Seventy thousand years of peace has finally come to an end. The evil that lay dormant is now beginning to stir. Will a hero emerge once more to shed light upon the shadow? Ferocious beasts and monsters have invaded your lands. Delve deep underground and create a grand dungeon to lure the evil and vanquish it forever.
REVIEW
Great fun! Good balance of difficulty for young players. My 8-year-old son got this for Christmas and we started playing it together. At first we were thinking it was pretty simple and might turn out to be boring and monotonous. As we progressed we found out that this game has a lot to offer, it just takes a little while to uncover some of the secrets.
The most fun and unique thing about this game is the ability to plan out a dungeon in such a way that a monster will want to live in it, which is the point of the game. We discovered that there actually is a method to this if you want to maximize your monster, andthereby treasure, intake. The monsters start out pretty easy to kill, but they progressively get more difficult. As you go you get more advanced rooms to place in your dungeon. The hardest thing for me was figuring out how to place the massive boss rooms (I didn't realize they were so large). It's also not clear how deep your dungeon has to go before the boss will appear.
There are a lot of extras in this game too, including cool spells, a trainable sidekick, and a lot of profitable quests. This is a good game for young and old players. It has enough RPG to keep me interested and enough action to hold my son's interest.
Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground offers addictive game play with a simulation dungeon creation element and real-time battles. You'rea young dungeon maker looking to make his name in a small town. To do that, you'll go hunting for monsters to collect items, gold, and to fulfill requirements to complete the various quests given by townspeople. It's a completely different take on fantasy gaming - one that will keep you guessing and playing for hours. Complete quests to access the rarer weapons, armors, and accessories to upgrade your warrior Trade dungeons - Utilize network connectivity to trade dungeons with a friend
REVIEW
Dungeon Crawler RPG combined with a Tycoon Builder game This is an excellent game, which combines elements of a Tycoon "builder" game with a classic Dungeon Crawler RPG. Your task is to build the kind of dungeon that will attract the best monsters. You need lots of twists and turns in corridors and nice rooms for the monsters to stay. The better the dungeon, the better the class of monster you attract and the more loot you get from killing them.
The fighting elements are classic Dungeon Crawler RPG, with magic spells and special attacks, combined with various weapons and armor types. You can only enter the dungeon once per day, and each day you can make a meal, which will improve your ratings after sleep.
While it is nothing groundbreaking in any area, it is a fun and easy combination of gaming types. Very much a casual game, also very easy to get caught up and play for hours.
The shooter fan's Ultimate Collection has arrived. Packing three great titles into one disc, this collection of shoot'em ups contain some never before seen titles that are sure to please casual and hardcore fans of this genre. The Ultimate Shooting Collection is a must have for fans of the arcade shooter and brings the classic arcade feel to your living room.
The quiet town of South Arc is about to have some monster trouble. Foul creatures with serious attitude problems have infested nearby forests and are now slowly moving into the village. The townsfolk, fearful for their safety, do not even dare to leave their homes. Calls for help have gone unanswered, likely because every other town in the Kingdom is similarly troubled. As a young lad off in search of your calling, you stumble across a talking shovel. The verbose tool forcibly binds you to the task of digging a dungeon on the outskirts of South Arc, hoping to bait and trap the scrounging monsters. Looks like you found your calling, Master of the Monster Lair. Trap the freeloading monsters of South Arc by building a vast labyrinth with intricate levels designed to lure and capture all manner of beasts. Level after level, every monster disposed of offers the promise of new weapons and items, allowing for more unique dungeon designs and more efficient means of ridding South Arc of the nasties.
Different meals have different effects on your strength Light hearted and accessible RPG Local Wi-Fi functionality for trading dungeon designs Great 3D graphics with colorful characters
REVIEW
Outstanding This game is outstanding. The concept of the game is very novel and they pull it off well. They may bill this as a kiddy rpg, but I think any rpg fans could enjoy it.
Pros:
Cute graphics
Simple controls
Great storyline
Unique way of 'leveling' your stats.
Cons:
You can't choose the name or gender of your hero.
Amazon.com Thanks to Square-Enix, the original Star Ocean has finally made it to the United States in the form of Star Ocean: First Departure. A PSP remake of Star Ocean, which was never released in the U.S., First Departure adds several new elements, including all new backgrounds and a tweaked battle system, while still preserving the exciting storyline and themes of the original.
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Back to the Beginning It is Space Date 346, and in a sleepy town on the planet Roak, defense-force members Roddick, Millie, and Dorn are on yet another dull patrol when a mysterious plague begins turning people to stone. Fortunately, Ronyx and Ilia, members of a Terran Alliance reconnaissance mission, beam down to the surface just in time. They explain that the plague is actually a biological weapon, and they take the defense-force to the space vessel to discuss how to save Roak from this mysterious attack.
The majority of this role-playing game (RPG) actually takes place in the past, because the party realizes that the only way to save the people of Roak is to collect a particular genetic sample from the Roak of old. The game play of First Departure is fairly traditional RPG that has you moving about the world map on your journey, traversing towns and dungeons, progressing the plot as you go.
Choose the Right Strategy You enter battle either using basic melee attacks, special arts that require MP points and that can grow more powerful with use, or spells that also require MP points but take time to cast and can be interrupted before completion.
Tactics let you set strategy commands for your characters before they enter battle and can be changed in the middle of battle. All characters will fight according to their set strategy, with different situations requiring different strategies.
Private actions are sometimes offered as a character approaches a town on the world map. Theseprivate actions depend on timing as well as which characters you have with you as you enter town.. The outcome of these private actions will affect subsequent private actions, for better or worse.
All New Artwork and New Characters Star Ocean: First Departure uses a slightly altered version of the engine used for Star Ocean: The Second Story, but with many similar features. However, the pre-rendered backgrounds and 3D battle fields have been given new artwork and animated cut-scenes, and new playable characters have been added.
First Departure has been given a much more dynamic battle system, letting you control a character while the AI handles your teammates. During battle, characters can move freely about the field, executing normal attacks with the X button, and performing special attacks with the L or R triggers. What's more, you can switch characters at any time with a quick press of the Circle button.
First Departure also features an item creation system that lets you create new weapons and items to help you in battle, and an extensive skill system for developing your character as you play. You can boost certain party attributes, spending SP on skills to increase your fighters' speed in battle, for example, or spend points that develop your item creation ability and raise your character's strength.
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Doing justice to a game long overdue for a release I played this on a ROM some time ago when DeJap released their translation patch. I loved it, just thought it needed some polishing. And, honestly, I couldn't be more impressed. I thought the systems in the second Star Ocean were some of the best I've ever seen in an RPG, despite the learning curve, and this game is basically Star Ocean done in the style of the Second Story. I couldn't be happier. The game is beautiful, the environments look fantastic. I always thought the original was a little cramped, and now the areas are much, much larger. The storyline isn't the most original, by any means, but it's pretty good for standard RPG fare, and the characters and events have a nostalgic charm that really reminds the player of the classic 16 bit RPGs of yore. The item creation and skill systems, as well as Private Actions, have been updated to the depth of the second game and really add that little something that set The Second Story apart from its contemporaries. All I have left to say is I can't wait for the release of Second Evolution.
The war between humans and demons is tearing Neverland apart, and the ensuing chaos threatens to free the evil god Hellgaia from his tomb. Now, the future rests solely in the hands of the Dominators, those who can wield the otherworldly power found within the land's Spectral Cards. You play Galahad, a young and brash Dominator, set forth on a quest to banish Hellgaia to his shrine forever and save Neverland from judgment day. Based on the best-selling Japanese trading card game Cardinal Arc: Neverland Card War for the PlayStation 2, Neverland Card Battles features over 200 unique cards, customized decks, and ad hoc networking for real-time multiplayer gaming and trading.
