Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dawn of Destiny

 Xbox
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Mar 23, 2004
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
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  1. bonnin40
    Feb 16, 2013
    5
    An exact rule for rule Yugioh game coming out on a home console wa a big deal, as most of the other yugioh games were twists of the yugioh card game. seeing this game, i was excited, i made sure it was backwards compatible with the 360, took it home and put it into the 360... not compatible. This was the beginning of a long strech of dissapointments with this game. a few months later, myAn exact rule for rule Yugioh game coming out on a home console wa a big deal, as most of the other yugioh games were twists of the yugioh card game. seeing this game, i was excited, i made sure it was backwards compatible with the 360, took it home and put it into the 360... not compatible. This was the beginning of a long strech of dissapointments with this game. a few months later, my girlfriedn gave me her old xbox with a bunch of games, so i decided to try again. i finally got to play the game, i was so excited. about 15 minutes into the game, i litteraly fell asleep. im not kidding, i slept for a good hour and a bit, a nice nap none the less, but i woke up and tried to play it again. and i couldnt. it was just so damn boring. and things that seemed small were starting to piss me off more and more. like if you lay a trap, anytime anything happens, it prompts you to activate the card, its just annoying. another thing that was bothering me was how bland the game looked. i love the 3d models and the cards, but the backrounds are so boring and uninteresting. i honestly tried so hard to like this game, i really did, but i just cant. everything about this game is so bland and boring. even the music was dissapointing, and i think its one of the main things that put me to sleep. this is a good concept, but was represented and executed in all of the wrong ways. it has a similair premise to dark duel stories, but in that game, the duels are much more fast paced,. the music is great, and theres more to the duesl themselves, the duels in this game however are very unexciting. even though i personally dont like this game (trust me, even i dont see why, i look at the premise and the menus and all the yugioh characters, get excited, and then start dueling and get bored) i still think that as a game, this isnt that bad, especially since it represents the yugioh card game in 3d, plain and simple. i dont like this game, but i still reccomend it for yugioh fans, who enjoy just playing the card game in digital form. no more, no less.… Expand
  2. S.S.
    May 5, 2004
    10
    This is a fine game.
  3. DennisdeV.
    Apr 10, 2004
    10
    It's a very cool game the only problem is you can't add cheats for this game.
  4. [Anonymous]
    Jan 1, 2005
    0
    You have got to be a 400 pound man to play this, why not just buy some real yu-gi-oh card.
  5. JustinH.
    May 17, 2005
    8
    This game is one of the best games I've played in a long time. this game is addicting.

Awards & Rankings

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#98 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2004
74
#74 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 21
  3. Negative: 5 out of 21
  1. Xbox Nation Magazine
    40
    Your $40 buys you nothing but a video version of the standard, real-life trading card game.
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  2. GamingTrend
    81
    A great translation with some nice bells and whistles, but the inconsistent AI and lack of Xbox Live really hamper this title.
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  3. GamingWorld X
    73
    For the first Yu-Gi-Oh! videogame for the XBOX, Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn Of Destiny is a good attempt on Konami’s part. But hope and pray, that the next Yu-Gi-Oh! videogame made for the XBOX really lives up to the excellence that most XBOX videogames deliver.
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