Mario & Luigi: Dream Team is a role-playing game that was developed by AlphaDream Corporation and published by Nintendo. It was released in Europe on July 12, 2013, in Japan on July 18, 2013 and on August 11, 2013 in North America. It is the fourth entry in the Mario & Luigi franchise, with a heavier focus on Luigi since 2013 is considered the Year of Luigi.
The game adopts many systems from previous games in the series, as well as introduce some new elements. It takes place in both the real world and the dream world, where Mario enters Luigi's dreams to hunt down and stop Antasma, who has escaped from his captivity.
