Magical Starsign
SCORE: 59
Magical Starsign on the Nintendo DS is the biggest disappointment this reviewer has ever reviewed. The role playing genre is notorious for magical content. Magical Starsign is drowning in it. In fact the fighting system in this game revolves almost entirely around magic. Players have to use magic to complete little tasks in this hand held video game. What makes this disappointment shocking is it came from Nintendo. Yes - Nintendo. They normally have a good image in the industry. Magical Starsign gives them a big black eye.
The graphics in Magical Starsign are too small. Then there is all the violence. Players can kick the enemies or launch a major magical attack on them. It is like that Harry Potter franchise, but on steroids. The ‘heroes’ in Magical Starsign are animal people. This is not Solatorobo kind of animals though. They look messed up in Magical Starsign. This DS game also has religious symbols promoting religions other than a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
It can be exhausting to try and read through all of the jibber jabber in Magical Starsign. Very little of the story in Magical Starsign made any sense. Flying to different planets was just an excuse to reach another area. Following the quests there to move the storyline line. Which is extremely unbelievable. Sadly Magical Starsign is not much fun of a story to play, let alone review. It was a chore to play and review this game.
The music is okay in Magical Starsign, but some of the special effect sounds are annoying. Add into it the various false teachings, and you have a recipe for disaster. There are a fair amount of extras to unlock in Magical Starsign. Up to six players can play Magical Starsign together as long as each of them have a copy of this game.
The game play in Magical Starsign is insanely complex. You have to worry about different elements, then different planets, and finally different skills for the different characters. Once you have all that you can pummel your way through thousands of battles. These get old very quickly. Some people have actually fallen asleep while playing Magical Starsign. They could not handle the repetition and boring fights. The dependence on magical powers is another aspect of Magical Starsign that is bothersome.
The
RPG Master finds it a real shame that Magical Starsign is as bad as it
is. It did not need to rely on occultic content. It also feels like a
game preaching its religious beliefs to a Christian nation to try and
steer them away from God. The quirky characters, and strange universe
can be left in the failures of the video game industry. There is no need
for any sequels to this franchise ever. This review also shows we are
balanced here at Family Friendly Gaming. We are not fanboys of Nintendo
or any other video game publisher.
-RPG Master
Graphics: 55%
Sound: 60%
Replay/Extras: 80%
Gameplay: 59%
Family Friendly Factor: 41%
System: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Nintendo
Rating: ‘E’ for Everyone
{Comic Mischief, Mild Fantasy Violence}
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