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2015 · Bandai Namco Entertainment · Action · Adventure

Lost Reavers

Nintendo exclusive

LOST REAVERS is an intense four-player co-op game where players must discover hidden treasures at the end of a series of dungeons and haul it safely back to their extraction point while their friends protect them. Along the way, the team will encounter a variety of traps, clever foes and the dungeon bosses who will do everything in their power to thwart the quartet. Through all of these challenges, one of the brave four must bring the treasure hoard safely back home by using only their wits and their friends to survive.

Released: 2015
Platforms: Wii U
Genres: Action Adventure Beat 'em up Shooter Third-person shooter
Developers: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Publishers: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Modes: Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action
Engine: Unreal Engine 3
Country: Japan
Age ratings: CERO C ESRB T

About

Lost Reavers (ロストリーバース, Rosuto Rībāsu) was a free-to-play multiplayer online game developed and published by Bandai Namco for the Wii U. The game was distributed via Nintendo eShop, and took advantage of the Nintendo Network. A public beta test was being held in Japan from September 3rd until September 13th, followed by the title's commercial release on December 2nd, 2015. The game also released internationally on April 28th, 2016. As of May 30th, 2019, the game's servers have been shut down.

On September 23rd, 2016, a piece of software was downloaded onto most Wii U user's systems called "Lost Reavers NOTICE". Its icon was the icon for Lost Reavers, inside of a gift box. When the software was opened, it redirected you to the Nintendo eShop page for Lost Reavers. Due to the Wii U eShop's servers being shut down on March 27th, 2023, this software no longer functions properly.

Keywords

free-to-play
digital distribution
4 player co-op

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Gameplay

During any given session, four players assumed the roles of four characters - Sayuri, Dwayne, Victoria, and ShadowStalker - working cooperatively in missions to raid multi-roomed maps and recover treasure known as Relics. Players faced against waves of various undead monsters, such as giant bosses, in order to clear rooms, solve various puzzles, and move Relics to a certain point. Whilst recovering a Relic, one player taking the responsibility would be vulnerable, and had to depend on the team for protection. There was a play style system in defeating and defending from monsters called a "Multi-View Action System", including melee attacks, third-person shooting (trailing and over-the-shoulder), and first-person shooting.

In the case one or more players fell, they could depend on their teammates for recovery. If all four players fell, then the mission would be failed. To clear any mission, the Relic had to reach a certain point on the map, or the players had to defeat a boss.

Development

The game was announced on January 14th, 2015, under its tentative title Project Treasure, via that month's Nintendo Direct presentation in all major regions. Producer Katsuhiro Harada was featured in a segment opening up about a game they were working on exclusively for Wii U. The game was a free-to-play online, four-player co-operative action title which any Wii U owner with a Nintendo Network ID could download and join in, provided their console was always online. According to Harada, "four players could work together to complete varied stages" and "[the] basic aim is to clear traps, rout enemies, and seize treasure."

Harada then concluded he was unable to disclose the game's official title or release date at that time, but he gave away the tentative title being "Project Treasure" and confirmed "[they are] working very hard on it." The segment closed hinting the game was coming soon.