Blue Dragon Plus

Blue Dragon Plus

Product InformationAt first glance you might mistakenly believe Blue Dragon Plus to be astrategy game in the style of Final Fantasy Tactics with little hand-drawnheroes and monsters arranged on an isometric 3D stage. But once the fightbegins everything starts happening in real time and you must feverishly puttogether your plan of attack because those enemies aren’t waiting for yourturn. You command your units around the field with quick but simple controlsthat rely totally on the touch screen. You tell your units where to go who tofight when to heal and when to move to special areas on the map. It seems likeyour attention is constantly needed everywhere at once but the game gives yousome room for error by providing a high number of healing items. Also as youprogress through each map the game occasionally pauses to let some part of thestory play out. The game will feature a thirty-hour quest as well as the abilityto control up to sixteen humans and Mecha Robos in real-time battles and shadowfights.Following their defeat of Nene a tyrannical remnant of the Ancients Shu andhis friends hoped the battle was over. After one year passes the world consistsof a myriad of “cubes” that exploded from the planet’s depths when itsplit open in the course of the battle with Nene. And when King Jibral spies astrange phenomenon emerging from a mysterious distant cube — the enormous andsinister Shadow of a Balaur a three-headed dragon — it proves to be aharbinger of further turmoil to come.Product Features Enter a thrilling single-player campaign featuring more than 30 hours of gameplay Control up to 16 humans and Mecha Robos in your quest to defeat your enemies Strengthen your units by altering their composition and equipping them with items Engage in thrilling real-time battles and shadow fights Enhance the fast-paced action with compelling RPG elements including item collection character progreThe DS sequel is set one year after the original Xbox 360 title and returns players to the story of Shu and his companions, who control powerful phantom shadows. In the DS title, they will have to deal with new enemies spawned from the devastation wrought in the first title. At first glance, you might mistakenly believe Blue Dragon Plus to be a strategy game in the style of Final Fantasy Tactics, with little hand-drawn heroes and monsters arranged on an isometric 3D stage. But once the fight begins, everything starts happening in real time and you must feverishly put together your plan of attack, because those enemies aren’t waiting for your turn. You command your units around the field with quick but simple controls that rely totally on the touch screen. You tell your units where to go, who to fight, when to heal, and when to move to special areas on the map. It seems like your attention is constantly needed everywhere at once, but the game gives you some room for error by providing a high number of healing items. Also, as you progress through each map, the game occasionally pauses to let some part of the story play out. The game will feature a thirty-hour quest as well as the ability to control up to sixteen humans and Mecha Robos in real-time battles and shadow fights.

Blue Dragon Plus
The Blue Dragon
The Blue Dragon
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Fast-paced action
Fast-paced action
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Control 16 Humans and Mecha Robos
Control 16 Humans and Mecha Robos
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Synopsis
Following their defeat of Nene, a tyrannical remnant of the Ancients, Shu and his friends hoped the battle was over. After one year passes, the world consists of a myriad of “cubes” that exploded from the planet’s depths when it split open in the course of the battle with Nene. And when King Jibral spies a strange phenomenon emerging from a mysterious, distant cube — the enormous and sinister Shadow of a Balaur, a three-headed dragon — it proves to be a harbinger of further turmoil to come.

Key Game Features:

  • Enter a thrilling single-player campaign featuring more than 30 hours of gameplay
  • Control up to 16 humans and Mecha Robos in your quest to defeat your enemies
  • Strengthen your units by altering their composition and equipping them with items
  • Engage in thrilling real-time battles and shadow fights
  • Enhance the fast-paced action with compelling RPG elements, including item collection, character progression and robot customizations
  • Features a storyline created and directed by Final Fantasy series director Hironobu Sakaguchi, characters created by Akira Toriyama of the DragonBall universe and music composed by Final Fantasy’s Nobuo Uematsu

Exclusive to the Nintendo DS
The excitement of the hit Cartoon Network series comes to life with Blue Dragon Plus. Leap into battle, commanding up to 16 humans and Mecha Robos to fight against a horde of enemies, and revel in the edge-of-your-seat action of the game’s explosive real-time battles and shadow fights. Complete a thrilling single-player campaign that spans more than 30 hours of gameplay and incorporates engaging RPG elements like item collection and character progression. High-quality dual-screen FMVs showcase more than an hour of gripping story events, immersing you fully in the Blue Dragon world.

Rating: (out of 9 reviews)

List Price: $ 29.99

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5 Comments

  1. T. G. Wier says:

    Review by T. G. Wier for Blue Dragon Plus
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    I honestly do not understand a lot of the hate that this game has been getting. While not in the same ballpark as the original 360 title (how COULD it be?) it is still a fun semi-sequel that tells a fun-filled story and offers a traditional JRPG level of difficulty to the battles.

    The battle interface may be a mixed bag, but this reviewer found it to be highly intuitive and simple to manipulate. Perhaps on an older model DS, where the touch sensitivity was lacking, would someone encounter an issue, but with a DSi, I noticed no problems at all.

    Bottom line, this game deserves better than the lashings it has taken in the press – it is unfair to compare it with a game on a much more advanced dedicated console like the XBox 360 – I think that the developers did a fine job of bringing the game to the small screen.

  2. Melody says:

    Review by Melody for Blue Dragon Plus
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    My son (8yr) really enjoys this game. He has been playing it on and off for the last 9 months. Lots of levels and obviously has kept his interest

  3. wolfpack says:

    Review by wolfpack for Blue Dragon Plus
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    So far i only play a little bit of the game and from what I have observe this game is awesome, it keep you thinking the whole time and make you manage your time at all times since your players dont take turns.

  4. A. Ash says:

    Review by A. Ash for Blue Dragon Plus
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    I borrowed this game from my nephew.

    I agree at first it is a little difficult, but when I found the tutorial it got much easier and now I am totally addicted. It’s tons of fun using the shadow powers and creating my own customized robots. Oh and the different poo bad guys are just hilarious!

    I’d have to say my favorite part was when I had four separate teams going in different directions. Collected tons of stuff and some of the characters can hold up to three skill types, if not more cause I haven’t beaten the game yet.

    The graphics are pretty old school so they are very basic and small, but it’s still a fun game.

  5. Sheri J. Richard says:

    Review by Sheri J. Richard for Blue Dragon Plus
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    Ten year old son is enjoying this, very strategic he says and not too hard or easy to learn and understand.