"Very good and underrated."

I was pretty excited when my friend installed Septerra Core onto my computer. I was addicted right when the voice started saying the storyline, and when it started, I was even more and more into the game. When you took control of Maya, I was just absorbed into the game. I thought it was pretty funny when Mayor's Workbots went on strike.

Mayor: ''THERE SHE IS! ARREST HER!''
Workbot: Sorry, we can't do that.
Workbot 2: We want better pay!
Mayor: I DON'T PAY YOU AT ALL YOU IDIOTS!!!

Seriously, it's enough to make this a good game. Of course, there is also other funny stuff than the Mayor's workbots. There's Selina's mean or threatening remarks to the people on shell 4, the Whole ''Punkin=Runner'' scene, and that Araym stealing the tickets.

Graphics: 10. I really liked the Background, and the character Mugshots. They were pretty cool, though Doskias's was pretty freaky, and Runner's was just plain Weird. Led was pretty hot though. Though some of the Backgrounds are pretty hard to see, but you've got the map.

Gameplay: 7. The Gameplay is not the best. You can't really go around with the Arrow keys, so you should resort to the Mouse. The Battle system is pretty weird too.

Sound: 7. The Voices are a nice touch, though the sound, it's not the best. The Music is probably the strangest ever. The battle music is just recycled, it's the same over and over again, and the sounds get pretty weird too.

Difficulty: 5
This is what got it an 8. This game is pretty easy to beat, but long. The Boss fights are pretty long (Like that stupid Mining Helgak and the Statue of Draxx. ugh.) And some only need a few fully charged attacks from Badu to beat. One of the things is that you can see the enemies walking around, like Super Mario RPG, and can choose to approach them or not. Though it's pretty hard to avoid enemies, it's just something to let you know what is up ahead and to let you heal for it. Also, you only have 3 party members, and have a choice of 9 at the end. Choose wisely, because if you use Runner or Lobo without Grubb or Led, you might run into some trouble, and of you put Corgan and Selina in the same party, ugh. Forget about it. You're supposed to be fighting them, not each other!

Lastability: 9. The game lasts pretty long, though. It's pretty nice though. Though long and addicting don't really fit. Why, I even missed the Season Finale of Boston Public due to this game!

Overall: 8. Yeah, this game is very underrated, it's way better than people think. Though most of those people never even beaten the game.

Buy or Borrow?
Buy of course, you can still find it in a used game shop for 20 dollars.

Best part: Mayor's workbots on strike.

Worst part: How long it is.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 05/07/03, Updated 05/07/03