Arle no Bouken: Mahou no Jewel (アルルの冒険 まほうのジュエル, Arle's Adventure: Magical Jewels) is a monster-training RPG for the Game Boy Color.
Story[]
The story begins with Arle and Carbuncle arriving in the Hero's Village in hopes of visiting the ongoing festival. Shortly after their arrival, a magical barrier manifests around the village, and they are told by Saturni that this barrier surrounds the village every year for the duration of the festival. In order to better understand the village and the festival, Arle seeks out Satan and the village elder Lunae, who both give her background regarding the Hero's Village and the Hero's Legend.
Lunae informs her that long ago, the Hero erected the barrier and sealed an evil away with the power of the stars. Shortly after this exchange, Arle witnesses a Puyo being transformed into a card, and is told that if the Puyo aren't turned back by the next day they will remain cards forever. She resolves to take the Puyo cards and turn them back to their real selves.
Gameplay[]
Arle no Bouken is a monster training RPG in the vein of Pokémon. As Arle Nadja, the player collects several Puyo cards. Each Puyo card contains a monster that can be summoned into battle and enhanced by way of stat-raising gems.
In battle, Arle summons up to two monsters from her six-card hand to assist her. Random battles consist of Arle's team versus two card monsters and an opponent sometimes accompanied by two card monsters. These can be won by simply defeating the leader character; however, defeating the entire team yields an EXP bonus. The player's characters have their HP automatically restored after battle, but any completely-incapacitated monsters remain unavailable until the player visits a card station.
Characters[]
Playable[]
- Arle Nadja and Carbuncle
- Carbuncle isn't necessarily a playable character, but travels with Arle and gains power-ups akin to "Hidden Moves" from Pokémon throughout the story that give Arle access to new areas.
Card families[]
- Baby Rat family
- Baby Rat
- G・Rat
- Rapid Rat
- Mighty Rat
- Slug family
- Slug
- G・Slug
- Shell Slug
- Poison Slug
- Albino Slug
- Pokorin family
- Pokorin
- Pukarin
- Igarin
- Torafugu family
- Torafugu
- Torauma
- Elephant family
- Elephant
- Gaiarophant
- Aqualophant
- Aerophant
- Shreeker family
- Shreeker
- Maikondo
- Magic Mash
- Fungus
- Oboro Mop family
- Oboro Mop
- Mysterious Broom
- Witch Broom
- Ghost Watermelon family
- Ghost Watermelon
- Watermelon Man
- Puppet Knight family
- Puppet Knight
- Iron Puppet
- Scarecrow
- Samurai Puppet
- Fire Insect family
- Fire Insect
- Ma-Doshi no Hon
- Necronomicon
- Oak family
- Oak Baby
- Oak
- Baron Oak
- Master Oak
- Mimic family
- Surprise Box
- Mimic
- Black Box
- Pandora Box
- Works Beast family
- Works Beast
- Works Knight
- Mysterious Anna family
- Mysterious Anna
- Anna Mogura
- Bit Snake
- Bit Dragon
- Little Cat family
- Little Cat
- Workcat
- Nekomata
- Black Panther
- Kodanuki family
- Kodanuki
- Ponpoko Tanuki
- Tickling Tanuki
- Tin Fox family
- Tin Fox
- Iron Guard
- Guardian
- Saboten family
- Petit Saboten
- Sabotenman
- Sabotenkit
- Drill Flower family
- Drill Flower
- Twin Bicker
- Beak Plant
- Kangaroo family
- Kangaroo
- Oyako Kangaroo
- Caterpillar family
- Caterpillar
- Lizard Fly
- Dragonfly
- Wasp
- Hornet
- Purple Worm
- G・Roper
- Stump Ghost family
- Stump Ghost
- Screamwood
- Woods Guarder
- Imp family
- Imp
- Gremlin
- Little Demon
- Pumpkinhead family
- Pumpkinhead
- Swordpumpkin
- Pumpkin Knight
- Pumpkinlord
- Owl family
- Owl
- Horned Owl
- Heavy Owl
- Doctor Owl
- Omu family
- Omu
- Omusword
- Omurod
- Omuwand
- Samurai Mole family
- Samurai Mole
- Teppo Mole
- Hatamoto Mole
- Mole Shogun
- Titania family
- Moss Giant
- Killer Butterfly
- Swallowtail
- Titania
- Mantrap family
- Mantrap
- Man-eater
- Arlaune
- Druid family
- Druid
- Mage
- Sorcerer
- Wizard (no relation to the enemy of the same name in the Madou Monogatari series)
- Warlock
- Kamen family
- Kamen
- Omen
- Kimen
- Gomen
- Almage family
- Almage
- Metal Mage
- Heavy Metal Mage
- Fighter Duck family
- Fighter Duck
- Dark Crow
- Condor Boss
- Drago Rabbit family
- Scale Rabbit
- Rabbit Mage
- Drago Rabbit
- Nightmare family
- Pegasus
- Unicorn
- Nightmare
- Living Wall family
- Living Wall
- Magic Mirror
- Black Monolith
- Mystery Door
- Angelcat family
- Angelcat
- Batcat
- Sky Dolphin family
- Sky Dolphin
- Wing Shark
- Narwhal
- Lorelei family
- Birdperson
- Featherfolk
- Lorelei
- Bugbeard family
- G・Snake
- Coatl
- Medusa Head
- Bugbeard
- Lizardman family
- Whiptail Lizard
- Poison Lizard
- Chameleon
- Crocodile
- Lizardman
- High Lizardman
- Shade family
- Shade
- Kageboshi
- Nightstalker
- Darklord
- Honey Frog family
- Honey Jakushi
- Honey Frog
- Golem family
- Golem
- Stone Golem
- Ice Golem
- Magma Golem
- Platinum Golem
- Stonehead family
- Stonehead
- Blueface
- Redface
- Flying Jelly family
- Flying Jelly
- Grell
- Manowar
- Centipede family
- Centipede
- Punchipede
- Tortoise family
- Tortoise
- Spike Tortoise
- Cannon Tortoise
- Volcano Tortoise
- Drone family
- Drone
- Sandrone
- Liquidrone
- Magma Drone
- Dragon Zombie family
- Dragon Mummy
- Dragon Zombie
- Skull Dragon
- Merman family
- Merman
- High Merman
- King Merman
- Gramps Merman
- Fat Merman
- Bear Solider family
- Bear
- Grizzly
- Bear Soldier
- Dragon family
- Dragon Puppy
- Wyvern
- Jabberwock
- Nessie
- Sea Dragon
- Salamander
- Ray family
- Stingray
- Thunder Ray
- Ghost Lips family
- Ghost Lips
- Evil Lip
- Sexy Lip
- Chibiru family
- Chibiru
- Tabiru
- Babiru
- Big Shell family
- Big Shell
- Little Venus
- Pearl Oyster
- Octopus Sennin family
- Squid Roshi
- Octopus Sennin
- Sleeping Fox family
- Sleeping Fox
- Nine Tails
- Swordcat family
- Swordcat
- Cat Warrior
- Cat Mage
- Assassin Cat
- Rider Cat
- Dog Soldier family
- Dog Soldier
- So-Saru Dog
- Dog Healer
- Dog Knight
- Brave Dog
- Troll family
- Troll
- Cyclops
- Talos
- Sand Witchy family
- Sand Witchy
- Stop Witchy
- Zato Witch
- Sphinx family
- Lion
- Dino Lion
- Anzu
- Sphinx (no relation to the character of the same name from Puyo Puyo!! Quest)
- Luminous Queen family
- Shine Beetle
- Illumina Fly
- Luminous Queen
- Headless family
- Headless
- Dullahan Mage
- Headhunter
- Cerberus family
- Hellhound
- Orthus
- Cerberus (no relation to the enemy from Madou Monogatari I Honoo No Sotsuenji)
- Ifrit family
- Ifrit
- Flame Knight
- Flame Master
- Electric Beast family
- Light Beast
- Spark Beast
- Electric Beast
- Amazon family
- Amazon
- Artemis
- Lionhead family
- Lionhead
- Lionarmor
- Lionlord
- Seijo family
- White Seijo
- Blue Seijo
- Black Seijo
- Innocent Soul family
- Innocent Soul
- Angel
- Debyi
- Seraphim
- Belial
- Reams family
- Reams
- Wentos
- Ignis
- Graquiace
Random Encounters[]
- Barbegazi
- Black Kikimora
- Cait Sith
- Choppun
- Demon Servant
- Dullahan
- Gust
- Honey Bee
- Lycanthrope
- Mad Ape
- Merrow
- Mummy
- Nasu Grave
- Otohime
- Panotty
- Siren
- Skeleton-T
- Teppouuo
- Vampire
- Water Element
- Will o Wisp
- Wood Man
- Wraith
- Zombie
Bosses & Mini-Bosses[]
- White Cloak
- Veneris（(変身)）
- Zoh Daimaoh
- Kodomo Dragon
- Owlbear
- Schezo Wegey
- Jovis（(変身)）
- Saturni（(変身)）
- Suketoudara
- Mercurii（(変身)）
- Martis（(変身)）
- Solis（(変身)）
- Septem & Eggie
- Dies（(腕)）
- Dies
Bonus Bosses[]
- Lunae（(変身)）
- Minotauros
- Veneris（(無変身)）
- Kikimora
- Jovis（(無変身)）
- Saturni（(無変身)）
- Mercurii（(無変身)）
- Draco Centauros
- Martis（(無変身)）
- Witch
- Solis（(無変身)）
- Rulue
- Lunae（(無変身)）
- Incubus
- Satan
Gallery[]
Character Art[]
In-game Character Artwork[]
Opening Sequence[]
Trivia[]
- The characters introduced in this game are named after the Latin days of the week. When put together, Septem and Dies' names create "seven days" in Latin.
- The game's producer, on their (now offline) personal blog, shared details on the game's development and how it initially would have tied into Pocket Puyo Puyo~n and the Madou Monogatari Chronology included within Shin Madou Monogatari[1] [2]:
- "The Day the Puyo Disappeared", the only "unreleased" work present in the Puyo Puyo end of the timeline, refers to the original setting of Arle no Bouken.
- Several beings would have been aware of the lack of passage of time, including Schezo Wegey.
- A sub-plot would have been initiated in this game, stemming from a line in which Arle tells Septem that she cannot "play forever". This would have convinced Satan to take action to end the time freeze, leading Satan to kidnap Carbuncle for his powers in Pocket Puyo Puyo~n. Satan would successfully break the time freeze with the combination of Carbuncle's Rubelcrack and Lagnus's Azorcrack, but the power would send hundreds of Puyos to another world. Jovis would pursue the Puyos across time and space in an attempt to save them, have his memories rewritten in the process, and ultimately become Sho from Puyo Puyo Gaiden: Puyo Wars[1][2].
- Veneris and Saturni, characters exclusive to this game, would have been playable in Pocket Puyo Puyo~n.