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EVA Arcade Series

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EVA Arcade Series is a lineup of small casual smartphone games launched from December 2012 for Android and iOS, using Rebuild of Evangelion artwork across separate entries such as a sliding jigsaw puzzle, a coin-pusher title, and a tile-matching puzzle battle game.

Genre: Casual game collection (jigsaw puzzle, coin pusher, tile-matching puzzle)
Platform: Mobile (Android/iOS)
Developer: Media Magic, Neos
Release Year: 2012
Japan Release Date: 2012-12-01
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Gameplay

Rather than one single game, EVA Arcade Series is an umbrella label for a string of small, self-contained casual apps sharing Rebuild of Evangelion branding. Individual entries cover different mechanics: a sliding jigsaw puzzle assembled from official artwork, a coin-pusher arcade format called Coin Diver, and a later tile-matching puzzle title, Puzzle Buster, where lining up three same-colored pieces sends an EVA card to attack an Angel. Each app targets short, standalone casual play sessions rather than one connected campaign.
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Development and Release

The series comes from Media Magic and Neos, Japanese developers behind several licensed Evangelion mobile apps in the early 2010s. The first entry launched December 1, 2012 on Android and iOS, with further installments such as Coin Diver following through 2013 and Puzzle Buster arriving that November. Each title in the lineup was distributed as its own separate app rather than one bundled release.
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Legacy

As throwaway licensed casual apps tied to the Rebuild of Evangelion film cycle, EVA Arcade Series entries left little lasting footprint outside Japanese app store archives and franchise game checklists. They are chiefly remembered as minor curiosities in the long tail of Evangelion mobile merchandising rather than as games with an active community or ongoing support.
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