Yggdra Union

 Game Boy Advance
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. GameCritics
    85
    It's no easy feat to invigorate a genre that has remained fairly set in its ways for the last few generations, let alone do it with the imagination and energy present here.
  2. RPG Fan
    85
    At this point, I don't think it's reasonable to recommend playing this particular version of the game, unless you absolutely loathe voice acting (and/or refined graphics, and/or the PSP as a platform).
  3. GameSpot
    80
    An alternative to the blueprint for strategy role-playing games, Yggdra Union is strange, complicated, interesting, and charming.
  5. Play Magazine
    80
    There's a select group of gamers out there that will declare Yggdra Union a must-have the minute they lay eyes on it, due to a level of character design that can only be found in the best Japanese RPGs and anime. They won't be disappointed... [Nov. 2006, p.95]
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  6. IGN
    78
    There's no denying that this is one of the most beautiful and visually-complicated games ever released on the GBA. The gameplay is unique and inventive, but it's not always intuitive and won't be everyone's cup of tea.
  7. Nintendo Power
    75
    Still, Yggdra Union has style all its own, and is a breath of fresh air in the sometimes-stale strategy-RPG genre. [Jan. 2007, p.114]
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  8. Game Informer
    73
    The best strategy games are able to transform you into a tactical powerhouse as you maneuver your units to victory. Yggdra Union manages to tap into this feeling occasionally with some innovative strategy mechanics, but more often it made me feel like a spectator rather than a commander.
  9. Eurogamer
    50
    Indeed, if you can get your eyes past the epilepsy-inducing menus, and your head round the aneurism-inducing unions, there is a decent game struggling to break free of its gratuitously obfuscated difficulty curve. [JPN Import]

Awards & Rankings

5
#5 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2006
10
#10 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2006
10
#10 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2006

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. Yojimbo2015
    May 5, 2023
    6
    Turn-based strategy game with a card game format. The maps are just a set of basic squares and player input seems to have comparativelyTurn-based strategy game with a card game format. The maps are just a set of basic squares and player input seems to have comparatively limited impact on the outcomes of battles which makes it feel like one of those games you watch rather than play. Not terrible, but the Fire Emblem games are much better and neither are a patch on the Advance Wars titles.… Full Review »
  2. Froozog
    Feb 4, 2020
    10
    A bit complex to pick up but a truly awesome game that is impossible to put down once you get into it.
  3. julianozuca
    Feb 6, 2012
    8
    Yggdra Union is an awesome strategy game, but it is also unapproachable to casual players.

    The Good: Superb graphics and characters design;    Yggdra Union is an awesome strategy game, but it is also unapproachable to casual players.

    The Good: Superb graphics and characters design; innovative gameplay system (cards, morale, union/link, offense/defense bar); very-long-lasting adventure
    The Bad: Complex strategy is not well explained in the tutorials; lack of pattern in the buttons mapping; difficulty crosses the line of frustration

    When Atlus started developing games for Nintendo in the NES era it was all about traditional genresâ    … Full Review »
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