{"id":9267,"date":"2013-02-25T00:01:48","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T00:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=9267"},"modified":"2013-02-17T22:24:05","modified_gmt":"2013-02-17T22:24:05","slug":"yu-gi-oh-5ds-decade-duels-plus-360-ps3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/25\/yu-gi-oh-5ds-decade-duels-plus-360-ps3\/","title":{"rendered":"Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Decade Duels Plus (360, PS3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"YUGIOH_BOX\"<\/a>I gotta hand it to kids today. They\u2019re a lot smarter than what we think they are. Case in point: I\u2019ve been reviewing several Yu-Gi-Oh games over the years. It\u2019s a popular long running trading card game by Konami. And even after all this time, I still can\u2019t wrap my head around the complex rules of the game. But kids can pick it up seemingly easily! I\u2019m also impressed with how long the card game has been around. It\u2019s been like, what, about ten years? Wow! Anyway, the latest game based on the trading cards is a downloadable 360 and PS3 title called Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D\u2019s Decade Duels Plus (PS3 version reviewed here).<\/p>\n

In the single player game, you compete in tournaments against the CPU. From what I remember it doesn\u2019t look like the rules have changed. When you start playing, they give you an option to view a visual tutorial of how to play. But it\u2019s separated into 17 different chapters. So needless to say, I\u2019m not going to explain how to play the card game in this review. Just know that it\u2019s more complicated than Magic: The Gathering. At least that\u2019s what my Yu-Gi-Oh champ brother Jeff says anyway.<\/p>\n

Aside from the single player mode, you can also play online with up to four other duelists. The game features more than 2,000 cards from all the card series. You can choose different modes and decks, and even customize your own rules. Use voice or text chat while playing online, and download more cards via PSN or Xbox LIVE.<\/p>\n

Only problem with the game is that it\u2019s very basic visually. This could\u2019ve been easily done on the Game Boy Advance. No monster animations or voices at all. Plus, even though there are extensive tutorials, I had no idea what I was doing while playing. But my Yu-Gi-Oh brother Jeff was able to jump right in and win the first two matches easily. So it\u2019s best enjoyed by Yu-Gi-Oh experts who already know how to play the game and will not mind the no-frills approach.<\/p>\n

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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D\u2019s Decade Duels Plus is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Suggestive Themes and Mild Fantasy Violence. I really don\u2019t see how this game is violent. Cards can whittle down hit points of other monsters and players, but you don\u2019t see any kind of interaction at all. Maybe some of the cards have slightly suggestive characters on them, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s that bad at all. Really the best reason why this game is better for older kids is the high level of reading skill and complex gameplay involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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