Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction

 Game Boy Advance
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Jun 29, 2004
Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
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  1. Cheat Code Central
    90
    NOT for the faint of heart or Yu-Gi noobs. Konami made this one directly for its target audience and in doing so have created a fantasic and indepth RPG that will delight purveyors of the card game for many hours.
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  2. Nintendojo
    80
    It's easy enough to get into and fun enough to play for hours at a time, even when you aren't advancing the main story. Very nicely done.
  3. Next Level Gaming
    79
    The RPG elements do add more to the title. I was starting to get tired of the same old card duel on the Game Boy Advance, now you can have a nice little story to go along with the duels.
  5. GamingTrend
    78
    The lack of magic and trap cards hinders the early portion of the game. Those who are patient enough to get through the introductory duels are in for some challenging duels.
  6. Gaming Age
    75
    What makes this style of Yu-Gi-Oh so compelling is the fact that you finally have some story and purpose that best follows the popular anime TV series.
  7. NintendoWorldReport
    70
    Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction has one special feature that really sets the game apart: insane difficulty. Everything else is secondary. Only the extremely patient, skilled, or masochistic Yu-Gi-Oh players will love this game.
  8. GamingWorld X
    65
    Better than the original. Too bad it’s not a huge leap over it. It’s still a mediocre card-based RPG, and there are a few annoying gameplay elements whose inclusion leaves me puzzled.
  9. Worth Playing
    62
    For all the Yu-Gi-Oh fans out there, it is 10 out of 10, but unfortunately, not everybody is.
  10. IGN
    55
    It really doesn't offer much new or exciting to the series, more rehashing last year's game with a new storyline.
  11. Nintendo Power
    52
    If you've played any of the Yu-Gi-Oh! card games, you'll be able to jump right into the game. [Sept 2004, p.116]
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  12. Game Informer
    45
    Reshef feels like it was assembed from various rejected design concepts and shards of concentrated boring. [Sept 2004, p.118]
  13. 1UP
    20
    The best part of Reshef of Destruciton is the three free trading cards that come with the game.

Awards & Rankings

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#61 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2004
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#40 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2004
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#34 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2004

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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19
  1. xkrax1
    May 15, 2022
    5
    Bad in case of game design.

    To play through the main game needs a lot of grind since the deck capacity and available cards are strongly    Bad in case of game design.

    To play through the main game needs a lot of grind since the deck capacity and available cards are strongly restricted while your opponents dont have any of those restrictions. Spending hours to fight yugi etc. countless times is a prerequisite to beat the main story.

    Instead of giving your opponents nice diverse decks in the postgame, they all have pretty much the same deck with the same cards since they all have monster reborn, swords of revealing light, change of heart, torrental tribute and harpie’s feather duster 3 x each while the player is only allowed to have one ot those cards and has handicaps all the time because the duelist level and the deck cost of those cards are astronomically high.

    Without Ra phoenix mode, slipher or obelisk there is almost no possibility to win since all your monster cards are stolen by the opponent, directly destroyed by traps or your traps are wiped out constantly in the hall of eternity. Also you cant attack for 9 rounds.

    It is possible to win using the god cards but this kills the complete enjoyment of building your own strategic deck. And to do so needs really a lot of time to get to those duelist levels and deck capacities.

    I can recommend the prequel The Sacred Cards but Reshef of destruction is really bad designed. It is not strategically hard but it is highly restrictive in options which requires a ton of time to invest.    … Full Review »
  2. grimreapersims
    Sep 6, 2021
    4
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  3. Gevluah
    Oct 10, 2020
    5
    As a sequel to The Sacred Cards, they artificially made the game longer by increasing the amount of grinding you'll have to do which in myAs a sequel to The Sacred Cards, they artificially made the game longer by increasing the amount of grinding you'll have to do which in my opinion isn't the way to solve the problem of the previous game which was it being too easy and too short… Full Review »
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