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Yu-Gi-Oh is a collectable card game made by video game maker Konami that is popular with kids and card fans alike. You build a deck to battle opponents. Cards have ornate illustrations of monsters and magic spells, and when played strategically, players wallop their opponent's deck. You and your monsters have numbers called "hit points," and whoever whittles down the other player's hit points to zero first via monster card attacks wins the game. Fans of the card game can also buy smaller ﾑbooster packs' of cards to add to their deck, potentially changing the strategy of their game.
Because new cards are introduced every year, Konami also updates its videogame versions each year as well. The latest is Yu-Gi-Oh: Ultimate Masters World Championship Tournament 2006 for the Game Boy Advance. Use the control pad and buttons to play, and enter passwords from real life cards so you can have those cards in the game as well. Compete against computer controlled opponents who use clever strategies themselves to beat you. With a Link Cable, play against another human player who has his own Game Boy Advance and the game. Card graphics in play are small and hard to see until you enlarge them, and there is no way to turn down the repetitive music without playing silently. There are no extra modes, no story, and no help options for beginners. It's just you against the cards. Even though the cards and rules have been updated, this is still the same game as before, and only die-hard fans will get into this new installment.  
Yu-Gi-Oh is actually pretty complicated, with lots of different rules on how to play the cards and the videogame has no tutorial mode for beginners. The rules are explained in the instruction booklet, but the vast amount of text is daunting for beginners. CPU opponents start off pretty hard and don't give newcomers a chance to get the hang of the game.
Some of the illustrations on the cards have scary, demonic looking monsters and a few feature slightly scantily clad female figures. Because of the complicated rules, strong reading skill requirements, and steep learning curve without any sort of help for beginners, this is best for ages 10 and older, even though the rating says E for Everyone. Parents should keep a close watch on their kids with Yu-Gi-Oh and other collectable card games. They can be very addicting, and new cards are expensive when you add it all up. Plus, bad trades and lost cards often lead to hurt feelings on the playground. Many schools even ban bringing these cards to school for this reason. At least with the videogame, you don't have to worry about picking up cards off the floor or searching for missing cards! This review edited by Dave Long Comments? Chat about it in our forums! Format For Printing | Tell A Friend | Digg | Slashdot | del.icio.us | Buy This Game Browse Amazon.com's selection of "Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters" themed games Home > Review Archive > Video Games > Results: Yu-Gi-Oh!: Ultimate Masters World Championship Tournament 2006 |
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