Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul Game by Konami Reviewed by Foxlord Foxlord@aol.com Size: No clue, don't care. Save: Instant Battery back-up Released: released, unfortunately, in 2002 Works with: Gameboy Advance, and REALLY makes use of the system's graphical capabilities **************************************************************************** Opening Snide Remarks: Hey, GREAT! another Yu-Gi-Oh,dear god make it stop! game for me to endlessly bash upon! This one is called Yu-Go-Home: The Eternal Waste of Dough, and it is Exactly like Dark Duel Stories...which is exactly like Forbidden memories on Ps1... Which is exactly like Duelist of the Roses on PS2...which is also exactly like the "new" Stairway to the Destined Duel for the GBA. How can it be exactly like a PS1 and 2 game? It's the same lousy, card game!! No difference! if you even say there is a huge difference in either of these games, then you my friend are in denial. "oh, but Foxlord! There are newer cards!" and exactly how many variations of the same card do you need? Look, your brand new shiny "Red crested walking talking Roulette table from Hades" is just the same damn card you already have, but with a new pretty picture, ok? I have cards that have the EXACT same number of Def and Atk, but with a prettier picure. and if that is all you care about in a video game, then you should be ashamed of yourself. I am sorry to be ranting as my opening statement, but you Yu-Gi-oh players need a damn trip back to reality, and you also need to spend your money on a REAL game. for pete's sake buy a castlevania or maybe that great Suikoden Card Stories game...oh wait a sec... Ko(sell-out)nami, Cancelled it for these steaming piles of crap. **************************************************************************** Gameplay Descripion: L and R scroll through your sets of opponents, when you unlock new opponents (who look like Evangelion regects) and A and B select or cancel an action...that's about it. Liked: Simplicity Hated: What can I say? I don't like Yu-Gi-Oh! **************************************************************************** Graphics Description: Digitized pictures of the cards, pictures of the characters from the TV show. and that's about it. MUCH better looking then "Dark Duel Stories". Liked: The cards do look nice, except for their stupid names. I'm sorry the true name for a "Man Eating treasure chest" is a MIMIC, ok? Hated: Lack of any real animation at all. **************************************************************************** Sound/Music Description: bleep, bloop, the music changes with a new set of opponents Liked: Not really, but better then Dark Duel Stories Hated: sounds like elevator music **************************************************************************** Play Control/Game Design: Ok, one thing this game does have over dark Duel stories, is organization, you can actually navigate the menus with ease and also not have to worry about the point system in order to include magic and trap cards. The actual game play is kinda good, too. much better then Dark Duel Stories, when you have trap and magic cards it will ask you if you want to use one at the appropriate time. I'm not going into game play explination, if you are sadly playing this trash, then you already know how to play Yu-Go-Home, so it doesn't really matter. As a game in itself, I have nothing against the play control, it runs smoothly, is quite quick-paced, and has excellently designed menus while you are playing. plus you don't need a calculator to keep score. Liked: Much more organized then Dark Duel Stories Hated: Not really. **************************************************************************** Improve: Best way to imporve this game is to stop making them....or at least rename this game "Yu-Gi-Oh: The Card game "War" with pretty pictures." RIYL: anything else except this. **************************************************************************** Final Words: I laugh myself silly everytime a little boy comes into my work looking for Yu-Gi-Oh: Duelist of the Roses, cause it sounds so twinkish to say =) please note I have nothing against twinks. oh, and if I am bashing this game so badly, why do I play it? It's cause I'm trying to understand WHY it is so popular...and so far I don't. A note to people reading this review, if you are deciding on a game for your GBA and are looking at this one...STOP!! Instead buy Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow! Oh, and be prepared to get really PO'ed when you build up your characters and your opponent whips out a Raikegi and destroys your entire team, then Monster Reborns your strongest character for an darn near instant kill against you. some strategic card game, eh? **************************************************************************** Score Gameplay: 1 to 5 stars Graphics: 1 to 5 stars Sound/Music: 1 to 5 stars Play Control/Game Design: 1 to 5 stars Personal Opinion: 1 to 5 stars Total: 5 Final Score: 20% **************************************************************************** Currently Known Codes: yeah, the whole password spiel is in this, too. so buy more crappy cards to transfer them to this crappy game.