Great Greed

It was released in Japan in 1992 and in 1993 in the United States, being one of the few RPGs Namco would publish in the United States until the genres popularity grew later in the decade. Critics in Famitsu and later for Hardcore Gaming 101 found the game somewhat limited by the Game Boy compared to other RPGs. One reviewer in the Japanese magazine complimented the game's quirkier themes and characters while Hardcore Gaming 101 said this was the highlight of the game.

• Developer — Namco • Publisher — Namco • Genre — Role-playing • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Game Boy

The game's plot deals with a protagonist whose name that the player sets, but referred to as "Sierra Sam" in the game's promotional materials. Sam, a resident of the "real world," is transported to the fictional world of Greene in order to prevent Bio-Haz from continuing to pollute Greene, a world of seven nations. Many characters in the game have food related names, such as the King's daughter's being named Cupcake, Candy and Truffle, while the Sorceress who pulls Sam into the world of Greene is named Microwave.

• Illustration — Sam faces off against a food-themed monster. Great Greed is a role-playing video game. The game had regular elements of these games such as exploring a large overworld map and visiting towns and fighting monsters. The combat in the game is done in a real-time style, opposed to turn-based. The combat has players use the sets scrolls to each direction of the control pad on the game boy, this allows the player to choose one of the four to activate during battle. The other buttons on the game boy are used to attack and dodge.

Great Greed was developed by Namco. There are differences between the Japanese and English version of Great Greed. Some of the food themed characters change, such as the princesses in the Japanese version are named after the English alphabet with characters named Ayna, Beana, Ceena, etc. while they are given food-related names in the English version such as Candy, Cup Cake, and Truffle. The environmental themes of the game is more largely emphasized in the English version and is more of a late-game twist in the Japanese version. Great Greed was released for the Game Boy in Japan on September 17, 1992. Namco presented Great Greed at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in 1993 along with the games Splatterhouse 3 (1993), Rolling Thunder 3 (1993), Battle Cars (1993), and Metal Marines (1993). It was released in the United States in April 1993. The game was published by Namco and was one of the few RPGs Namco would publish in the United States until the genres boom in popularity with games like Super Mario RPG (1996) and Final Fantasy VII (1997).