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Lunar Dragon Song

 

 

SCORE: 57

 

Lunar Dragon Song 

 

Lunar has a rather large cult following in Japan, and a decent cult following in America. The artistic flavor in this game is one of the major reasons. The other major reason is every Lunar game comes packed with a plethora of humor; that is until Lunar Dragon Song. This Nintendo DS game created by GameArts, and released by Ubisoft is bland. The touch screen is used for menu's, and works exceptionally well. The two screens are used in a decent manner to display large boss characters on both screens. This game is rated E10+; which means children over the age of ten should only be allowed to play this game. This reviewer questions if that age should be fourteen, since there is animated blood, and fantasy violence.

Most of this game has very bright and colorful graphics. The art style is one that this reviewer has always liked. The details are nice too. That is the good news for Lunar Dragon Song. The bad news is there are images of enticement for lust, occult, and blood. Why do game makers think that women in RPG's (role playing games) need to have as little clothing as possible? The beast women are pretty graphic with their extremely tight fitting clothing. There is absolutely no point in including this in a video game. The game includes magic which uses pentagrams for example.

The sounds are done nicely, and the music is very pleasant. The sounds work well in this game. The main drawback to the sound department is the death cry of certain characters as they died. This was actually disturbing in a few parts. The story can be told without this graphic nature in this reviewers humble opinion. Thankfully those times were few and far between.

This game seems to have manufactured replay value. The monsters are fought in two separate modes. One mode grants the characters experience (which is the only way to level up, and get the characters stronger); the other mode grants the characters items (which is the only way to complete jobs for money, and buy better weapons/armors). To be honest this kind of replay is actually annoying. In fact the game would be extremely short if it was not for this dual mode. This reviewer feels that this game is not worth the money. There are better RPG's on the Nintendo DS.

The gameplay in this game consists of listening to people, and then completing the quest. The quests involve fighting these monsters in the previously mentioned dual modes. Ultimately the game can be played in one mode only, but that does not bring the armors, and weapons needed to progress. This poor level design does not help this game at all. The controls are responsive, and the controller design works just fine. This reviewer did not find this game fun to play.

This game revolves around a goddess who gives up her powers (and memory) to become human, and let humans control their own destiny. She does not believe in being a goddess anymore. The player must learn black magic in order to save the goddess from the evil Dragonmaster who wants to control the world. Lunar Dragon Song also teaches that there is an evil inside each of us that we can control ourselves. The lessons taught in this game are not good ones, and definitely not something for anyone under fourteen in this reviewer's opinion. I would definitely encourage all ya'll to pass on this game, your money could be spent more wisely.
-RPG Master

 

Graphics: 59%
Sound: 70%
Replay/Extras: 60%
Gameplay: 55%
Family Friendly Factor: 41%
System: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Ubisoft
Rating:
'E10+' for Everyone 10+
{Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence}


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