Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure
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| Developer(s) |
Sega Xeen |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Director(s) |
Shun Nakamura Sayaka Yamato |
| Producer(s) | Shun Nakamura Kazuhiro Kawakami |
| Artist(s) | Toshiyuki Yonekura |
| Writer(s) | Makoto Goya |
| Composer(s) |
Tomoya Ohtani Naofumi Hataya Takahito Eguchi |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS, iOS |
| Release |
Emperor's Treasure Paris Caper |
| Genre(s) | Rhythm, puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure, known in Japan as Rhythm Thief R: Emperor Napoleon's Legacy (リズム怪盗R 皇帝ナポレオンの遺産? Rizumu Kaitō Āru: Kōtei Naporeon no Isan), is a rhythm–puzzle and adventure video game co-developed by Sega and Xeen for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released worldwide in 2012. An abridged port for iOS devices, titled Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper, was released in Japan in October 2013, and in North America and Europe in January 2014.
In the game's prologue, the casket of former French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is mysteriously stolen from Les Invalides in the city of Paris, and as a result, Napoleon is resurrected. Three years later, in present day, an 18-year-old boy named Raphael is leading a double life as an art thief named Phantom R, searching for the whereabouts of his father who disappeared around the same time Napoleon's casket was stolen. Phantom R steals works of art, and returns them a few days later for reasons unknown to the public.
After stealing a bracelet from the Louvre that bears the same symbol as a coin left behind by his father, Raphael encounters a girl named Marie who possesses a violin bearing the same symbol. However, she is being chased by a man claiming to be Napoleon, who demands an item known as the 'Dragon Crown.' Phantom R saves Marie and they visit Notre Dame where they recover the Dragon Crown for themselves. Phantom R also meets Jean-François, who serves as Marie's guardian at her convent. Phantom R visits Napoleon's underground hideout where he learns of someone working for Napoleon referred to as 'Graf' who Phantom R believes is his father. In order to further find clues about his father, and Napoleon, Phantom R visits the Paris Opera, and steals the 'Queen's Pendant' from Duchess Elisabeth. Marie also visits the opera, as Jean-François believes that Elisabeth is her mother. However, Elisabeth promptly denies this, and Marie runs off crying. Phantom R narrowly dodges arrest and takes Marie back to his flat where he reveals the true reason behind his acts of theft. His father, Isaac, was a forger and Phantom R was returning the true paintings hidden in his apartment.
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