Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empires

 PSP
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23
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  1. Martin
    Oct 1, 2006
    7
    Ok......let me start this off by saying i LOVE rpgs alot. I saw the reviews about the horrid loading times.........and I still gave this game a try. rating this game was kindof hard, since it has SOOOOO many positives, and then the loading times............so I think it deserves a 7. The dialouge has to load, so it pauses to load what each character says sometimes. (these are never more Ok......let me start this off by saying i LOVE rpgs alot. I saw the reviews about the horrid loading times.........and I still gave this game a try. rating this game was kindof hard, since it has SOOOOO many positives, and then the loading times............so I think it deserves a 7. The dialouge has to load, so it pauses to load what each character says sometimes. (these are never more than half a second to 2) and then it has to load before menus( from 10 to 15) and it has to load before each attack ( 3-5 seconds) All that aside, this game is a very good rpg. During battle the load times are tolerable, but navigating menus can be somewhat annoying. So if you could get past the load times, I would give this around a 9 or 10, but since the load times can be annoying, it deserves either a 6 or 7… Expand
  2. NickB.
    Mar 12, 2007
    5
    Hidden behind what is arguably some of the worst load-time problems I've seen yet on a PSP is a detailed strategy game. Unfortunately, it lacks a decent tutorial (the tutorial it provides doesn't really touch on the ture depth you will deal with) and the load times....loading between every single sentence of conversation, every move, every action, absolutely everything....kills Hidden behind what is arguably some of the worst load-time problems I've seen yet on a PSP is a detailed strategy game. Unfortunately, it lacks a decent tutorial (the tutorial it provides doesn't really touch on the ture depth you will deal with) and the load times....loading between every single sentence of conversation, every move, every action, absolutely everything....kills the game for me.… Expand

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#30 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2006
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#24 Most Shared PSP Game of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
47

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 27
  3. Negative: 11 out of 27
  1. GameBrink
    25
    So while the original SSII definitely has some merit, this PSP port of the same said title shares so little of the same experience and fun that it’s almost farcical that it even shares the same name. [JPN Import]
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  2. Play Magazine
    60
    I'd like to recommend Spectral Souls for such an occasion, but unless you're a hardcore SRPG junkie, it might be more frustration than relaxation. [Oct. 2006, p.65]
  3. TotalPlayStation
    20
    Pointless loading EVERYWHERE means the game just comes off as coded by monkeys rather than being something different. Stay away.
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