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{{Infobox VG |title = Down the World: Mervil's Ambition |image = DowntheWorldMervil'sAmbition.jpg |caption = Title screen |developer = ASCII |publisher = Susumu Matsushita Company |designer = Chinfa Kang |composer = [[Jeff Pfeiffer]] |engine = Proprietary |released = {{vgrelease|JP=September 30, 1994}}<ref name="gamefaqs">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/snes/data/571142.html| title = Release information | publisher = [[GameFAQs]] | date = | accessdate = 2008-04-29}}</ref> |genre = [[Console role-playing game|Console RPG]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/> |modes = Single-player only |ratings = {{vgratings|CERO=n/a (not rated)}} |platforms = [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/> |media = 16-[[megabit]] cartridge<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.camya.com/gamedb/platform/nintendo-super-nintendo:snes/game/down-the-world-mervil-s-ambiti:snes_F1110FAD/?&page=1&moduleFormId=C0DCC8C0&system=snes&q=Down+the+World| title = Media information | publisher = Camya| date = | accessdate = 2010-03-15}}</ref> |input = [[Game controller#Gamepad|Super Famicom game controller]] }} {{nihongo|'''''Down the World: Mervil's Ambition'''''|ダウン・ザ・ワールド||"The World Down"}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://miyabi18.hp.infoseek.co.jp/date/snes2.txt| title = Japanese title | publisher = JPSnes | date = | accessdate = 2008-04-29}}</ref> is a [[Final Fantasy IV]]-like RPG game where the player takes the role as Mervil as he tries to become the most successful man in his world. This game was released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] in the fourth quarter of 1994. During the course of the game, he fights rough monsters, goes on perilous [[Quest (term)|quests]], and becomes tougher as he acquires stronger equipment and fights evil forces. The first fifteen minutes of the game is completely non-interactive, including the random monster fights. ==Elements== ===Story=== It takes place in the [[Dark Ages]] of [[Japan]]. The player controls a cadet that has to guard the castle. Once the monsters kill the king, the player is transported to the modern day where he has to fight evil clowns near a Ferris wheel. The player finds a golden statue on the Ferris wheel after defeating the clowns. As a result, he is transported to a house that has recently been [[flood]]ed to begin the interactive portion of the adventure. ===Gameplay=== The player has to cross a bridge to the south in order to get to the village where there is a weapon shop, an item shop, and an inn. Japanese literacy is required to play the game. It is considered the player's responsibility to save; he can save up to three different games anywhere in the game. In battle, the player can use his weapon or a variety of magic spells of both healing and destruction. Low level enemies include hermit crabs, snakes, and mobile cactus plants. After gaining control of the character, he starts out at experience level 3, as opposed to most games where he starts out at experience level 1. Certain monsters can also poison the character, which require an antidote to cure the constant loss of hit points in battle. One of the controller buttons is used to automatically navigate the player back to a certain landmark; while another is used to check up on the player's statistics. ===Characters=== ; Berber : A fairy that doesn't participate in any of the combat sequences. ; The Hero : A Knight of Blue Tears. Players direct him to be brave in battle. ===Soundtrack=== * ''Down The World Music - Episode 1'' ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:DowntheWorld Mervil'sAmbitionFirstVillage.jpg|This is the first village that the player experiences in Down the World - Mervil's Ambition. The villagers are miners and are carrying pickaxes. Image:DowntheWorldMervil'sAmbitionSampleBattleScreen.jpg|The main character of the game is dealing 16 hit points of lethal damage to a hermit crab using his knife. Image:DowntheWorldMervil'sAmbitionSampleMap.jpg|The main character is exploring a desert wasteland that is close to the first village in the game. </gallery> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.neoseeker.com/Games/Products/SNES/down_the_world/faqs.html Neoseeker] {{DEFAULTSORT:Down the World: Mervil's Ambition}} [[Category:1994 video games]] [[Category:ASCII games]] [[Category:Japan-exclusive video games]] [[Category:Role-playing video games]] [[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games]] [[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games]] [[Category:Video games developed in Japan]] {{Adventure-videogame-stub}} ja:ダウン・ザ・ワールド
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