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Heroes of Ruin

HEROES OF RUIN uses StreetPass to create an inventive in-game 'Traders' Network' where players can buy and sell rare and powerful items picked up in battle. With an ever-changing inventory updated from each…

62 15 June 2012 ESRB T

Heroes of Ruin is an adventure developed by n-Space, released 15 June 2012 on Nintendo 3DS.

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What Heroes of Ruin is

Heroes of Ruin is an adventure game developed by n-Space and released in 2012. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo 3DS only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

HEROES OF RUIN uses StreetPass to create an inventive in-game 'Traders' Network' where players can buy and sell rare and powerful items picked up in battle. With an ever-changing inventory updated from each player passed in public, character strengths and abilities can be greatly enhanced by accessing items from other players' games. Outside of the game, HEROES OF RUIN makes use of SpotPass to reward players with rare items or unique challenges through local Wi-Fi hotspots. The official HEROES OF RUIN community website will reward players further with daily challenges and quests available to complete in-game. With social media functionality, the site will also give players a platform to…
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Heroes of Ruin holds a critic score of 62 out of 100. That places it above 21% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 8 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Heroes of Ruin launched on 15 June 2012, within three weeks of Persona 4 Golden, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Spec Ops: The Line and Spelunky. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Persona 4 Golden, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky.

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When did Heroes of Ruin come out?
Heroes of Ruin was released on 15 June 2012 for Nintendo 3DS.

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