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In Yu-Gi-Oh: Nightmare Troubadour you play as a character in a town that you can name yourself where the Yu-Gi-Oh card game is the top thing to play. You get this cool gadget that attaches to the arm of every character so you can play with anyone in the game. The gadget can also be used as a radar to search for other people to duel against and later on to see the level of the person you are looking to duel. You are participating in a tournament in your town and you are determined to be number one. The tournament seems to have a strange vibe as duelists are being attacked at night by strangers and you must find out and stop these unseen assailants before they have a chance to hurt your friends. The only way to do this is master the card game!
The basic goal in Yu-Gi-Oh is to decrease your opponent's Life Points to zero. To do this you must summon monsters to attack your opponent and decrease their Life Points. Your opponent is not helpless though. He or she can also summon monsters to defend and attack against you. You and your opponent also have spell cards to use special effects on your turn and trap cards to use to surprise your opponent. There is much more to the card game than this, but the instruction booklet does a good job explaining everything.  The two screens are used in finding other duelists in your town by using the stylus as a radar as it changes from blue (far away), green (close), to red (very close). You also use the stylus in the actual gameplay as you point to cards to activate and to tell your opponent that you end your turn. Also, on the top screen there is a cool 3D image of the initial duel from your side of view. On the radar screen you can also go to shops to buy cards and even your own house. On the top side of the screen there is also a picture of where you are in your town. The graphics on some of the cards look pretty grainy and I can't count how many times I have pressed the wrong button on the duel screen, messing me up and making me lose. On the bright side though, I enjoyed the overall gameplay and I would probably keep playing it. 
Some of the 3D pictures of the monsters on the cards may be a little scary, but when a monster gets destroyed there is no violence except the card shattering. Also when you create your character you cannot be a girl and the choices for looks are minimal. You can only choose hair style. The rest is just a shadow. A lot of reading is required to remember exactly how the card game works and what different cards do. Overall though I think fans of the video and card game would like this game but first-timers will need a little time to learn how to play.
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