese numerals) are also displayed prominently.The early games in the Simple 1500 series were generic interpretations of common video game themes, such as,. However the various series now cover many more original and unusual titles in addition to those based on concepts.
Since the games are almost universally created on a low budget with a short development time, developers are able to experiment to some extent with titles such as Demolition Girl, which has attracted attention largely due to its central premise of a giant -clad woman attacking a city, rather than any gameplay or graphical merits.Since April 2016, and after the release of the two games of Simple Series for, the Simple label has been simply abolished, although the games which were released commonly under this label (which their title starts by 'THE'), are still being published for. Contents.Developers employs a number of external developers for the series, some of the most prolific being (of fame) and - most are smaller or little-known companies, although several games have been licensed from for a (usually enhanced) re-release.Notable games Certain Simple series titles have attracted considerable interest outside Japan for various reasons, either gameplay quality or a particularly unique idea - these include and its sequels, as well as 's and, which were based on their engine and were of considerably higher quality than most games in the series. Both of these series have had sequels for the video game console, although they were originally labelled under an 'X' moniker ( and ) rather than a 'Simple' one.International releases Many of the Simple 2000 games have been released in PAL regions as budget titles by, or, usually under different titles and with new cover art; recently has released several titles itself under the 'Essential Games' brand.
Additionally, several of the Simple 1500 games were released in the US (by Agetec) and Europe (by and ). Despite the recent establishment of, the only games in the Simple series to gain a North American release are The Bass Fishing (as Fisherman's Bass Club), The Genshijin (as The Adventures of Darwin) and OneChanbara for the Xbox 360 and Wii.Simple Series for Wii U Vol.1: The Family Party was released internationally as.List of Simple series games.
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