Lunar Dragon Song
SCORE: 57
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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