Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: The Beginning of Destiny

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Jan 8, 2008
User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
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  1. 1jamie50
    Mar 21, 2014
    5
    Yu-gi-oh GX is yet another game in the card games series. Unfortunately, it suffers from a lot of different things and doesn't really bring much new to the series.

    The story revolves around you trying to be-friend other students at the school to have a tag partner for the big tag tournament at the end of the game. This leaves the story pretty thin and poor. The graphics also are set    Yu-gi-oh GX is yet another game in the card games series. Unfortunately, it suffers from a lot of different things and doesn't really bring much new to the series.

    The story revolves around you trying to be-friend other students at the school to have a tag partner for the big tag tournament at the end of the game. This leaves the story pretty thin and poor.

    The graphics also are set in a 2D pixelated world that you traverse which feels very odd as the graphics felt out of place and more suited to be used for the handheld GBA or DS.

    Other than that, the core gameplay still runs the same, the card battles still play out the same way they did on the GBA versions with new cutscenes that play when the match starts, when you make an attack or when your enemy plays cards. This is a neat feature but the gameplay is really the only reason you'd want to play this game and I just think other Yu-gi-oh games bring the same thing to the table well making a better game all-together.

    Make sure to not sprint through the amount of days the game gives you to play with. Once you reach the tag team tournament, your game is over. Use your time wisely.    … Expand
  2. mintycloud
    Jan 19, 2014
    2
    you want a generic boring story with an overpowered ai as an enemy for a card game pick this game up...you'll probably end up throwing this game on the trash bin..
  3. Diegochocho
    Jul 8, 2018
    8
    No se porque tantas criticas negativas, me pareció un juego fiel al anime, disfrute mucho haber tenido un combate con Judai/Jaden.
  4. AshBoy
    Jul 4, 2021
    10
    This is literally the best Yu-gi-oh game ever, I can not see how you could give it anything less

Awards & Rankings

50
#50 Best PS2 Game of 2008
32
#32 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2008
42
#42 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2008

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
49

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
  1. Cheat Code Central
    48
    A classic case of one step forward, two steps back. For all its positive efforts with varied gameplay and the new story elements, the core gameplay remains the same as it has always been, and the poor look of the game and the terrible sound quality really make this game a missed opportunity.
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  2. IGN
    55
    Beginning of Destiny is a technically underwhelming, overly dry card battle game that we can only (and just barely) recommend to hardcore Yu-Gi-Oh! enthusiasts.
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  3. GameZone
    50
    The Beginning of Destiny had all the makings of a wonderful Yu-Gi-Oh! GX title but its dull single-player story and little interaction with the world make this a boring and repetitive game.
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