Lunar: Dragon Song DS
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Sep 27, 2005
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59 out of 100

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6.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: (Also known as "Lunar Genesis" in JPN) The first original installment of the Lunar franchise to be released in more than 10 years - Lunar: Dragon Song - is also the first traditional fantasy RPG for Nintendo DS and takes players to 1,000 years before the events that occurred in the first game of the Lunar series, "Lunar: The Silver Star." The world of Lunar is at peace under the protection of the goddess Althena, creator of Lunar. At the fringes of this peaceful existence, vicious demons have started to slowly invade, and there are few with power enough to know how to deal with this demon invasion. Players experience the world of Lunar as the human boy, Jian, and his group of friends. Jian’s story begins simply but quickly evolves as he and his friends unravel the evil plot being laid against Althena and discover that they alone can save Lunar from the forces of evil. [Ubisoft]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 30
  3. Negative: 6 out of 30
  1. GameSpy
    80
    Aside from these minor quibbles and instances of tedium, the story progresses at a respectable clip, with plenty of twists and surprises to keep things interesting.
  2. Nintendo Power
    70
    It does tragically little to expand the saga or enrich our understanding of the Lunar universe. Instead, the story feels like merely a means of shepherding the player from one monster-filled dungeon to the next. [Nov 2005, p.114]
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  3. Nintendojo
    70
    The learning curve is gentle enough for first time RPGers while the scale of the story should appease RPG veterans.
  4. Game Informer
    48
    I don't use this example lightly, but think back to "Grabbed by the Ghoulies," a similarly good-looking, but unfun and almost unplayable nightmare of gameplay design missteps. [Nov 2005, p.178]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
  1. JohnH.
    9
    a game that makes most traditionalists crazy and mad, makes me happy. this game creates a different atmosphere than that of a traditional rpg. the thing that makes this game stand out is the music. very nice.… Expand
  2. DyneL.
    8
    Just because its Lunar....
  3. EvanH.
    5
    The game is semi-fun, but the battle system is really annoying and the story isn't very deep.
  4. Marie
    4
    Interesting at first, but about half way became a chore just to finish. Annoying having to go and do teddious errends just to get enough money for armor. Couldn't they have spell checked the game as well? At least one of the delivery errends had the wrong name as the person to deliver it to, and how could you miss capitalizing other names?! I regretted paying the initial $40 price tag for a game that gives Lunar a bad name!… Expand

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