May 14th, 2008
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX The Beginning of Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: The Beginning of Destiny is one of, if not, the newest console game from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game franchise. It is based on the popular anime, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, a sequel to the famous Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters.
The game can be played in two ways: Story Mode and Free Duel Mode. When you start the game, you are instantly taken to Story Mode, wherein you become a new student at the prestigious Duel Academy. After three months, a Tag Force Tournament woul occur at the Academy. The tournament is unique because participants will play in tag duels. As a new student, your job is to attend classes, and to make friends with the other students, so that when the day of the tournament arrives, you'll find a suitable tag partner. When you beat a certain character in the Story Mode, only then will they be available for tag duels or normal duels in the Free Duel Mode. If you want to earn more DP or you just want to have fun, play the Free Duel Mode.
It is a must that you know how to play the card game, or else you won't appreciate the game. The game has lots of tips and tutorials but if you have no basic knowledge, then don't even attempt to buy this game. Also, it is somewhat important that you have watched the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime, at least up to the Rise of the Sacred Beasts Arc. The game is completely based on the anime, and there are some unlockable characters, which you would only be able to unlock if you know when and where to find them, courtesy of the anime.
There are lots of bad reviews going around the internet about this game, and so let me tell you: DO NOT BELIEVE THESE REVIEWS. What pisses me off is that most of the reviewers have no basic knowledge of Yu-Gi-Oh! It is only natural that you give bad comments to something you don't even understand! They say the story of the game sucks, but that's only because they have ABSOLUTELY NO idea as to how to play the game. The game isn't just about the card game itself. There's a lot involved, and to the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX fans out there, let me tell you: THERE ARE LOTS OF NEW INFORMATION IN THIS GAME. The only people who have the right to give reviews to this game are those WHO HAVE PLAYED YU-GI-OH! BEFORE and those WHO HAVE WATCHED THE SERIES. Others have absolutely no right to criticize this game.