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Zatch Bell!: Mamodo Fury ps2 Game Reviews
Zatch Bell!: Mamodo Fury
Critic Score
Metascore: 40 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
7.3 out of 10
based on 8 reviews
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Players join Zatch, Kiyo and other characters from the hit manga and TV series ZATCHBELL! as they battle to become the mighty mamodo king. This time, up to four players can choose from more than 20 different playable teams. With three gameplay modes including Story Mode, VS mode and Arcade Mode, players can experience all the action in environments faithful to the TV series. All voice acting is even done by the U.S. TV show cast. [Namco Bandai]

PUBLISHER: Namco Bandai Games
DEVELOPER: Namco Bandai Games
GENRE(S): Fighting
PLAYERS: 4
ESRB RATING: T (Teen)
RELEASE DATE: September 19, 2006

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

70
Play Magazine
Chaotic fun, but poorly balanced chaotic fun. [Sept 2006, p.59]
48
GameSpot
Mamodo Fury packs a number of gameplay modes and plenty of familiar characters, but it all feels wasted on this shallow and frustrating fighting game.
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45
Digital Entertainment News
Fans of the show will adore it. Anyone else is more likely to scratch their head in puzzlement and move on to more complete fighters.
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40
GamePro
Mamodo Fury suffers from a variety of problems, among them a frustrating camera, an overly complicated combat system, cheap enemies who'll have you tearing your hair out, and repetitive gameplay that just doesn't get any better. The game also screams "value title" with its mediocre graphics and sound production.
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40
PSM Magazine
Even if you're a fan of anime, we recommend you keep your distance from Mamodo Fury. [Nov. 2006, p.81]
30
IGN
There’s no reason any self-respecting gamer would pick up Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury. The game is broken at times, painful during others, and sports and overall felling of frustration for anyone brave enough to endure it.
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30
Games Radar
If you don't care how broken and rudimentary this game is as long as it's like the show, you're going to be in a fury in no time.
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20
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
That's the worst kind of game design--the kind that only the people who made it can understand. [Oct. 2006, p.83]

What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 7.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Kevin J. gave it a2:
It sucks. Its hard playing and its hard to unlock every thing

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