"This game has a yawn factor of "I can't count that high""

I have to say that I used to like YuGiOh. But now, yawn. And before now, it was still yawn. This falsebound kingdom should not have been. Curse you, Konami.

Control: Let's say 9/10

I have no problem with control whatsoever. I almost control any game with ease. It's okay. Sometimes I wish they were better, but the controls are okay.

Faithfulness: 3/10

It got a 3 because it kept the monsters the same, but COME ON! This is a poor rating. There are no CARDS, per se, but just things to collect. I mean, puh-leeeze! And the teams? Weevil will team up with Bonz when H.F.I.L freezes over. And they both hate Kaiba. And WHY IN THE NAME OF CRUD does JOEY fight MARIK?!?!?! I mean, sure, at the tournament! And wait. How did everyone else get there? Just... how?

Sound: 2/10

This sound is dead weight. Every fight has the same boring yawn yawn music. The sounds are nothing but fwooshes and booms and boinks. My pencil makes more interesting noises!

Graphics: 4/10

The graphics are good, but the fight scenes are BORING! Usually, you see this flash of various colors, poor sounds, and monster motion (which is always the same, thank you), and then it's done. How does that work? And on the map, this is just plain rediculous. How come the marshals (formerly DUELISTS!!!) don't walk to inevitable doom? Okay, so maybe they ride on the monster or whatever. And all there is are still pictures. No movement during the cutscenes. Konami is lazy to put in cool CG animations. Like Yugi calling in a monster.

Difficulty: 1/10

Oh my god. Either I really suck at this game, or I was stuck at the FOURTH MISSION FOR TWO MONTHS!!!!!!! I mean come on! The mission has a huge fortress with cannons of all kinds, regenerating enemies, and for gods sake, the enemies are abundant. And you've hardly any experience. Oh, and did I mention that battles last as long as someone has power points? I don't think I did. So if you have low power points, your foe will pound on you until you're dead!!!! In POKEMON (made by GAME FREAK) you get a last-resort attack! In this game, too bad, so sad. I mean, every OTHER RTS/RPG gives you attacks until you die. But NOOOOOO! Not KONAMI!!! NOT NINTENDO!!! NOT WHOEVER MADE YUGIOH!!! They want to make life difficult. It worked a little TOO well.

Fun Factor: 2/10

Hey, it's unique. But when they want to twist a game, do tiny little nudges first, instead of breaking the thing is ten-million little pieces and putting it back together so every piece is as far away as possible from its buddy pieces. And that leads to disaster, as faithfuls are totally puzzled and newbies are driven to insanity. Fans of the card game and even tournament-level players will have
to start from scratch, unlike other card-video games, where skill is developed or natural. And it's best kept that old way, too.

Overall Rating: 4/10

Note that I used the average score. In your face, game bashers. This mediocre score says: Don't buy this game, or even rent it. Borrow froma friend, and then decide. Simple.

Cause if guys like Konami are making money off of crappy games... we're all getting scammed, right? No offense Konami. It's just this wasn't a good (or fun) game.

Reviewer's Score: 4/10, Originally Posted: 02/16/06