Lady Sia

"An unsung classic that is rare and beautiful"

Lady Sia was one of the first games out on the Game Boy Advance games out, and was one of the best looking. No cheap SNES port. If you see this game at Electronic Boutique (It's only 8.99 in Scotland) then you should certainly buy it.
The game starts off in a cut scene with Sia arguing with the politicians over a growing threat, the T'Soas. The cut scene is beautiful with outstanding animation and graphics. Sia goes off to find some wacky beast-men and ends up being captured by them.
You fight your way through twenty levels, 4 normal levels, a boss level, and if you get perfect on everything a hidden level on each world like a snowball game.
The games graphics are lovely, with Sia having 60 frames of animation. If you leave Sia alone for a while, she will: Wipe her hair, do her nails, talk on a cellphone etc, even if she is one millimeter away from being killed by a killer bunny. Enemies don't just disappear, the reel from your attacks and slump to the floor. They are also detailed, ranging from Wasp-men to big, fluffy bears. The backgrounds are varied, from cities, to the battlements of a castle.
The sound isn't anything to write home about, but a nice mediaevil type opening on the castle and the one in the city suits it well.
The gameplay is totally unoriginal, but there is variety such as riding on the back of an eagle or turning into a Yeti. You get a feeling of fun, when you are killing something that even a mad scientist wouldn't dream of.
At the beginning, you only have a cheap sword. But soon you find the jade sword which enables you to do combos and a magic ring which allows you to do big balls of magic and turn into a beast.
Enemies need to dispatched differently. With the bears, magic won't stop them, but a sword will. For lizard-men pick them off at a distance with magic.
If you play this game hard, you will finish it in a week, but you will come back again and again.
I don't know why TDK didn't do well with this. I enjoyed this game so much. I have some friends who bought it and they thought it was great. I wanna sequel! I wanna sequel now!Overall, I think you should buy this. It's a worthy addition to any GBA fans collection and is now becoming so rare it is virtually a collector's item.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 11/01/02, Updated 11/01/02