Warhammer WarCry: Battle for Atluma - Sony PSP

by Namco

• Wireless Multiplayer - Battle a friend by connecting wirelessly, or trade cards with a friend
• Live the struggle of battle through life and death decisions - Choosing the right or wrong battle can lead your army to victory or defeat as you wager and win new warriors from your friends
• Build your custom army deck! Utilize more than 90 different units through recruitment, conquest, and trade
• Extensive Tutorial System - Even beginners can jump into the action like a veteran with the in-depth tutorial system

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GA97ZI
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 3.8 x 0.8 inches ; 1 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 14, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,483 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Warhammer: Battle for Atluma delivers an extensive card game experience on the PSP. Enter the old world and battle your way through the armies of the Grand Alliance or the evil Hordes of Darkness. Discover the secrets of Atluma as you collect more than 450 cards. Just be quick -- you'll have to use all your wits and strategy to beat your opponent to the ultimate goal, the Atluma Crystal.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Good game, bad overall design. June 13, 2007

By Heavenlyarcher

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

This game is sort of a cross between Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, for PSP.

Overall, it's a strong game. It has a good battle system, and does quite well as a single-player game.

So why did I give it a 3 star overall rating? The overall design of the game is very poor, and there is no plot. I mean this literally: the entire single-player game consists of playing against different opponents. You have to see it to believe it; I have never played a game that didn't even try to put in brief story arcs or cutscenes. Your single-player campaign is nothing more than a list of your wins/losses. You play against opponents (who are nothing more than a picture, no dialogue, no anything) until you win. That is it.

I enjoy the gameplay a lot, so I said it's 5 stars for fun. But it gets boring quite quickly if you're not enthralled with a card/grid combat gameplay that you play over. And over. And over again.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Game! Encouraged for card game addicts May 6, 2008

By A. Layman

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Warhammer WarCry: Battle for Atluma
This is a great game. I have a blast buying the cards (in game so it doesn't burn a hole in your pocket) and beating up opponents. The game is strictly a virtual TCG (trading card game) so if your not into that kind of stuff, I doubt you will be able to play for long periods of time. But overall a great game! [...]. (It is based of the card game that is based of the actual warhammer game btw)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Just like the card game (CCG) - WARCRY January 18, 2010

By Neil Wilson

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Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

This game is interesting to me because I used to play the CCG (collectible card game) called WARCRY (similar to Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering, etc). It was a WARHAMMER CCG that is no not being produced anymore... I really liked the card game so I bought this. I like this game too, but it is kinda hard to see everything, maybe the small screen is the issue. But you can zoom to see the text on the cards, etc.
You should like this if you are into CCGs or WARHAMMER. It is based on strategy and you can build your own decks or play with pre-constructed decks. They even give you the option to "buy" cards (in the game) with money you earn from winning games.

I like this type of game, so I am rating it higher than most people...maybe 7 out of 10. If you don't like CCGs or WARHAMMER, I'd say you might rate it 4 or 5 out of 10.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Strategy Game December 30, 2008

By J. Budzinski

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Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I picked up this game while searching for a portable strategy game and was not disappointed. The game combines elements of strategy and virtual card collecting in a satisfying manner. Battle against both real and computer opponents is supported.

Turn-based combat using collected cards is the core of the game. Combat against an opponent consists of multiple combat rounds, each lasting from 10-20 minutes, in a best of 3 format. Overall, expect to spend about 30-40 minutes for each contest.

All of the cards are nicely illustrated and each has varying properties useful in battle. Examples of card properties are things like tactical points, spell points, strength, etc. During combat, cards are selected and arranged prior to battle. Once the battle has started, cards are then activated to attack or defend. Support cards are played to bolster an attack or defense. Finally, a "roll" of dice is performed to determine the final outcome of an attack after which cards are destroyed or survive and have their "victory" points counted towards the final scoring for the battle.

The initial learning curve is somewhat difficult if you are not familiar with these types of games. And the tutorials are not particularly helpful either. Unfortunately, struggling through a few losses is necessary before the game begins to become understandable. However, the payoff for this potential frustration is well worth it.

Regarding other game features, additional cards can be purchased using virtual gold won through battle or by trading with other players via wifi (please note: I did not evaluate the multiplayer options for card trading or combat).

Fans of Eye of Judgment on PS3 or similar card games will almost certainly enjoy this one.

1.0 out of 5 stars Yaaay!!!... oh... wait.... nvm. September 14, 2010

By A. Williams

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Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

So let me preface this with: I LOVE WARHAMMER AND WARHAMMER 40K!!!

That being said... this is not a very good game. Good card play, seems identical to the card game from what little I've played of it. BUT! as other reviews have said. There is ZERO story line. Consider this more of a tournament of warhammer CCG rather than an actual GAME.