Invizimals: The Alliance

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Invizimals: The Alliance
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Developer(s) Novarama
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Series Invizimals
Platform(s) PlayStation Vita
Release
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Invizimals: The Alliance is an augmented reality video game for the PlayStation Vita and is part of the Invizimals children-oriented franchise. [3] [4] It features cross-play multiplayer interactivity with the PlayStation 3 title Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom . [5] [6] It was released on October 30, 2013, in Europe simultaneously with Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom .

The game was first announced in 2013 alongside Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom. [7] The game expands on the gameplay of the original 2009 Invizimals for the PlayStation Portable. [8] Invizimals: The Alliance along with the game Tearaway were used in marketing videos to showcase the Playstation Vita's hardware capabilities. [9]

Gameplay involves locating and capturing creatures called Invizimals who have escaped into the real world, and integrates the Vita's hardware, including the touch controls, camera, and microphone, into the gameplay. [10] After catching the Invizimals, the player then uses them to battle in tournaments against other Invizimals. [11] The game utilizes augmented reality via the Vita's camera pointed at AR cards placed on a flat surface to show the Invizimal monters. [12] The game features numerous cutscenes with actors including Brian Blessed. [10]

In addition to crossplay with the PS3 game The Lost Kingdom, the game also interacts with Invizimals animated series by unlocking content when the player scans stickers shown on the show. [13]

The game has a score of 69 on Metacritic. [14]

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