- Publisher: Konami
- Release Date: Feb 16, 2003
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Game InformerIf a small portion of you has always wondered what a game like this is all about, this is the best card game that money can buy. [Apr 2003, p.85]
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If you are a true YU-GI-OH fan, into the trading card thing, and have a decent understanding of the YU-GI-OH card’s powers, yada yada, you will probably love this FIRST EVER YU-GI-OH PS2 videogame.
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A run of the mill game. When you play this game you feel as though this game should be better than it is.
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The story concept behind the game is surprisingly interesting, diverging from the typical rehashing of a franchise universe seen in many similar tie-ins.
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The most distinguishing feature of Duelists of the Roses is that the game is really freaking hard.
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Play MagazineA beautifully produced, rule heavy, text heavy, story heavy, lore heavy, chess-like card battle royale that could have Yu-Gi-Oh fans pulling more all-nighters than the graveyard shift at Del Taco. [May 2003, p.61]
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Probably best appreciated by newcomers to the Yu-Gi-Oh game who want to learn how to play.
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GameNowAs you get deeper into the game, the attack/defense system starts to make sense, and the whole play experience becomes very tense and strategic. [Mar 2003, p.40]
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netjakInstead of building on everything that made "The Eternal Duelist Soul" a good game, they built upon everything that made "Forbidden Memories" a mediocre game, and then added enough additional confusion and frustration to the game to make it nearly unplayable for all but the most rabid of Yu-Gi-Oh! fans.
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The presentation is terribly stripped-down, and as an odd duck sort of hybrid strategy game, it doesn't offer much accessibility or depth.
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Official U.S. Playstation MagazineEverything about Roses is designed to make you feel like a total loser. The difficulty level is ratcheted up so high, you're bound to lose billions of battles before you can build a decent deck. [Apr 2003, p.98]
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Electronic Gaming MonthlyA surprisingly addictive experience. The problem is, it takes forever to learn how to play the damn thing. [Apr 2003, p.120]
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Strictly for fanboys, PS2 library completists or masochists in search for a higher-than-normal threshold of pain in their interactive diet.
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When these sorts of loaded odds are all you get in lieu of a competitive computer player, the whole thing feels like you're being cheated rather than challenged.
Awards & Rankings
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38
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#38 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2003
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24
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#24 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2003
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 82 out of 110
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Mixed: 16 out of 110
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Negative: 12 out of 110
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BillyP.May 3, 2003The game is awesome. The only thing i dont like about it is that thay shuld let you pick more deaks.
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Jun 27, 2023Masterpiece game. The story is so enjoyable, scoring is really great, visual is decent, and the voice is stunning
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Jun 3, 2023