Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories

"Good game, get Enternal Duelest Soul though"

This game is pretty cool, you can play duel monsters with all the main characters of the hit series Yu-Gi-Oh! Play against twenty yugioh duelests such as Yugi, Joey, Weevil, Mai, and Kaiba even some you probably haven't seen yet like Slysheen and Pandora. The game is simple and you can learn the rules of duel monsters, some of the rules aren't real though like the elements? I thought that was kind of stupid Water beats Fire, Shadow beats Light, they should of let that out since thats not a real rule, the first time I saw this element rule I though what is this pokemon? Also the status of some monsters are inaccurate this is also bad. Also some cards are not included but still they're 800 other cards you can get plus construction cards you can make! some effects of some cards dont exsist such as maha vailo, and like fifty others. some cards have added effects like red archery girl and mystical elf. Deck Capicity is Evil... every sinlge duel you gain five deck capcity you start with like 300 something. IT WILL TAKE YOU FOREVER to get up to a deck capcity you are satisfied with. Cards that are good like Raigeki, Change of Heart, Blue Eyes Ultra Dragon, THEY COST 255!! Think thats TWENTY duels to get your deck capacity up another one-hundred. But once you get like 2500 Deck Capcity you'll be fine thats like five hundred duels!! Still the game is very cool and you will learn to get used to it.

Heres the rates

Sound: 6/10
Same Music Over and over and over, just turn down the music you'll be fine =)

Graphics 8/10
Great for a Gameboy Color Game!

Difficulty: 6/10
In the beginning it is very easy you start with poor monsters with like 300 attack power as you get to a next level the opponents get harder. Once you get to the third level they will cheat like putting more then one restricted card in thier deck witch is very annoying. You have to beat every one FIVE, yes five times to move on to the next level.

Gameplay: 7/10
Realistic Dualing, play cards the right way and you will do well, One downside you can only place ONE trap down at a time an if it dosen't activate on the turn it is placed it is destroyed.

Replay Value 9/10
over eighthundred cards need I say more?

Overall: 7/10

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 11/26/02, Updated 11/26/02