 As part of a measure to create the atmosphere of a digital world in which the characters are trapped, developer Bandai Namco Games added polygonal and pixelated elements to the environments.The game was announced by Namco Bandai Games on May 16, 2007, exhibited at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2007, and had gone gold by August 13.Akin to most "Digimon" licensed games, the game received negative scores from major review portals, achieving 43 score on Metacritic.