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Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny

Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny

List Price: $24.99
Your Price: $15.99
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: yugi's destiny
Review: i feel that this game will become the most popular yu gi oh games that konami has put out along with yu gi oh the sacred cards. i have been searching along the internet and the promos in the game are anti magic fragrance,thousand knifes which will go perfect with the dark magician,and the final promo is windstorm of etaqua they are some kick butt cards so if you are a die hard fan like me you will get the game but the game is only for a computer. so i hope this review was helpful so thats it good bye.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A very enjoyable experience!
Review: I had gotten a preview of the game through Shonen Jump magazine, liked it, and decided to buy the game when it came out recently. It was money well spent--this is one of the best games that I've played in a long, long time.

The gameplay is very intuitive and easy to understand, and there's also a helpful tutorial mode that should take care of any questions. The graphics are excellent and extremely fluid,and the rendering on the cards is the best I've seen in any Yu-Gi-Oh game yet. The background music is fun and adds to the game experience.

I'll second the other reviewer in saying that the AI is pretty good. Things get progressively more difficult (there's no mirror force or Exodia in the beginning, for example) and there's always a new challenge. It's quite addictive and the replay value is excellent.

I do have a couple of complaints. It would be nice to have an option to shut off the cut-scene animation; Yugi's comments are fun in the beginning, but the fun wears thin in short order. If you set certain trap cards you'll be asked over and over again if you want to activate them; after being asked for the 100th time if you want to activate Dragon Capture Jar you'll be grinding your teeth.

And 155 cards just isn't enough. No Blue Eyes White Dragon? No Red Eyes Black Dragon? Where's Relinquished? The Magnet Warriors? Ultimate Blue Eyes? Grateful Dice? Skull Dice? Time Wizard? These are all cards that appeared early on in the Anime, and it would have been nice to encounter them in the game.

These are all minor quibbles, though. Konami has put together an excellent game, and I would be quite happy if they'd use it as a template for more games to come. You won't regret this purchase.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Good Game, Lackluster Options
Review: I like Yu-gi-oh very much. I have been a fan since the first cartoon came out. Even though I am a fan I am not bias on my reviews; so here we go.
The game looks beautiful, the graphics are very good. The music also makes the whole experience better. In the game Yugi has cut scenes that are really sweet at first but do get repetitive after awhile. I have heard some complaints on the number of cards available in the game but to me that is not really a problem. You only collect one or three depending on which battle format you choose. Plus they need to save something for the sequel. I know everyone hates that but as a business standpoint its truly smart on there part. So we all knew that was going to happen. I believe the cards available are decent. Only a quarter of the cards in the entire Yu-gi-oh game are worth anything anyway, the rest are throw away's. The game play in this game is entirely user friendly, it is perfect. A lot better than the game boy games, flawless in that area. One more area this game is truly good on is the artificial intelligence. Yugi duels you like a true pro. You feel like he is giving you his best game, no silly moves like the ones you sometimes see in the game boy versions. He is ruthless and goes for the kill, just like any good duelist you would face in real life.
The bad Part of this game is the only person you can duel is Yugi. If I had known that to begin with I don't think I would have bought the game. It totally needs more dueling partners. The other thing that would have defiantly put this game on everyone's to buy list is online play. IF ONLY, could you imagine? AH! yes but its only business, they will come out with that one later too, just watch them; and will charge us twice as much. The bad thing is that there even isn't a two player mode. Come on now that one was totally lame! I can understand the no online play but no two player mode that was just dropping the ball in my eyes. Could you imagine if they had up to four players, so you could recreate those sweet battles like on the t.v. episodes. Can anyone say double duels, mabye in the sequel. Well those are my major gripes.
So I say if you don't mind just fighting Yugi all the time and you're a big fan, give this game a shot. Plus you can always update this game with Kabias game and that will at least give you two people you can duel. Superb graphics and mind blowing easy game play, versus lack of duelist. Its up to you, do I enjoy this game, the answer is yes. Only because I do not play it all the time and the fact that Yugi duels you intensely smart. No lame A.I. like in the game boy games. I hope I gave you a little insight into this game.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A lot of promise, but zero bang for your buck.
Review: I received Yu-Gi-Oh: Power of Chaos as a Christmas present. Being a fan of the Yu-Gi-Oh card game and the animated series, I was excited at the prospect of a game that combines the best of both. worlds. Having been fortunate enough to play the demo version, which came packed in a copy of Shonen Jump magazine, I had some high hopes for this game. Did this game live up to those hopes? Yes and no.

At the start of the game you're given a bare-bones deck and you immediately enter into dueling with Yami Yugi. The voice clips in this game are excellent, and the intense music really gets your blood pumping as you play out your moves. The music changes when one of you takes a big life-point lead, which really adds to the sense of victory or impending doom as you're about to win or lose a duel. It was a very exciting experience, and I felt as if I really was dueling against Yugi from the cartoon.

That excitement only lasted for the first few duels, however. After that the novelty wore off and the boredom began to set in. You see, Yugi is your only opponent, and he only has a few lines of dialogue, so you're going to be hearing the same phrases repeated over and over. I can only hear Yugi say "oh no!" whenever I play a trap card so many times before I start getting annoyed. I understand that this is the "Yugi" edition of the game, but no matter the reason, having only one opponent, who repeats the same couple of lines over and over, is unforgivable.

There are only two actual game play modes. You can play against Yugi in either a Single Duel or a Match Duel, which is three duels played consecutively on a best-out-of-three-wins basis. That's all. There is also a replay mode where you can save your previous duels and watch them over again. The game also features a tutorial which does a good job of familiarizing you with the game's rules. This feature alone makes this game good for a Yu-Gi-Oh newbie.

Also, there's only roughly 155 cards in this game, from the Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon set, the starter decks, and a few of Yugi's personal staples, like Mirror Force and Spellbinding Circle. Also, you start off with a crappy deck and from the beginning Yugi has all the best cards, giving him the advantage. And, like the animated series, Yugi always seems to draw that one card he needs to beat the snot out of you every single time. Nothing is more frustrating than having Yugi on the ropes, only to have him summon Exodia, which makes him automatically win the duel. Players beware: 2 out of 3 times I lost to Yugi, it was because he summoned Exodia. He manages to play it a lot! So if you are a Yu-Gi-Oh newbie prepare to lose a lot of duels and get very frustrated.

Winning duels yield very little besides yet another repetition of the same two audio clips from Yugi. Winning a single duel will give you only one new card as a reward. Winning a match duel will give you three cards. All in all, winning duels just doesn't feel rewarding. Nothing is more frustrating than winning two grueling duels against Yugi, and only get three worthless common cards for all that effort.

So overall, anyone looking for a deep and worthwhile Yu-Gi-Oh experience should pass on this game. Its tutorial feature makes it ideal for newbies who are just getting into the game, however, and for kids who really want to play against Yami Yugi, like in the cartoon. Yu-Gi-Oh collectors may want to get this game for the three trading cards that comes packed with it, as well.

It's not that this is a BAD game, it's an excellent concept and could have been so much better if only the developers had given you more to do. If they had included more characters, more cards, and more game play modes, this game would be a force to be reckoned with. As it is, Yu-Gi-Oh: Power of Chaos feels like it's only half a game.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Very helpful for NEWBIES!!!
Review: I'm a Yugi fan & so is my 5-year-old son. I don't have any friends that are into dueling & playing against my son isn't as much fun anymore. (I have to let him win ALOT!) Besides we don't really follow the rules. I really like this game because it's teaching BOTH of us the rules of the game & it's challenging enough for me to want to keep playing. Although I've NEVER duelled against anyone besides my son, it only took me three tries before I won. Now I'm pretty much winning every other duel. So, I'm sure experienced players won't be to thrilled. If I can win so easily then REAL duelist will have no problems at all. Also, constantly having Yugi say the same phrases over & over & over & over...hope you get the point! It does get annoying; I usually turn the sound off. But overall any adults that are interested in learning the card game (for you or your child's sake) it's great. Actually, for anyone just learning the game it's a great learning tool. For those that have already been dueling I wouldn't recommend it, unless you're a card collector. (Did I mention it comes with three collectable cards?) There will be a Kaiba & Joey version coming out soon, so I'm sure the difficulty level will be raised. IT'S YOUR MOVE!!!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Cool Intro to genre, but gets stale fast
Review: I've watched Yu-Gi-Oh since shortly after the cartoon first made it to the US, and I've played Duel Monsters several times with friends. I was pleasantly surprised, then, when a PC version of the game showed up, especially one that allowed you to duel Yugi himself! So, did it live up to expectations?

The answer is, yes and no. On the upside, the action is fast-paced, and Yugi was a real challenge the first several times I played him. While you start out with a so-so deck, Yugi's is fully loaded, so trying to beat him at first is difficult. The theme music adds to the atmosphere, and changes in intensity if one side gains a large lead (3000 points or more). The card renderings are true-to-life, and getting new cards from a win over Yugi adds to the excitement as you wait to see if you might get a new (and hopefully useful) card.

The negatives, however, soon become apparent. As you add more powerful cards to your deck, Yugi does not. What at first was a challenge soon becomes routine; pretty soon I was beating Yugi nine times out of ten, and usually without losing a single life point. The rare times I lost were usually either because Yugi managed to draw the five cards of Exodia early on, or I could not draw any monsters I could summon onto the field (few things are more frustrating than drawing seven or eight trap/magic cards in a row, especially when you've got plenty of monster cards in your deck). Also, Yugi has a tendency to make some incredibly stupid moves (sacrificing "Dark Magician" to summon "Curse of Dragon"; playing a monster to the field, and then immediately destroying it with "Dark Hole"; etc.) that are hardly befitting the "King of Games." Even Yugi's dialogue--rather charming at first--becomes boringly repetitive, and you can't shut it off. And pretty soon you've won every card available, so that getting that 12th "Blue Eyes White Dragon" just doesn't seem worth the effort (especially since you can't have more than three in your deck at a time, anyway).

All in all, this is a very good intro to Duel Monsters, but you'll be wanting to purchase Kaiba and then Joey pretty soon afterwards to maintain your interest.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Waste of Cash
Review: It's the most disappointing game I have ever purchased. It's the same price as World Wide Edition, yet far inferior. Pros: Cool graphics, it comes with Thousand Knives, and it's on the P.C.. It COULD have been a good tutotial, but Yu-Gi's far too difficult to beat to make it a great learning tool. Cons: You can only play Yu-Gi, who has the same deck throughout the game. You win one card after each battle, usually a common. It wouldn't uninstall from my computer, either. If you have a Game Boy Advance, get World Wide Edition. If not, then buy both. It's portable, uses less electricity, and comes with FAR better cards (Sinister Serpent and Harpies Feather Duster, for two). If you're unfortunate enough to buy the game, sell the cards on ebay to get your money back.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: i wish that the game had more cards and more opponents
Review: the game only has 155 cards that you can have to get new cards you need to win new cards you only start with like 47 cards i have not won all the cards yet i seem to keep getting the same ones at last time i counted i need 16 cards yet to have them all
i wish that the game had more cards or that they make add ons that you can get for the game and as for opponents you only play
yami-yugi i wish you would have more then just him

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: can't use cards from one game in the other
Review: The gameplay of the power of chaos is good but you can't use the cards you can't import your deck from one game to the other. You can only use the cards the other games have. And another problem this game has is that it won't keep the changes you make to your deck.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: AWESOME!!!
Review: This game is so cool! I love how cool the cards look on the PC! Yami's voice is so cool and I love how the PC has perfect sound for it. You can also upload cards from the Kaiba or Joey POC games to or from this game. The only negative is that You can only get cards from the Starter Deck Yugi and the packs LOB MRD MRL PSV. All in all, buy this game.


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