Shaman King Power of Spirit

by Konami

Product Features

• Battle through numerous enemies as you combine fighting skills with your spirit-calling powers
• Use your strategic skills to make battle plans & face the deadly organization trying to stop the tournament
• Travel through multiple levels and face multiple traps and obstacles
• Solve the puzzles and beat your enemies to become the powerful Shaman King!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001Y73ZK
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 1 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 9, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,638 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Shaman King: Power Of Spirit is an exciting game that mixes multiple genres into one grand adventure. Yoh Asakura looks like an average student, but in reality he's got a gift: He can see & speak with ghosts and spirits. A ghost named Amidamaru tells Yoh about the upcoming Shaman King competition, and the two set out on a quest to earn the title. (Based on the hot Fox Box cartoon.)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great all around game for series fans, February 20, 2005

By 

Lisa Shea "medieval swordfighting enthusiast" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shaman King Power of Spirit (Video Game)

Put out by the Shonen Jump magazine, the Shaman King game sets you in a tournament to determine who will rescue the world from destruction.

You begin as Yoh Asakura, a young boy who is told that every 500 years the world is threatened with destruction. A tournament decides who will be the "Shaman King" to stave off this harm and save the world. As you move from episode to episode, you build up your skills, gain allies and prepare for your task as Shaman King.

There are various sub-plots involving girlfriends, jealousy, and of course enemies. But the main gameplay is a combination of tactics and fighting. First you move your characters around on a grid to arrange your combat. Once two characters actually enter into battle, you switch into a traditional fighting game style where both characters whack at each other in real time, to determine who wins.

The game introduces a few new characters, but fans of the Shaman King manga series will be thrilled to get to interact with their favorite environment and people. The graphics are pretty impressive, and have a nice style. The music is reasonable, not exactly ground-breaking but in keeping with the game.

The game itself isn't complex, but is perfect for its target audience. It is a great way to introduce players to RPG, strategy and combat gaming all in one fell swoop. You learn about tactics as you lay out your plan of attack. You get good with button combinations as you go through the fighting stage. And as you level up, you have to decide which skills to increase, based on the way you tend to play the game.

The characters do learn things as they go, becoming more aware of the issues in the world arond them. They also go from knee-jerk reactions to being more understanding. So even there, I think the game has potential vs the fighting games that simply involve bashing, bashing and then more bashing.

Highly recommended for Shaman King fans - and a must-try for anime fans in general. If you're an older teen or adult, I'd rent it first to see where it falls in your gameplay skills. If you're a new gamer this might be the perfect all-around training system - but if you're an experienced gamer, you might be able to beat it far too quickly.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THANK YOU KONAMI!!!!!!!!!!!, March 5, 2005

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shaman King Power of Spirit (Video Game)

I don't have this game, but i always go over to my friend's house, Andrew his name is by the way, and he has this game. I always play it there.I love the graphics and the voices, and the funny face expressions... I highly recommend this game for shaman king lovers!!! The battling and the cool oversouls are pretty awesome too!!! ^_^ THANKS AGAIN KONAMI!!!!!! (i hope i get this game for my b-day along with the ps2. *scowls at mom*

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short but sweet., March 23, 2005

By 

Shiro chan (WA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shaman King Power of Spirit (Video Game)

This game isn't that long at all to beat, you go through 20 episodes (levels) which don't take long to beat. It's easy if you figure out just the right way to complete each episode. The last boss at episode 20 is hard... I used three items that does damage to your opponent(s) and you don't even have to fight him! You don't have to take out all of his life, about half is all. When you beat it, you unlock the versus mode, but you can only fight a second player, rather than the computer. The second players colors are all different, like the bad guys gold armor is silver. Put the cursor on Yoh in this mode and press select, you get to play as Hao (Zeke, hate that name), this also works with Kana, press it once for Mati then again for Mari. I wish you could use Anna as a fighter, that would be cool... she is pretty powerful. The story line starts off when you fight Silva to enter the tournament but changes when you reach Dobie village. This game is for Shaman King fans or anyone who like puzzles to solve and doesn't mind that its kind of short.