Dragon Seeds

by Jaleco

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• ASIN: B00001ZWVK
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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Product Description

GameSpot Review

The virtual-pet craze is now officially in full swing. First it was Bandai's Digimons and Nintendo's Pokemons. Then came the Tamagotchis and all their sassy ways. Eventually, Tecmo decided to take a crack at it and came away with the surprisingly good Monster Rancher, a game that gets better with every play. Of course, with all this success, it became apparent that kids like to breed monsters in the comfort of their own homes without all the mess of a real pet. Consequently, here comes Jaleco (makers of Speed Racer, Tetris Plus, and, err, Punky Skunk) with its offering to the ever-growing canon of virtual monsters. The game is called Dragonseeds.

Dragonseeds is basically the same thing as Monster Rancher, in theme at least, if not actual execution. The problem is that it's not nearly as good. The gimmick here is that Dragonseeds reads whatever memory saves you have on the memory card inserted into the PlayStation. From this data the game generates a monster that you will then raise and take into battle. Now as far as the monsters are concerned, they're actually pretty cool. They're rendered in full 3D, and there's a large variety of them as well. They all look really solid, and the graphics are brightly colored and well designed. Considering that everyone probably has a different set of saves on his memory card, there'll be a lot of different monsters floating around out there.

Another problem is that the game is really kind of pointless. All the towns and townspeople are represented by a simple screen with flat 2D sprites that don't animate very much. You go from location to location and "interact" with the people who will, among other things, help you generate monsters, train them, sell you items, and give you advice. When you're not doing these tedious tasks, you'll be in the arena pitting your creations against others. The thing that ruins the game is the rock-scissors-paper nature of the battles. While something like this works well with Pokemon games, it doesn't succeed here. After all, what's the point of buying the best items for your monster and raising its levels so diligently if the success of your battle is based more on luck than anything else? It is precisely this flaw that keeps Dragonseeds from being better than just OK. The unfortunate thing is that this is the whole draw of the game, isn't it - to create cool monsters and engage in strategic battles, hoping that your monster is fit to be king.

When compared with a game as deep and personable as Monster Rancher, Dragonseeds pales in comparison. Though it may provide some respite while the world waits for Monster Rancher 2, it's hardly an acceptable substitute. Fans of this kind of game may want to rent it, just to see what their memory cards bring them. Everyone else may just want to stay away. --James Mielke
--Copyright ©1999 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameSpot is prohibited. GameSpot and the GameSpot logo are trademarks of GameSpot Inc.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good change from your everyday average playstation game., November 12, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dragon Seeds (Video Game)

This game has a worthy plot. Definately a change from the normal sports, fighting and roll playing games i've come to predict. By choosing different words you can create different types of dragons. You enter your dragon in combat to win money. With your money you pay for your dragons weapons and his training. The game was not very impressive as far as graphics go, but the dragons themselves are well drawn. To play the game to its fullest potential you need 2 memory cards, one in each slot. The one in slot 2 must be empty in order to store dragons you capture from the wild. You can also trade dragons with other people by means of memory cards. Over all it was more interesting than anything else. If you want a chance to master a game thats not like most of whats out there this is a good one to start with.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This game rules!, May 24, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Dragon Seeds (Video Game)

Those idiots who wrote that long, boring review under-rated this game! It's really fun. You dragon isn't an actual dragon (fire breathing winged reptile). It's fun to see how your dragon turns out when it's older. My cousin raised his dragon hard, and he got this three headed monstrosity! I raised my dragon, and got this winged rat. Your dragon only lives 30 days, but if you can get it to the Super level it never dies of old age. Although I wish your dragon couldn't die in battle, that would be way better... But it's fun, and it's hilarious if your playing with ther people watching when your dragon evolves. Anyway, this game is a definate MUST BUY!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gamestop Is not good with reviews. Trust me. I know., September 29, 2005

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Hyde "Catholisism" (Florida, TA USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dragon Seeds (Video Game)

Dragon Seeds is an incredible game. You would probably not guess
that it was made in 1999. Gamestop sucks, by the way. Don't take
crap from them. If you want a trustworthy review, go to IGN. Dragon Seeds is an incredible RPG based game. It mixes in skill,
luck, movement, and ingenuity. There are so many of attacks and
other things to choose from, it will make your head spin.One new
thing bravely came out of Dragon Seeds, and that is the concept of age. 1 day for a human is 1year for a Dragon. So instead of your Dragon leveling up, you age it. There are also plenty of
types to choose from, and the name of your dragon decides their attributes. There are crustacean, fairy, phantom, flying, and beetle dragons, and you choose their long-range attacks between
fire, ice\water, and lightening\thunder. One dragon phantom type
I once trained turned into an adult form cabinet, and one of my
fairies never overaged or died. It just stopped aging at 21yrs. old. Overall, Dragon Seeds has way more elements than I just described, and more is discovered as you meet other dragons and
go other places. Only one downside: the characters are not very interactive, but what do you expect? 1999, people, just remember. And in case you don't know, gamestop is comparing a
2001 game to one from 1999. Now do you see why they're terrible
at reviews? Well, that just about wraps it up. Get the game. Don't ask questions, just get it.