Rogue Galaxy (PS2)

The saying goes 'don't judge a book by its cover'. But does that apply to a video game with a cover art suggesting space pirates? I knew this was an RPG, I knew this was a game from Level 5, I knew the game involved space pirates, I knew where my money was going. With little to no information about this game, not even the back of the case, I requested it as an upcoming birthday present. I was completely sold on the idea of space pirates. I'm not sure if the concept was original but it was original to me. I'm reviewing this game which I must have last played almost 3 years ago so my memory might not be entirely up to scratch. Jaster Rouge is a young man living ...  Read the complete review

I was very excited when a friend linked me to this game, from that moment I decided I would buy it. As soon as it came out I did that. I was more inclined to buy it due to liking the past games level 5 have made (dark cloud, dark cloud 2). Rogue galaxy is amazing, I love the idea of space so this made me want it even more. The cellshaded graphics where a plus too as I love that style. I loved the figting in the game, it was very fun however the way you learnt things I didn't think too much of it was very simple though it was not enough to put me off the game. The characters where very good, I particularly liked Zegram, Steve, Simon and ...  Read the complete review

When it emerged that Japanese developers Level-5 (part of Square-Enix) were working on a space-based role-playing adventure, it was hard not to be enthusiastic given their previous track record on the PS2, which has included the likes of Dark Chronicle and Dragon Quest. Rogue Galaxy follows in this fine cel-shaded lineage, and though it took forever to reach Europe, it has been more than worth the wait. The story is an inevitably lengthy one that sees Jaster Rogue, a young orphan from a backwater planet, being whisked into space, discovering he is of a special bloodline and that he's more or less the only hope for saving mankind. Star Wars lawyers at the ...  Read the complete review