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Deception IV: Blood Ties

Deception IV: Blood Ties follows the story of Laegrinna, an animated fragment of an imprisoned Devil's soul, as she battles her enemies by mischievously luring them into strategically placed traps. From…

65 27 February 2014

Deception IV: Blood Ties is a puzzle developed by Koei Tecmo Games, released 27 February 2014 on PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.

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What Deception IV: Blood Ties is

Deception IV: Blood Ties is a puzzle game developed by Koei Tecmo Games and released in 2014. It is available on PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Deception IV: Blood Ties follows the story of Laegrinna, an animated fragment of an imprisoned Devil's soul, as she battles her enemies by mischievously luring them into strategically placed traps. From rolling boulders and spiked walls to spring boards, iron maidens, human cannons, falling bathtubs and banana peels, the player can choose from a multitude of dramatic, sadistic, and comical traps in order to finish off an enemy. However, simply setting traps is not enough, as they need to be activated in turn. Timing also plays an important role, as an untimely activation could result in Laegrinna falling into her own trap or allowing her rivals to catch her. Depending on the manner in which…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Deception IV: Blood Ties holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 22% of the 2,792 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 4 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Deception IV: Blood Ties launched on 27 February 2014, within three weeks of South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone and The Last of Us: Left Behind. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, The Last of Us: Left Behind.

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When did Deception IV: Blood Ties come out?
Deception IV: Blood Ties was released on 27 February 2014 for PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3.

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