Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
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Developer(s) Konami
Publisher(s)
  • Konami Digital Entertainment  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Composer(s) Yasunori Nishiki
Series Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
Engine Unity
Platform(s)
ReleaseWindows, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
  • WW: January 19, 2022
Android, iOS
  • WW: January 27, 2022
Genre(s) Digital collectible card game
Strategy game
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a free-to-play digital collectible card game based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game , developed and published by Konami for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Android, and iOS. [1]

Contents

It was initially released January 19, 2022 for consoles and PC to positive reviews and rapidly climbed to the top of the Steam charts. [2] [3] On February 6, Konami announced the game had been downloaded over 10 million times. [4] The game would later on be released in a few regions to iOS and Android January 26, 2022, with many more regional launches on February 2, 2022. [5]

Development

Development of the title began in 2019 as a follow on from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, released in 2017. Konami wanted to develop a new game that would appeal to more experienced players, as opposed to Duel Links which was for more casual players. [6] During the development of the game, the idea arose of implementing a game mode that could be played alone, participating in duels against the AI. This eventually led to the implementation of Solo Mode in Master Duel. [6] The game's music was mainly composed by Yasunori Nishiki. [7]

Reception

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic. [8] [9] [10]

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  6. 1 2 ""Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel" email interview. We asked senior producer Kenichi Kataoka about his thoughts on planning, launching and development, and his future outlook". datosjam.net. February 3, 2022. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  7. ↑ Nishiki, Yasunori [@yasunorinishiki] (May 6, 2022). "The credits were added in an update today, and the information has been released. I composed the music for "Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel." (except for some jingles, etc.). It's been a long time since its release, but I hope everyone continues to enjoy playing this game. #MasterDuel" (Tweet). Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Twitter.
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