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Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution
GameCube
Released On: Mar 2, 2004
71
7.5
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
71
54% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
42% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
71
54% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
42% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Somehow, developer Sonic Team managed to meld everything great about the previous PSOs (aesthetic beauty, and engaging online community, and the never-ending quest for better equipment) with a simple, addictive card game. [Apr 2004, p.128]
I love the way it advances the story and expands on the world of PSO, and I love the card battling itself. It's basically a strategy game with the tension and excitement of a good poker hand. [Mar 2004, p.58]
It takes a while for the card-based gameplay of Episode III to grow on you, but once it does, it'll get its hooks in as firmly as the other PSO chapters.
Every element of it is solid but unexceptional. Card battling is done far better by PS2's "Culdcept"; story is done better by a host of other RPGs. In fact, the only area where I think it'd be truly difficult to compete with PSO III is music -- this soundtrack is almost too good for the game.
Unfortunately, the focus on strategy has placed the RPG elements firmly in the back seat, and the story feels out of place and intrudes rudely on the pleasure of card battling. PSOEIII's attempt to infuse a decent card game with a rich plot only confuses matters.
While PSO began as a genuine phenomenon, it ends with something more like a fizzled experiment.
This is a craply-plotted sci-fi novel meets a game of chess meets Industrial Light & Magic meets Yu-Gi-Oh!. Fanboys: silence.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
7.5
58% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
7.5
58% Positive
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Summary A strangely powerful Photon-like substance found on Planet Ragol has spurred a raging battle between the Hunters and a rebel team called the Arkz. The prized matter known as "The Germ" has unique replicating powers and can be sealed in small playing-card-sized packets. Warriors carrying a deck of the sought-after cards can th...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- GameCube
Initial Release Date: Mar 2, 2004
Developer:
- Sonic Team
Publisher: Sega
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