Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Duel Academy

"A good game, one worth buying."

Yu-gi-oh! GX is situated a few years later in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Series. The main Character is Jaden Yukki who just barely passed into duel academy, due to his test results. However, with his amazing dueling talent, and skill, he sets off on a mission to prove that test scores are not everything!

GAMEPLAY 7.5/10

The Gameplay is the old classics, with a twist. Collecting cards, buying packs and scheduelling duels are just some of the many million new twists to the game. Packs are unlocked one by one and there are certain criteria that have to be met before a certain pack is unlocked. There are in-game 'events' that make it more exciting. These can also produce free cards and, most importantly, E-mail addresses. E-mail is only used for six characters(Jaden, Syryus, Chumly, Zane, Alexis and Chazz), but they allow you to scheduel duels in the week, when you would not normallly be allowed to duel. They say yes most of the time but there are some execeptions. They ALWAYS say no on a Tuesday morning and a Friday Exam Day.

There is also an in-game tutorial, which is very long and detalied, so this can help anyone that is new. (A little secret: Beat Basiton and Alexis 3 times and read all the tutorails. You may find something new in the shop...)

Speaking of Exams, that leads me on to my next topic, exams. Exams are taken every month (with one or two exceptions) and they can change THE WHOLE GAME. They can change your dorm and, more importantly, your rank. There is a system of Ranking in this game. They range from Dropout boy, to King of games. Currently, I am writing a FAQ for the Practical Exams, but they are divided into three sectios. They are written, practical and Timed duels. To get king of games, you must answer all timed duels correctly and do 40(Alot, isn't it? May seem like only a little) of the written paper.

DUELING 5/10

Dueling is the same as it ever was, is now and ever will be. It is really like WWE, STTDD (world wide edition). There are simple cards and nothing but. If you were expecting a game like NT then you were wrong, wrong , WRONG! About the only thing that the kept from NT was the fields, which they have mde CRAPPIER. Basically, you have a square in the middle, and they replace it withe the pictures of the card in question. One thing that is good, is that when you go in for the kill, if the character is a sig character, then they do a funny animation (ESPECIALLY ALEXIS!)

STORYLINE 0/10

There is no story to play through. Just sitting around waiting for the year to pass by...

SOUND 2/10

Again, not the best Konami could ever do. But then again, all gameboy music is good for about five minuites.

RPLAY VALUE 10/10

This is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good! The events are different every time, there are also different oppertunities each time. What can I say ... BRILLIANT! This is what makes me give it an 8. Packs are unlocked in different orders, events happend diffferently, get different cards in each pack... I WANT MORE!

CHALLENGE LEVEL 8/10

THIS IS THE FIRST GAME OF YU-GI-OH WHICH THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE A CHALLENGE! Yes, they may slpi up son the occasion, but they do get lucky and their challenge is of very good quality.

OVERALL 8/10

Yes, a good game indeed. This is one worth looking for. It comes with three GOOD THIS TIME Promo's so keep an eye out for it. It is worth the money if you know what to expect from a Yu-Gi-Oh Game. A fine game, watch out for the story line though.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 03/13/06