Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (DS)

Final Fantasy Tactics is a move away from the main line Final Fantasy series, and I suppose could be best described as a Tactical RPG, with combat in the form of Turn based battles. This is a system that fits the handheld DS extremely well though, and while the system at first seems somewhat simple, you quickly realise that it is rather difficult to master. Although if you really wanted to you could just level up your characters by going through low level missions but doing so would remove much of the fun from the game. In a sense it can be seen as a puzzle game, the joy is in figuring out a strategy that work, and then when it executes perfectly the surge of ...  Read the complete review

Overall Rating: 78% Strategy RPGs, you would think, would be a natural fit for the DS given the touch screen, portability and wifi capabilities. Although FFTA2 does a good job of making a fun and addicting game, it would have been just as good had it been made on the GBA - and I think that's what lets it down. It hardly uses the DS's features - in fact, I find it easier to play with the buttons than the touch screen, the graphics are about the same as the original FFTA on the GBA, and the GBA outing actually had more in the way of multiplayer than this one does... so, you might be wondering, why does it get a good score? Because at the heart of it, it is a ...  Read the complete review