Dungeon Dice Monsters (Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters (GBA))

Member Name: randomreviews

Product:	Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters (GBA)
Date:	21/08/09 (8 review reads)
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Advantages: portable

Disadvantages: no way to save or pause

I picked this game up for $4 at GameStop. I've always wanted to play a Dungeon Dice Monsters game. This turns Yu-Gi-Oh! into a chess-like game where players are using monsters to move around on a board in an attempt to reach their side to defeat the opponent.

There is really no story at all in this game. You turn it on and start playing, that's it. There are tournaments, quite a few of which are locked so you need to beat others to access them. You can also free duel characters you beat in tournaments so you can win money and new monsters.

Each player has 3 lives and the object is to build a path to your opponent and send your monsters from your side to theirs and attack them. In that process, monsters clash.

The game has a deal of strategy to it as well. Some monsters and dice have special effects. You use dice to determine how far you can move, if you can attack and if you can defend.

The graphics aren't very impressive. They have minor details that help you get a good idea of what the characters look like but I think for a GBA game, Konami could've done much better. You have the option to turn off battle scenes as well, as they are pretty boring to watch anyway and you'll want to try to speed up the matches as much as possible.

The game auto saves after matches. You can't save or pause between games so if you're in a match, you're stuck there until you win or lose.

Dungeon Dice Monsters is a cool game and very interesting twist in the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe but be aware that this game is all about dueling and nothing else. People who enjoy strategic games will probably get the most fun out of this.

If you own a PS2, there's a DDM game called Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters Coliseum. It has much better graphics, battle animations, and even has voice acting, so that might be an interesting alternative to look into for PS2 owners.. but if you're looking for portable fun, this one is the way to go!

Summary: Yu-Gi-Oh! fans can use their favorite monsters in a whole new game.