Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective

 Game Boy Advance
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Dec 2, 2003
Metascore
33

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 7 out of 8
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  1. GameZone
    50
    There are a few great moments in the game that fans of the series will truly enjoy, but these moments are scattered far and between to make gamers want to stick with the game for a long period of time.
  2. Nintendo Power
    46
    A compass points to your current objective, but it's still easy to get lost in the game's complex levels. [Mar 2004, p.121]
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  3. GameNow
    42
    I was even less impressed by the game's fighting system. There isn't an ounce of technique involved. Just walk up to an enemy and rapidly punch it until it goes down.
  5. Pocket Games
    35
    Despite a wealth of material to draw from, it's a poorly-executed game that lets down anime fans and gamers alike. [Summer 2004, p.44]
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  6. NintendoWorldReport
    30
    An insult to gamers and anime fans alike. With its charismatic cast and open-ended, special-agent plot device, Yu Yu Hakusho is a prime franchise for videogames, but judging from this rush job, the developer and publisher don’t seem to recognize this.
  7. Play Magazine
    25
    Both the fighting and exploration are poorly executed, and the visuals look like they leapt right out of a medium-quality NES title. [Jan 2004, p.76]
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  8. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    22
    It's pure boredom harnessed in cartridge form. [Feb 2004, p.128]
  9. GMR Magazine
    20
    The popular Japanese anime gets butchered here, and the in-game characters seem to have been modeled after the developers' nose goblins. [Mar 2004, p.93]

Awards & Rankings

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#27 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2003

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User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 5 out of 18
  1. TSSrax
    Nov 10, 2019
    3
    It looks terrible,it plays terrible, It's boring, empty, soulless, avoid at all costs.This could have been a great,fun game. But no, it's awful.
  2. Psyco6
    Mar 5, 2012
    7
    First off the critics are just stupid. why would they expect this game to have amazing graphics and a amazing combat system. It's a freakinFirst off the critics are just stupid. why would they expect this game to have amazing graphics and a amazing combat system. It's a freakin GBA game not a console game. there are four buttons to use so why would they say the combat system is boring and repetitive. You can punch and use spirit attacks, thats pretty much what I'd expect yes the game could have been a bit longer but it does a good job of giving the player the main theme of the anime.… Full Review »
  3. Bustergundam4
    Jan 16, 2012
    10
    I like this game because it is the exact remake of the T.V show.I love this game, even tho it could be longer, its my favorite show, so im notI like this game because it is the exact remake of the T.V show.I love this game, even tho it could be longer, its my favorite show, so im not complainin that much!… Full Review »
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