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Digimon World

Digimon world is a game that allows a player to raise their own Digimon and teach it to battle.

28 January 1999

Digimon World is an adventure developed by Bandai, released 28 January 1999 on PlayStation. The main story takes about 46 hrs to finish.

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What Digimon World is

Digimon World is an adventure game developed by Bandai and released in 1999. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The plot begins when a small group of children are playing their Digimon Virtual Pet device. The protagonist, a young boy, arrives and excitingly observes a fight between MetalGreymon and MetalMamemon in the Virtual Pet devices. When the boy goes home, he notices light coming from his room. As he gazes into his Digimon Virtual Pet device, a Koromon appears attempting to talk to him. The boy gets sucked into the Digital World, where he is greeted by Jijimon and many other Digimon, including his partner. Once the boy realizes that File City is in danger, he takes it upon himself to recruit Digimon in order to populate the city. As the story progresses, the young boy discovers the evil plot…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Digimon series

Digimon World is the third of 85 entries we hold in the Digimon series. The next entry was Digital Monster Ver. WonderSwan in 1999.

See all 85 Digimon games in release order →

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 46 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 110 hrs, roughly 2.4 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Digimon World launched on 28 January 1999, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VIII, Super Smash Bros., Syphon Filter and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VIII, Super Smash Bros., Syphon Filter, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.

Official trailer

Game intro thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →

Screenshots

All media

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Quick answers

Digimon World — frequently asked questions

When did Digimon World come out?
Digimon World was released on 28 January 1999 for PlayStation.
How long does it take to beat Digimon World?
The main story of Digimon World takes around 46 hrs, or 110 hrs for 100% completion.

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