Ash (video game)

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Ash
Developer(s) SRRN Games
Publisher(s) SRRN Games (iOS)
Konami (Android)
CIRCLE Entertainment (3DS)
Platform(s) iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo eShop)
ReleaseiOS
October 21, 2010 (v1.1) [1]
Android
February 29, 2012
3DS
  • NA: April 28, 2016
  • EU: October 13, 2016
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player

Ash is a turn-based role-playing video game developed by SRRN Games for iOS in 2010, for Android in 2012, and for Nintendo 3DS' now-defunct eShop in 2016.

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Reception

The iOS version received "generally favorable reviews", while the 3DS version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] [3]

Sequel

A sequel to the game, Ash II: Shadows, was published by Konami in 2012.

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