Digimon World

Digimon World is a video game by Bandai on the PlayStation, released in 2000, about the Digimon virtual pets. It has three sequels, Digimon World 2, Digimon World 3 and Digimon World 4.

The storyline focuses on a human brought to File City on File Island by Jijimon to save the island. Digimon have been losing their memories and becoming feral and the city has fallen into disarray. The goal of the player, who is represented by a young boy whose name is given as "Hiro/Hero" (this is a common Japanese naming convention for RPG protagonists), is to save the island by helping Digimon recover their memory and return to the city.

As it came before the anime in Japan, it is very strictly based on the Virtual Pets. The gameplay revolves around raising a single Digimon from its lowest level, a hatchling Baby, up through In-Training, Rookie, Champion, and with work, Ultimate. A Digimon partner will die with age, and return to an egg eventually, so the player has to raise it again.

Fans of the anime will be familiar with the sixth stage, Mega, however this game was made prior to the Pendulum series of pets, which introduced Mega level.

To raise a Digimon partner, the player must train it, feed it, let it rest and take it to the bathroom.

The other main part of gameplay is battle. The player's partner Digimon fight the Digimon that have become aggressive due to a crisis on File Island. Partner Digimon begin the game with a few basic skills, but acquire more as they progress in levels through the game.

List of obtainable Digimon
There are 65 Digimon in the game that a partner Digimon can become.

Non-Playable Digimon

 * In-Training
 * DemiMeramon


 * Rookie
 * Aruraumon
 * ClearAgumon
 * Dokunemon
 * Goburimon
 * Hagurumon
 * ModokiBetamon
 * Muchomon
 * Otamamon
 * Psychemon
 * Sharmamon
 * SnowAgumon
 * SnowGoburimon
 * Tentomon
 * ToyAgumon
 * Tsukaimon


 * Champion
 * Akatorimon
 * Darkrizamon
 * Flarerizamon
 * Fugamon
 * Gekomon
 * Geremon
 * Gotsumon
 * Guardromon
 * Gururumon
 * Hyogamon
 * IceDevimon
 * Icemon
 * J-Mojyamon
 * MoriShellmon
 * MudFrigimon
 * NiseDrimogemon
 * Piddomon
 * PlatinumSukamon
 * RedVegiemon
 * Rockmon
 * Saberdramon
 * SandYanmamon
 * ShimaUnimon
 * Soulmon
 * Tankmon
 * Weedmon
 * Yanmamon


 * Ultimate:
 * BlueMeramon
 * Brachiomon
 * Cherrymon
 * KingSukamon
 * MasterTyrannomon
 * Meteormon
 * Myotismon
 * ShogunGekomon
 * Tekkamon
 * Vermilimon
 * WaruMonzaemon
 * WaruSeadramon

(None of these are given an official level classification in the game)
 * Mega:
 * Jijimon
 * Machinedramon

File City's Inhabitants
The protagonist's main objective in the game is to journey across File Island, locating all of the Digimon that have left File City and restore their memories. Most Digimon join the city when Hiro battles them, does a job for them, or for a few other unique reasons. Every Digimon that joins the city will either open a new area of the city, like a shop or another facility, or will just patrol the city or something else. Below is a list of the Digimon that join city, where they are to begin with and what they open when in the city.
 * Jijimon: The leader of File City. He tells Hiro which Digimon have joined the city and the prosperity point of the city. Later on he informs the player about the reappearing of MachineDramon once per year.
 * Koromon: Runs Green Gym on the outskirts of the city and tells the player about how to learn skills.
 * Tokomon: Gives items to the player at the start of the game and later gives useful information.
 * Tsunomon: He patrols the city despite the fact that he has little fighting power, and tells Hiro about a digimon which shows up sometimes in Geko Swamp.
 * Botamon: Just lives with Jijimon and repeats his speech.
 * Tanemon: First owner of Meat Farm. She gives three pieces of meat per day. When Palmon takes over, she'll sit in a nearby flowerbed and tell Hiro about a special plant that grows in Tropical Forest.
 * Yuramon: The city's local rumor spreader, who tells rumors which mostly are true. The rumors are required for some Digimon to be recruited and are sometimes required to access some areas of File Island.
 * Agumon: Located in Native Forest just outside the city and has 400HP. After being defeated, he opens the Item Bank.
 * Palmon: Located in Native Forest and has 900HP. She takes over from Tanemon to run the Meat Farm. When the Meat Farm is upgraded once more she sits in a flowerbed next to Tanemon.
 * Kunemon: Located in Kunemon's Bed. He will come down and fight if bribed with food. He has 900HP. After being beaten he eats some grass and opens a shortcut to Digimon Bridge.
 * Coelamon: Seen in Coela Point during evening. He helps Hiro to get to Tropical Forest before Digimon Bridge is repaired. When it is repaired he joins the city and opens the first Item Stand, later seen in the clinic telling information about the calculation of prosperity points (3 for an Ultimate, 2 for a Champion, 1 for a Rookie. Numemon, Sukamon and Nanimon each counts for 1 although they are Champions).
 * Betamon: Seen in Tropical Jungle. Helps open Item Stand and later builds a fountain in the middle of the city. He is often found lounging there, cooling himself, during daytime.
 * Centarumon: Guards Amida Forest. After being outrun, he joins the city and opens a clinic, becoming the city's doctor. He can cure partner Digimon's illnesses, injuries and tiredness.
 * Tyrannomon: Guards the Ancient Dino Region and has 3100HP. After being beaten he opens the local restaurant and serves fast food.
 * Meramon: Located in Lava Cave at the back of Drill Tunnel. The rock blockade to his cave has to be cleared by a Champion or an Ultimate Digimon partner. He is making a shockwave that clears the blockade to Mt. Panorama. After being beaten he joins the restaurant and serves spicy food.
 * Unimon: Located on Mt. Panorama, but injured. To make him appear, the clinic has to be in the city. After being cured (giving him a bandaid, medicine, or any HP recovery disk) he replaces the Item Stand with the Item Shop.
 * Patamon: Located in Gear Savannah and has 1000HP. After being beaten three times in a row he goes to work in the Item Shop.
 * Biyomon: Located in Gear Savannah. She keeps running away and so Hiro and his partner Digimon have to work together to catch her. She goes to work in the Item Shop.
 * Greymon: After reaching 15 prosperity point in the game, Greymon will attack when Hiro exits out of Jijimon's House. He has 4800HP. After being defeated he constructs the arena, where five medals (Grades cup, Ver. cup, Speical cup, Properties cup, 100 wins) can be earned by joining in the competitions.
 * Bakemon: In the graveyard in the Overdell. He joins if Hiro answers his 'questions' yes, yes and no (he only speaks 'Bakebake'). He floats around the city fountain during the night. His words can only be understood if Hiro has a Bakemon partner to translate the words.
 * Piximon: Located in Tropical Jungle and is very rarely seen. He has 5200HP and is the only enemy Digimon other than Tentomon that uses 'Bug'. He sells Training Manuals in Item Shop, but he often does not show up.
 * Kabuterimon: Located in the right training room in Beetleland. The town needs to be equipped with the arena for him to join, because he asks a question that must be answered with 'arena'. He upgrades the Green Gym.
 * Kuwagamon: Located in the left training room in Beetleland. He asks whether there is a way to beat Kabuterimon. If given the answer 'yes, by joining in the city,' he will join the Green Gym.
 * Etemon: Lives in the big tree in the Native Forest. When the File City has 50 prosperity point and Hiro tries to investigate the tree he jumps down and knocks off some of the partner Digimon's HP. He has 5600HP and joins after being beaten, but he's kicked out of the city because he is making trouble there. Afterward he sells Golden Bananas near Digimon Bridge.
 * Ogremon: After defeating him in Great Canyon (with two Agumons), Ogre Fortress (with two Gabumons), Freezeland (with WaruSeadramon and Gabumon) and Drill Tunnel (with two Agumons), he joins the city and patrols it during daytime.
 * Shellmon: He is trapped in Great Canyon when Ogremon makes his flee from Ogre Fortress to Freezeland. After saving him he joins the city and he makes a notice board. This board is needed for Vademon, Myotismon and SkullGreymon to join in.
 * Whamon: After Hiro saves his home in Freezeland from Ogremon, he becomes a ferry between the city to his home and Factorial Town.
 * Leomon: After finding his ancestor's tablet in Drill Tunnel when the city has a prosperity point of 45, he joins the city and stands in the Birdra Transport. That part of Drill Tunnel does not open if the Drill Tunnel storyline is not finished even if the prosperity point is over 45.
 * Birdramon: She is located on top of Great Canyon and has 3700HP. After being beaten she takes Hiro back to the city, opens up Birdra Transport and becomes a mode of express delivery. She only takes Hiro to the destination but does not provide return trips.
 * Vegiemon: He is the strange plant Tanemon is talking about and is located in Tropical Jungle. He needs the Rain Plant which grows on every fifteenth in each month to be freed. He takes over for Palmon to run the Meat Farm, and sells two kinds of training foods, a carrot to lose weight, and a horseradish to gain weight.
 * Monzaemon: It is located in Toy Town, as a costume. Hiro needs a Numemon to wear it. After saving Toy Town from WaruMonzaemon, Monzaemon's costume will be hung at the back of Jijimon's House on a peg, lifeless, while WaruMonzaemon fights in the arena. Notice that only Monzaemon is able to go through the Toy Town storyline so only Monzaemon is able to go into the toy house, but if the player is able to raise a Monzaemon (which is quite difficult) and goes to Toy Town, the costume will not be there.
 * Kokatorimon: He appears in Misty Forest during dawn time and has 4200HP. After being beaten he builds a statue of Hiro between the Item Bank and the toilet.
 * Ninjamon: Appears near Digimon Bridge when the secret basement of Item shop opens and has 3800HP. After being beaten he joins the secret basement and talks about items in the game.
 * Numemon: Located in the sewers of Factorial Town and has only 200HP, the enemy having the lowest amount of HP. After being beaten he sells items in the basement of the Item Shop.
 * Andromon: Located in Factorial Town. Just stands outside Birdra Transport while in the city occasionally. He frequently returns back to his home base.
 * Giromon: Located in Factorial Town, damaging computer equipment and has 5700HP. He is the only enemy Digimon that uses 'Delete Program'. After being beaten he sets up a jukebox in the restaurant. However, for the U.S. version, this jukebox tends to glitch the player's game, and is therefore better off avoided. This bug does not seem to appear in any other version though.
 * Penguinmon: Located in Freezeland and challenges Hiro to a curling game. She opens a curling rink in the arena after her defeat. A medal can be earned by winning her with maximum 10 points.
 * Angemon: Located, frozen solid, in the Ice Sanctuary. Hiro needs a partner Digimon with vaccine type to enter Ice Sanctuary. Finish the sanctuary storyline and he joins as Jijimon's secretary and often gives good advices.
 * Garurumon: Located in Freezeland and has 4200HP. After the first fight, he complains that Hiro can guide his partner Digimon to fight (2 to 1) and thus it is not a fair game. He wants a fair rematch of 1 to 1 at 4 o'clock next day, and Hiro cannot give any instruction to the partner Digimon during the battle including finishing tech. If late to arrive to the rematch, his HP will become 2000 instead of full 4000. After being beaten he works in the restaurant, selling steaks.
 * Frigimon: Located in Freezeland. Shellmon's notice board has a news about a secret Digimon saved a baby Digimon when he was cold and sick. Hiro follows suit and allows his partner Digimon to get sick, and he meets Frigimon in his ice dome home, curing the partner baby Digimon and scolding Hiro to be more careful next time. Next time if Hiro brings a Digimon that is not afraid of cold, he joins the restaurant selling ice cream.
 * Gabumon: Located in Misty Forest and has 2000HP. After being beaten he helps Drimogemon in the Treasure Hunt as a cashier/assistant.
 * Devimon: Made his first appearance in Grey Lord's Mansion when Hiro learns from the city notice board that Myotismon, who has promised to join the city, is going to retire. He lifts the seal on a door which leads to the underground laboratory. Later on found on the sixth floor on Mt. Infinity and has 6800HP. When MachineDramon is beaten he joins and sells devil chips in the secret item shop during night time. The chips greatly boost up a partner Digimon's parameters, but at the same time shorten its lifespan as the compromise.
 * Vademon: Located in Mt. Panorama. Shellmon's notice board has news about a UFO and an alien. He works in the restaurant and sells alien food, but he does not show up often.
 * MetalGreymon: Located on the top floor in Mt.Infinity and has 8600HP. He is one of only two enemy Digimons that uses 'Infinity Burn'. After defeating MachineDramon he joins and opens a bar in the arena.
 * Monochromon: Owns his own shop in Great Canyon. Help him to earn over 3050 bits in a round and he will tell Hiro that it is only to test him. Monochromon joins the Item Shop afterwards. There are three kinds of goods to sell: meat, portable toilet and medicine. Meat is the most unprofitable item (around 20 bits), portable toilet the middle (around 180 bits) and medicine the most (around 300-800 bits). There will be 20 customers (of different intelligence) for a round, mostly asking for meat and portable toilets. Luck and patience is needed for medicine to be asked for.
 * Airdramon: When the city's prosperity point is 50, AirDramon will dive-bomb and attack. He has 4400HP. After being beaten, he rests inside Jijimon's house and the entrance to Mt. Infinity is opened now. He rescues Hiro after beating MachineDramon. After that he joins the arena, as a fortune teller.
 * Mojyamon: Located in Freezeland. There are three of them and each of them want Hiro to trade three kinds of items with them. The last one with whom Hiro completes the trade set joins and helps in the secret items shop.
 * SkullGreymon: Located in Grey Lord's Mansion underground laboratory and has 5800HP. Battles in the arena occasionally after being defeated.
 * MetalMamemon: Located in Factorial Town and is very rarely seen. He says he has won 99 battles and he hopes to win in the fight between him and Hiro, as that will count for 100 wins. He has 5600HP and is the only enemy Digimon that uses 'Pulse Laser'. Sometimes substitutes for Penguinmon in the curling rink, and if Hiro wins he'll hand over rare Digivolve items sometimes.
 * Mamemon: Located in Mt. Panorama during night time and is very rarely seen. Sells Super Disks in the secret item shop.
 * Nanimon: Locate him five times in five different places (the main room in Ogremon's Fortress, the top floor of the main building in Toy Town, the sewer in Factory Town, SaberLeo's tomb in Drill Tunnel, deep inside Ancient Dino Region) and he'll hide in the Item Bank. He will hand over two keychains that allow Hiro to carry more items in his item box.
 * Megadramon: Located on the second top floor in Infinity Mountain and has 7500HP. He fights in the arena after being beaten. He sometimes stands outside the arena during evening and night time.
 * Digitamamon: Located in MachineDramon's room in Mt. Infinity and has maximum 9999HP. After being beaten he works in the restaurant cooking egg meals. Like Vademon he does not show up often.
 * Drimogemon: There are 3 of them located in the Drill Tunnel. The one that requests help digging a tunnel will join once the tunnel is finished. He opens the Treasure Hunt.
 * Elecmon: Located in Gear Savannah. Let him electric-shock Hiro three times and he will join and start up the electricity in the city.
 * Sukamon: Located on Trash Mountain. Sits in front of the toilet during night time and dislikes the toilet.
 * Gekomon: Located in Geko Swamps. He battles in the arena but does not count for any prosperity point.
 * Myotismon: Located in Grey Lord's Mansion. Hiro locates him first in the basement, lying very weak on the floor and Hiro needs to bring him the blood meat to restore him. Afterwards he agrees to join but later on is rumoured to be retiring. The fact is that he has been doing an experiment with SkullGreymon and lands himself in trouble. Hiro saves him by beating SkullGreymon and then he battles in the arena on occasion.

Trivia

 * Despite the mega level not existing at the time of the game's creation, five mega level Digimon are in the game.
 * Several infamous glitches exist in the game (most prominently in NTSC copies). Examples include the game freezing when the player tries to access Giromon's Juke Box (which only appears to happen in NTSC copies) and the player being unable to move on the floor after speaking to a Mojyamon a lot of times, requiring an Auto-Pilot to quickly escape.
 * Giromon's Juke Box contains a track for the Underground Lab of the Grey Lord's Mansion, which is not used in the actual area itself (the Grey Lord's Mansion theme is used). The theme is very similar to the theme for the Secret Beach Cave, but slightly higher in pitch and with different instruments.
 * One weird thing about this game, is the fact that the Digimon card names appear in Japanese text despite being the NTSC-N/C(english) version.