Summon Night: Swordcraft Story

 Game Boy Advance
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
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  1. GameSpot
    74
    It's a basic dungeon crawler at heart, but Summon Night: Swordcraft Story has enough fun with the formula to make it worth playing for role-playing fans.
  2. eToychest
    72
    A fun take on action role-playing games but ultimately ends up a little shallow, mostly due to the combat system.
  3. Game Informer
    70
    Summon Nights wants to be "Chrono Trigger", but it only really reminds me how awesome that classic is, and how much this game isn't it. [Aug 2006, p.92]
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  5. GameSpy
    70
    It's not exactly a stellar game, but the capable story and unique battle system make it a solid addition to the GBA library.
  6. GameShark
    67
    The backstory is light, the characters are sometimes charming (and sometimes goofy) and the world is everything you'd expect to find in a Japanese RPG.
  7. Thunderbolt
    60
    Even the presentation pales in comparison to the likes of Golden Sun and the other handheld RPGs we've grown to love or hate over the years.
  8. 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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#6 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2006
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#6 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2006

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26
  1. 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.
  2. 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.… Full Review »
  3. 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.… Full Review »
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