Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour

 DS
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Aug 30, 2005
User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 33
  3. Negative: 4 out of 33
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  1. Broheem_Dudeski
    May 30, 2021
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    This game has such terrible gimmicks that I dug up my old Metacritic account just to write a negative review for a game from 16 years ago. Eeeyup.

    So the game warns me about weird duelists at night, and does NOT go into detail beyond that. Sure, bring it. I get intercepted by one. Fine. Cue gimmicky trash deck forcing us into a stalemate, then he topdecks a burn card and wins. Irritated    This game has such terrible gimmicks that I dug up my old Metacritic account just to write a negative review for a game from 16 years ago. Eeeyup.

    So the game warns me about weird duelists at night, and does NOT go into detail beyond that. Sure, bring it. I get intercepted by one. Fine. Cue gimmicky trash deck forcing us into a stalemate, then he topdecks a burn card and wins. Irritated yes, but I'll keep playing.

    NOPE. Losing one of these duels gives you a game over, so all my previous grinding goes bye-bye. Thanks for not telling me this would be the outcome, but given how **** the game's borderline Engrish translation is, I doubt it would help.

    Whatever smoothbrain made this a mechanic needs to eat concrete. A LOT of **** concrete.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

26
#26 Best DS Game of 2005
37
#37 Most Discussed DS Game of 2005
18
#18 Most Shared DS Game of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. GameZone
    73
    A game like this is meant to be shared. The best thing about Nightmare Troubadour is that, whether your friends are into it or not, there's a long list of battles that are waiting to be conquered. Or waiting to conquer you.
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  2. IGN
    70
    The Yu-Gi-Oh card design is filled with a lot of strategy and depth, and because it's all done on the DS handheld you don't have to invest money in a ton of cards to get into the action.
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  3. Nintendo Power
    80
    The game has a robust solo mode that smartly challenges the player to rethink his approach as he battles against a diverse collection of card-slingin' strategists. [Oct 2005, p.99]
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