MapleStory
Welcome to MapleStory, the original side-scrolling MMORPG where epic adventure, action and good friends await you. With hundreds of hours of gameplay, this immersive role-playing experience will allow you to…
MapleStory is an adventure developed by Nexon Korea, released 29 April 2003 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.
What MapleStory is
MapleStory is an adventure game developed by Nexon Korea and released in 2003. It was published by AsiaSoft. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Welcome to MapleStory, the original side-scrolling MMORPG where epic adventure, action and good friends await you. With hundreds of hours of gameplay, this immersive role-playing experience will allow you to unleash your wild side as you create and train a mighty hero, conquer perilous dungeons, overcome terrifying bosses, socialize with your friends and much more. Your MapleStory begins today!
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the MapleStory series
MapleStory is the first of 10 entries we hold in the MapleStory series. The next entry was MapleStory DS in 2010.
How it was received
MapleStory holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 19 points below the year average. Players rate it 62, 12 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ 2 Duo @ 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 @ 3.0GHz, 8 GB RAM and GeForce 9600 GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 5670. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 60GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
MapleStory launched on 29 April 2003, within three weeks of Rise of Nations, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Fire Emblem and NBA Street Vol. 2. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Rise of Nations, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Fire Emblem, NBA Street Vol. 2.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Quick answers
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