Secret of the Stars

"An insanely difficult game..."

An RPG from a sports company, what a novel idea. Secret of the Stars was a very amatuerishly designed game, and it shows.

Graphics: The graphics are rather poor, but it is a SNES game, spells are neat. 8/10

Sound: MIDI, MIDI, MIDI! Sometimes good, but usually uninspiring. 7/10

Gameplay: Same old stuff, up, down, left, right, a, b, how basic. One hideous exception is the dual-party function, so after you build up one party for a while, its on to the next. 6/10

Story: So, so, get the crest, meet friends, kill the bad guy, save the world. 8/10

Difficulty: Oh, my GOD! This must be the hardest game in the history of creation. I spent without exaggeration, over 30 hours building my parties up. The enemies in the world give very little experience. I had to resort to reading a book, doing homework, or sleeping while I had AUTOBATTLE selected. Even after all of that, I was wiped out by ''Bio(something)'' which looks like Pamela Anderson on steroids. Only with a game genie and about 3 hours of cheating was I able to reach the endboss. Oh, great, I get to leave, get a plastic sword, and come back again, how lovely. Once you get the UFO, stop the game. You will never beat it. (The ending is excellent though) 10/10

Overall: 9/10 Think you've mastered gaming, then try to beat this.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 02/13/00, Updated 02/13/00