Summon Night: Swordcraft Story

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

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  • Summary: Summon Night: Swordcraft Story is an RPG set in the strange world of Lyndbaum, a sacred land linked to four magical dimensions from which Summoners can call forth spirits called Guardian Beasts to do their bidding.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Nintendojo
    90
    Swordcraft Story takes away all the daunting tedium and deftly delivers a fun, satisfying adventure enjoyable by both experienced and new players alike.
  2. Deeko
    85
    Summon Night isn't the best role-playing experience ever created, but it still manages to be a fun time and one that you'll enjoy long after you're done playing it (literally, as there are two main characters to play as and a total of eight different paths through the game).
  3. Gaming Age
    83
    Pretty much a dungeon romp, and while the characters are entertaining, the story is a little light. The graphics and presentation are top notch for a GBA game. All together a great package from Atlus.
  4. G4 TV
    80
    It doesn't take new hardware to crank out good-looking graphics, and you definitely don't need to buy a PSP or DS to find memorable handheld gameplay.
  5. GamePro
    75
    While Summon Night has fairly intricate graphics, for the GBA anyway, the audio could have been better; it's reminiscent of the SNES era but it fails to fully live up to old standard. The storyline is somewhat lacking and a bit shallow.
  6. eToychest
    72
    A fun take on action role-playing games but ultimately ends up a little shallow, mostly due to the combat system.
  7. Modojo
    60
    An enjoyable RPG thanks to it's excellent, intense battles and the ability to actually create and take responsibility for your weapons, instead of just buying them from a shopkeeper.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Aoishi
    May 27, 2019
    10
    Très bon jeu. Avec une histoire entraînante, un gameplay plaisante, de très bonnes Ost, et des personnages attachants qui évolue au fil deTrès bon jeu. Avec une histoire entraînante, un gameplay plaisante, de très bonnes Ost, et des personnages attachants qui évolue au fil de l'histoire avec le protagoniste. Le jeu a une difficulté croissante qui reste ni trop simple ni trop dur, parfaitement modéré (si tu y arrives pas,c'est que tu as voulu avancer trop vite). Maintenant, j'ai hâte de faire la suite et les épisodes principaux.… Expand
  2. DanielS.
    Nov 18, 2006
    10
    "An unsung Hero" This game actually was FUN! After going through many RPGs and just games overall that kept me stuck for weeks or forever... "An unsung Hero" This game actually was FUN! After going through many RPGs and just games overall that kept me stuck for weeks or forever... I was happy to find a game that challenged me and I had to repeat 3-4 battles but just kept me happy with a good storyline filled with humor and drama. Plus a wide variety of characters. It was overall a great game and should be one of the best action-RPGs of the year.… Expand
  4. [Anonymous]
    Aug 3, 2006
    10
    This game is amazing. It may be short compared to other GBA games but it's different too.
  5. DEZ
    Nov 12, 2007
    10
    LOVE THIS! It is one of my favorite RPG games, ever!! The characters are adorable and well designed, and the fighting style is awesome! I LOVE THIS! It is one of my favorite RPG games, ever!! The characters are adorable and well designed, and the fighting style is awesome! I love any game that let's you decide to be a girl or a boy (girls play games too!!), especially if it suggests girl/girl romance!… Expand
  6. TonyG.
    Aug 1, 2006
    9
    game is definitly alot of fun! battles are fun and addicting. sound reminds me of back in the days! as for action rpg, this is definitly a winner!
  7. PabloEnver
    Oct 8, 2022
    9
    Un juego sorprendentemente adictivo. La historia no es gran cosa, pero tampoco resulta tediosa. Graficamente es bastante bonito, en especialUn juego sorprendentemente adictivo. La historia no es gran cosa, pero tampoco resulta tediosa. Graficamente es bastante bonito, en especial los combates. Lo mejor el sistema de batalla sin duda, bastante parecido a Tales of Phantasia pero infinitamente mas rápido y dinámico. Los combates aleatorios son MUY numerosos pero los combates son tan rápidos y las recompensas tan buenas que no resulta cansino en ningun momento, Se echan en falta algunos detalles típicos de otros RPG como encontrar objetos por el mapeado o mas misiones secundarias, pero aun asi resulta muy satisfactorio. Muy recomendable.… Expand
  8. Yojimbo2015
    May 5, 2023
    7
    Entertaining little RPG that owes a lot to the Final Fantasy series. Not quite as good as its inspiration but well worth a look to fans of the genre.

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#6 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2006
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#6 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2006