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MapleStory
Sign in to saveMapleStory () is a free-to-play, 2D, side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game, developed by South Korean company Wizet and published by Nexon. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions, published by various companies (such as Nexon).
OverviewAI-generated
MapleStory is a video game developed by Wizet and published by Shanda, Nexon Co. Ltd., AsiaSoft, and Gamania. It was first released in 2003, with a subsequent release on PC in August 2012. The title is part of the MapleStory franchise.
The game is categorized as a casual, massively multiplayer online role-playing game with platform and adventure elements. It supports single-player, multiplayer, co-operative, and massively multiplayer online modes on PC (Microsoft Windows). The Entertainment Software Rating Board assigned it an Everyone 10+ rating.
Critical reception includes a rating of 74 from 53 users and a critic score of 50 from one critic. On RAWG, the game holds a rating of 3.02.
Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Game data
- Released
- 2012-08-09
- User rating
- 3.02 / 5
- Genres
- Casual, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- Platforms
- PC
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+
via RAWG
Game details · IGDB
Welcome to MapleStory, the original side-scrolling MMORPG where epic adventure, action and good friends await you. With hundreds of hours of gameplay, this immersive role-playing experience will allow you to unleash your wild side as you create and train a mighty hero, conquer perilous dungeons, overcome terrifying bosses, socialize with your friends and much more. Your MapleStory begins today!
- Released
- 2003
- Genres
- Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Franchise
- MapleStory
- Developer
- Wizet
- Publisher
- Shanda, Nexon Co. Ltd., AsiaSoft, Gamania
Key facts
- Video game.title
- MapleStory
- Video game.developer
- Wizet (2003~2005) Nexon(2005~)
- Video game.composer
- CODA SOUND (CODASOUND, LedZeper)Moonsoo Park (LoudBell Studio)Studio EIMM2UCreed SoundS.I.D-SoundSQUARE MUSIQASTERIA (NECORD)ESTIMATE (ESTi)Initium SoundLab
- Video game.genre
- Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
- Video game.modes
- Multiplayer
- Video game.platforms
- Microsoft Windows, macOS
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Country of origin
- South Korea
- Publisher
- Level Up! Games
- Developer
- Wizet
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Distribution format
- digital distribution
- Official website
- maplestory.nexon.net
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- Commons category
- MapleStory
- language of work or name
- English language
- topic's main category
- Category:MapleStory
- publication date
- 2003-04-29
- input device
- computer keyboard
- distributed by
- Steam
- business model
- microtransactions
- social media followers
- 118423
- Stack Exchange tag
- gaming.stackexchange.com/tags/maplestory
- different from
- MapleStory 2
- privacy policy URL
- support-maplestory.nexon.net/hc/fr/articles/360000703546-Privacy-Policy
- terms of service URL
- support-maplestory.nexon.net/hc/fr/articles/360000699203-Terms-of-Service
- official wiki URL
- maplestorywiki.net
Sources (10)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Gameplay
- Characters
- Music
- Development
- Players and revenue
- Microtransactions legal penalties
- Related games
- ''MapleStory DS''
- ''MapleStory: Thief Edition'' and ''MapleStory: Cygnus Knights Edition''
- ''MapleStory - The Girl's Fate''
- ''MapleStory M''
- ''MapleStory 2''
- ''MapleStory R: Evolution''
- ''MapleStory Universe''
- Media adaptations
- References
- External links
MapleStory () is a free-to-play, 2D, side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game, developed by South Korean company Wizet and published by Nexon. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions, published by various companies (such as Nexon).
Players traverse various worlds, including Maple World, the Arcane River between worlds, and the extraterrestrial world of Grandis, defeating monsters and developing their characters' skills and abilities as is typical in role-playing video games. Players can interact with others in many ways, including chatting and trading. Groups of players can band together in parties to hunt monsters and share rewards, and can also form guilds to interact more easily with each other. Players additionally have the option to visit the in-game "Cash Shop" to purchase a variety of character appearances or gameplay enhancements with real money or in-game currency obtained through various means.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “MapleStory” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.