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The mobile game MapleStory M was officially released yesterday! You can get it on the App Store or Google Play Store if you have a Korean account.

MapleStory M is the newest mobile game from Nexon, and they had a lot of advertising videos made for it, like this one.

And if you’re wondering what the game actually looks like, here’s a few videos!

The thing about MapleStory M is that they tried to make it very similar to the actual game, so it uses the same graphics, same skills, and it’s even a full fledged MMORPG, so you can meet other players all the time!

Here’s what the UI looks like. Basically you can put skills on hotkeys in the bottom right, along the bottom are your pets + riding, on the bottom left are the movement keys and in the top left you’ll see all your character information.

I’m playing it right now and it’s not too bad. The touch controls definitely take some getting used to but it still feels pretty fluid. I die a lot though because I never pay attention to my HP haha.

Currently, only 5 jobs are available: Dark Knight, Bowmaster, Night Lord, Bishop, and Captain.

Victoria Island, Orbis and El Nath, and the Nihal Desert are the three areas available currently.

MapleStory M features minidungeons which you can customize to your liking before you go inside to freely hunt, and also Elite Dungeons which are skill-testing challenges you can face with friends.

There are also features such as auto-battle and auto-riding that help make the experience easier for players.

All cosmetic related items (hair/face coupons, Cash equipment) are bought using Crystals which can be purchased with real money. You also get a small amount from various challenges but I doubt it will be a lot in the long run.

You’ll notice there are even Cubes in the Crystal Shop. This is because the item system in MapleStory M is almost exactly the same as regular MapleStory, everything has potential which can be reset using the two Crystal Shop cubes or Strange Cubes from in-game methods.

Everything can be enhanced using mesos with Star Force. There’s even the Equipment Inheritance and Toad’s Hammer systems.

To celebrate the release, the MapleStory M Launching event has begun! From today until November 9, you can link together your MapleStory online account and your Maplestory mobile account to get special prizes.

First of all, when you link your Maple ID to your MapleStory M account, you’ll receive special items in MapleStory M.

• 40 Lv. 40 HP Potions
• 40 Lv. 40 MP Potions
• Random Hair Ticket
• Random Face Ticket
• 1,000 Nexon Cash (distributed on November 23)

Next, based on your level in MapleStory M, you’ll receive rewards in MapleStory!

• Link your Maple ID
  • Travelling Salesman Miumiu
  • 7 Day Teleport World Map
  • 2 2x Experience Coupons (30 mins)
• Reach level 10
  • MapleStory M Megaphone
  • 3 Gold Apples
  • (50 Mysterious Meso Bags for Reboot/Reboot2)
• Reach level 20
  • Miho pet
  • Moon’s Miho pet equipment
  • 3 2x Experience Coupons (30 mins)
• Reach level 30
  • Orange Mushroom Cap
  • Orange Muhroom Outfit
  • Maple M Playphone
  • 3 2x Experience Coupons (30 mins)
• Reach level 40
  • 2 Personality Growth Potions
  • 5 2x Experience Coupons (30 mins)
• Reach level 50
  • MapleStory M medal (10 all stats, 5 attack/magic attack, 10% boss damage, 10% defense ignore, stats will expire in 90 days)
  • Smartly Enjoying title (5 all stats, 10% bonus experience, stats will expire in 30 days)
• Reach level 50 before October 31
  • 10k Maple Points

Finally, in-game, each day there are 5 challenges that reward you with Mileage in MapleStory. Until October 31, these challenges will give double the regular amount of Mileage.

• Use 10 potions
• Use the Fever buff 3 times
• Loot 10 items
• Hunt 100 monsters
• Acquire 1000 mesos