"Hmm... Another Yu-Gi-Oh game?"

Introduction
Hence this is another review from me, nnguyen11490 =) My little brother gave me this game and after beating it for a few time, I realize I should write a review about my opinion on the game. To me this games is very much alike the other Yu-Gi-Oh games, Eternal Duelist Soul. Different kind of story, some newer cards but mostly kind of dueling play. Overall I don't really think the game is all that great and I don't think it's stinks either. To me it's just another average old Yu-Gi-Oh games with new story and cards. Now, in this review I will summarize a few things about the game. From the dueling gameplay all the way to the graphics and sounds. So prepare yourself for the review! :)

Gameplay
As most Yu-Gi-Oh fans can see, the games gamplay resolve around dueling an opponent and earn new cards. Duh? There isn't of much a gameplay in the game, but here's the basic break down.

In the game there are over 1000 different cards. There are Traps, Magic, Equip, Ritual and the most common Monster cards. Each Trap Cards has it's kind of effects. Some will reduce a monsters attacks, higher your monster's attack, destroy a monster or some other miraculous things. Most Trap Cards you have to lay face down and you can activate it once your opponent does something. But for Magic Cards you can just lay down a certain card to help you. There are many Magic Cards and it will be ludicrous to list them all! Now for the Equips. Equip cards are used to power up your monsters Attack, Defense or even both. Some Equips are only meant to be for a certain type of monsters, as for some you can Equip it to any kind of Monsters. Now the most common cards you will see in the game is the Monster cards. Each Monster Cards has it's own Attack and Defense Points, a monster will also have a kind, and some will have an Effects.

Now here's the way you get newer cards. You start out with 4 cards, once you've won a duel with a regular duelist you can pick a booster pack. Each Booster Packs will contain about 7 cards. But that's only from a regular duelist! Once you've beat a Ghoul (read below) you will receive 7 cards but some of them will be very rare! Another way to get newer cards in, entering a card password. If you have the real Yu-Gi-Oh Cards there will be a set of numbers at the bottom, enter it in the game and you will receive the cards! That's basically the all of the basic about all of the cards.

Story?
There isn't a major plot in the game. the story is mostly about, you, a duelist going around in Battle City trying to beat as many people as you can. As you travel around you will some time encounter a Ghoul member. The Ghouls are a gang that randomly challenge a duelist trying to take their rare cards. If you manage to defeat 5 Ghouls you will now entered the Pyramid. In each section of the Pyramid you will have to Battle a Ghoul over again. Once you make it to the end you will now face the leader of the gang... Marrik! If you manage to beat him you will then beat the game! Once you've beaten the game you can still continue dueling through the city as much as you want. Not much of a story there...

Music/Sounds
I have to be honest... the sounds and Music isn't quite that good. Once you've first play the game in a duel the music can be pretty exciting but after a while it kind of gets annoy, because it keeps playing over and over. Same thing for the sound effects in the game.

Graphics

This game has some pretty good graphics for a Gameboy Advance game. It's not in 3D or has extraordinary FMV so don't expect anything. The colors are really good and the cards looks very good also. That's all I can say :P

Final Notes

I would highly recommend renting the game before you make a major decision of wasting your money on it! Who knows, I can be wrong about all of this! Overall this game is pretty okay. If you like Yu-Gi-Oh then this game is for you. Remember this is my opinion on the game so don't take it to seriously :)

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 05/31/03, Updated 05/31/03