Blue Dragon Plus

by Ignition Entertainment

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• ASIN: B001G9F9JQ
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 24, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,277 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

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The 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.

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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.

Product Description

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 progre

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Gameplay Experience, February 19, 2010

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T. G. Wier - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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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 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality Real Time Strategy, July 4, 2011

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S. Deitz (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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Only slightly short, otherwise an excellent game.
Exceptionally reminiscent of all of the themes of Blue Dragon without emulating the game play, and a fine continuation of the Blue Dragon storyline.
Commanding small squads is a bit awkward, because selecting them is fairly unpleasant. In the same vein, choosing characters and abilities is a time consuming task, but necessary for victory, so you will spend less time commanding your troops and more time selecting and reorganizing your units to use their overpowered abilities.
The ability to shift units around for free after every battle nullified the purpose of having multiple squads, and just allows you to complete the game more quickly.

Three games for the DS have done this type of game really well. Lost Magic, Blue Dragon, and Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. Lost Magic focuses on the casting of abilities, while Revenant Wings focuses on troop command. Blue Dragon offers an experience which is between these two. If you enjoyed the story, music, and characters from Blue Dragon, you will likely enjoy this game.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great game for low price, September 13, 2010

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Melody (Coventry,RI) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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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