Customer Reviews

Blue Dragon Plus

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

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.

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.

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

Its a good game that should last you long time but the only thing wrong with it is how game over works if any enemy gets on the upper part of the world map its game over so a little tip is always have a party on top gaurding, make sure the king jibrel is not on top gaurding though as its game over if that happen but any other characters are fine, and make two save files at least. good luck and enjoy.

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.

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.

Ten year old son is enjoying this, very strategic he says and not too hard or easy to learn and understand.

I grabbed this at the price of $9.99. Muhaha. I haven't played it but have heard good review in Japan. So, I just bought it and will play it later!

Not owning a X-Box 360 has excluded me from enjoying the highly-acclaimed Blue Dragon. However, when I heard about Blue Dragon Plus, I figured I'd go ahead an pick it up since the original's supposed to be such a great, innovative game. Blue Dragon Plus has to be good, right? Right?!

Wrong! Sadly, after purchasing the game and playing it for a brief amount of time, I discovered Blue Dragon Plus could in no way measure to the original, regardless of never having played it. Instead of being innovative, Blue Dragon Plus attempts to mimic well-established game stylings while delivering real-time battle sequences...and fails. For battle to flow effectively, using the stylus is a must, but instead of being given well-programmed play controls, players are given a horrible "click and drag" navigation method. This headache is only compounded when attempting to command his/her troops in order to command a strategic battle. What should be fun and entertaining is tedious and obnoxious, and in a game packed with battle after battle, interest in the game is swiftly lost.

On the flip side, Blue Dragon Plus does sport some decent graphics for a game designed for the small screen, and the movie sequences look better than many seen on older console systems like the PSOne. The story, too, is fairly intriguing, at least for one unfamiliar with the overall plot of the Blue Dragon series. However, this does little to gloss over the poor structure and gameplay. My recommendation: don't bother buying this game. Chances are you'll wind up regretting it.

I could not make it 25min into this game and I loved the original one for the xbox360. I thought this was just a remake or I would not have bought it anyhow. honestly Was not that bad for the ten dollars I paid for it.