• Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Feb 16, 2003
User Score
7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 55
  2. Negative: 11 out of 55

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  1. lollol
    May 9, 2004
    10
    It's a great game and more than 85 cards.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. QuvannyG.
    May 6, 2003
    10
    I love this game, at first i didn't to much reading in the beginning of the game. hint "used CG" i thought i was going to **** but when i started to paly i couldn't put i down. first day - 14h. 2nd 11h and still playing it.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Ton
    Jan 27, 2004
    10
    It's very good and challenging for a fan like me.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. JoshS.
    Jul 9, 2006
    9
    The game is good fun but is very hard sometimes.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. AlbertoR.
    Feb 25, 2003
    10
    GREAT!, The best Yu-Gi-Oh! Game till the date, Great FX, Great Monsters!, Highly Recomended A+++!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. MichaelH.
    Mar 12, 2003
    6
    The game is good concering on how it keeps most ofthe rules in it. But it does look to much like Brigadine when you sent your monster to attack the enemies monster.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. B.S.
    Mar 20, 2003
    4
    Lacking multiplayer and passwords (for bring in real cards) this game takes away the options the out of date forbidion memories had!!! But what r u tak'in bout I loved the sounds and the graphics!!! but sigh duel master k acts like hes drunk when I duel him he sucks!!!!!!!!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. AndrewL.
    Mar 4, 2003
    7
    Well first fan of the cartoon or the cards game will love it like I do. But the only let down is an very old game, from the jap version 7 years out of date, so graphics are like ps1, sound is not good, but the game is hard, so good fun to test your skills, but be short in the other hand actually. And no 2 player mode which you can't challenge your friends, but can trade with them. so outdated but fun if your a fan of it :) Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. KayW.
    Apr 16, 2003
    4
    This game has great levels of play and but the graphics and speed of the game really needs to be improved.This game could be good if they spent a bit more time on it. I would still purchase this game.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. JoshJ.
    Apr 19, 2003
    3
    It was as horrible as a monkey bum unless you liked it , i wanted to break the game as soon as i started to play it it was stupid if your going to get this dont because its retarded
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. DanielC.
    Apr 9, 2003
    10
    Stop crying about the hard level of this game,... thats the good thing; what did you want, some stupid game you colud pass in a few weekends? The game is excelent, good graphics, good sound, good tutorial, and the best part: a high level!!!! I'm new at this game, but i really like it, i would appreciate if someone can tell me how can i know wich cards can i mix into one new monster. Thanks.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. BillyP.
    May 3, 2003
    10
    The game is awesome. The only thing i dont like about it is that thay shuld let you pick more deaks.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  13. VincentL.
    Jun 5, 2003
    10
    This Game Is Great! But I dont seem to see all the cards yet :P
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  14. ObjectiveThinking
    Aug 20, 2003
    2
    There are literally 50 super nintendo games I can name off the top of my head that look, and play better than this game. I feel sorry for every person who helped make this stupid game. And the game isn't hard at all, I don't know what the reviewers are talking about.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  15. DragonKnight
    Apr 27, 2006
    2
    Horrible grid combat with extreme difficulty settings that their eleven year old audience may not be able to play it. I couldn't bare to play it for too long. The graphics are rarely seen and when they are, they aren't bad. The sound is unmemorable and the story is just as forgettable. Don't get this for yourself or anyone. The gameplay could be pretty decent if it wasn9;t so hard and didn't expect so much from you so quickly. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  16. Cat
    Oct 22, 2003
    10
    You must buy this awesome game.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  17. CATMan
    Dec 23, 2003
    2
    This games graphics blow i bought the game for ps2 and played for 1 or 2 hours and beat the whole game the sound is ****'d up it frezzez all the time and that ot only on my ps2 i tried it on my friends also and it freezez so it is the crapiest game ever.TIP: DONT BUY IT
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  18. AndrewC.
    Dec 23, 2003
    1
    This game stinks. It a stupid card game for 3 year olds the only people who like it haven't played any real games like prince of persia.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  19. EricW.
    Mar 14, 2003
    2
    Game is not very challenging to say the very least. After being a yu-gi-oh fan of the cartoon series but having never played the card game before, it only took me a few games to begin winning every duel. I am an old MTG gamer and know strategy very well, the computer is predictable. The graphics are rather bad considering this is a PS2 game , sound is horrific and one of the more fun aspects of the game ( fusions, Rituals) are way to time consuming to learn or aquire the cards for the rituals. I beat both sides ( white and red ) in one night of like 4 hours so not nearly worth my 39.99 I paid for this game. Tip: once you aquire a few decent powerful cards, duel yourself in custom duel to spin and get duplicates of those cards. Once I had a few decent dragons and couple mountains you can really own just about anyone in the game, get a couple swordstalkers in your deck as well, they are very helpful indeed. Oh, only reason I continue to play this game is trying to level my deck leader up to get special leader skills. I have played like way over 100 games and yet to get any special abilities for him at all. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  20. JamesB.
    Mar 14, 2003
    10
    ALL i can say this game Rocks there are no promblems in it at all and you get 3 crads when you bye the game to this game ROCKS DUDE!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  21. MaxP.
    Mar 2, 2003
    10
    It's a good game.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  22. ScottL.
    Mar 25, 2003
    10
    I think this game is awesome. I love everything about it. It's almost exactly like the cartoon. The monsters rock and so do the graphics. I can't wait to play the next one.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  23. DannyS.
    Apr 2, 2003
    10
    Sweeeeeeet ass game.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  24. LouisS.
    Apr 4, 2003
    10
    Awsomelycool3-Dbattles.this game is one of the BEST game I`ve ever seen.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  25. [Anonymous]
    Jul 25, 2003
    7
    Quit whinin' like every1 else has probally told ya thge way i see it is that the only reason u ppl give it a 4 is bcuz u don't have a good stratagy,ever think that that would be wut is making the game seem so hard?
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  26. KrisB.
    Feb 8, 2004
    10
    This game kick ass.I my self also play the card game its fun an plus the cards that came with it really improve my deck cause i can finely speical summon Valkuron the magna warrior:) i like the way the monsters come to live:)
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  27. SupunW.
    Jun 29, 2006
    8
    This game is very good but I would recomend it to more "proffessional" dual monsters players because of its modified playing system.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  28. Malik
    Mar 26, 2003
    9
    I cannot believe some of the comments on this game, they are totaly wrong. This game is GREAT, I don't even watch the show or play the card game but the video game is very fun and addictive. And if you have a friend who owns the game it's about 75% more fun and it never ends because your always trying to improve your deck so you can beat the crap out of your buddy. :p I would have given the game a 10 if not for the fact that it does'nt show the computer duelist screaming after you beat them the second time, and the game is relatively short unless you stink at it which many people who commented on it obviously do. If you own a PS2 go out and buy this game or atleast rent it, it gives DAYS of fun. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  29. BradyK.
    Apr 16, 2003
    10
    What are all of you babies whining about? I beat this game in two weeks. Probably could have done it quicker if I had had more time. Anyway, this game is one of the best I've ever seen, so don't go dissin' it.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  30. DrewS.
    Apr 22, 2003
    10
    This game kicks @$$. If you have half a brain, and a day or two, it isn't that hard to comprened. Oooh, it isn't the same as the card game! Shut the &%#* up!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  31. JohnJ.
    Apr 27, 2003
    10
    This is a nice game I like it. It is only confusing for the first half hour you are playing it. And it is not that hard as many have said.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  32. GabrielG.
    Jul 25, 2003
    10
    This Game was sweet But The only thing that was n`t cool were the decks. If I had the cards I Wanted, Like Red-Eyes Black Dragon I could Beat All the monsters including Blue-Eyes White Dragon Because it has 3400 Attack points Because It gets A Bonus 1000 Points extra since It is A 1st edition monster. This is probably my 2st Faviorite Game, my favorite game is Splinter Cell.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  33. MarikI.
    Feb 24, 2006
    8
    Duelist of roses is a great game however when you play Yu-gi-oh capule collisum the graphics are better, you get the actual voices from the show and they talk befor-during and after the duel which is a great thing. I wish that they could take Yu-gi-oh dofAnd Yu-gi-oh cc and do this... take the card game from duelist of roses and put it in Yu-gi -oh cc that way you got better graphics, better action and attacks instead of playing a chess like game you got the card game also of them being so lame because when you play yu-gi-oh cceverything is so much better and the characters dont have weird names or come from a weird century like 1875 like in duelist of roses. all the characters didn't even have their real names. When I played Yu-gi-oh capsel collisum even was so much better including action,music, graphics,attacks, and they even had in Odian, Marik, Bakura, and all the others from battle city tournament like in the show. The only thing that wasn't good was that it was like a chess/checkers game. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  34. ConM.
    Jun 23, 2006
    0
    This game sucks, unless someone can give me the cheat of getting the Gate Guardian Ritual.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  35. SKULLOMANIAW.
    Dec 22, 2004
    7
    This is a pretty good game. Without a doubt the easiest game besides Mario, Sonic, and Pac-Man games. After awhile it gets boring and you just don't wanna play it anymore. I'm trading mind back in, but it did keep me up at night a couple times but it does not derserve a 10 or 9. It should only get 8's and 7's certainly not a 59 or 40. Poor Yu-Gi's crying right now. Don't cry crazy haired fool. Expand
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  36. Mar 10, 2011
    5
    As a huge Yu-Gi-Oh! fan I was disappointed with this game, it's not like the dueling you see on the show, it's more like a mix of that and chess, the story isn't all that interesting, graphics are sub par, but voice acting is ok, one good thing is that it does require a large amount of strategy if you hope to win, if your a fan of card games you may like this but I just can't recommend this.
Metascore

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 14
  2. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. 58
    As you get deeper into the game, the attack/defense system starts to make sense, and the whole play experience becomes very tense and strategic. [Mar 2003, p.40]
  2. The presentation is terribly stripped-down, and as an odd duck sort of hybrid strategy game, it doesn't offer much accessibility or depth.
  3. When these sorts of loaded odds are all you get in lieu of a competitive computer player, the whole thing feels like you're being cheated rather than challenged.