The Nightmare of Druaga

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Namco
  • Release Date: Oct 26, 2004
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 22
  3. Negative: 5 out of 22
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  1. Deeko
    35
    Banking almost solely on the nostalgic value of its namesake, Nightmare of Druaga is an extremely average dungeon crawl that’s infested with problems that keep it from being entertaining in almost any way.
  2. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    40
    Anyone who has enjoyed any of the technical, aesthetic, and gameplay improvements of the past decade will probably want to pass this one up [Dec 2004, p.114]
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  3. Game Informer
    40
    So many other titles offer a richer, more fulfilling experience that it's hard to imagine why someone would want to tackle this anachronism. [Nov 2004, p.156]
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  5. DailyGame
    35
    Very punishing death penalties and boring gameplay.
  6. My Gamer
    38
    Sound is almost embarrassingly unremarkable.

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User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. CutNickel
    Jun 6, 2023
    9
    Una re-imaginacion del juego de la Pc Engine ¨Tower of Druaga¨ pero esta vez en 3 hermosas dimensiones, con una musica y una jugabilidadUna re-imaginacion del juego de la Pc Engine ¨Tower of Druaga¨ pero esta vez en 3 hermosas dimensiones, con una musica y una jugabilidad maestra asi como inspirado en D&D, lo unico malo del juego es que al morir pierdes todos tus items equipados penalizando demasiado los errores que en un juego como son los RPG / Dungeon Crawler son muy comunes y sirven al jugador para poder crecer como jugador, si no hubiera ese pequeño problema seria un juego de 10/10.… Full Review »
  2. Shirubasbr
    Aug 26, 2020
    9
    um magnifico jogo, que te faz pensar bem taticamente, é o tipo de jogo que você aprende com os erros, vale muito a pena jogar!!!
  3. FFallen
    May 2, 2013
    5
    I've never been too into the rouge style dungeon crawlers, but this one was a little different change of pace, which was nice, but all the oddI've never been too into the rouge style dungeon crawlers, but this one was a little different change of pace, which was nice, but all the odd features like the game thinking you are cheating when you turn it off kinda put me off fairly quick. Game play was fun, but to me, just didn't stay fun, may pick it up again in the future though.… Full Review »
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