Customer Reviews

Yu-Gi-Oh GX Duel Academy

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

 

 

Unlike previous Yu-Gi-Oh games, this one is more than just duels. It also is about schools! You've got the normal battling to earn points to build decks. But, you also have monthly exam days that consist of written exams (10 multiple choice questions out of a large number of possible questions) about the cards themselves, a timed duel where you have to win with the cards in the setup in a set amount of time, and then a practical exam using a deck and having to perform the specified actions for the exam (play traps, play spells, do fusions, do rituals, do direct damage, etc.). This game requires a lot of knowledge of the card game over all.

The rating drops from 4 to 3 stars for me because it is a pain to complete the packs. Also, if you fail your exams, you go back down to the loser dorms and have to work your way back up again.

A good game though.

I suppose this game really depends on if you like the angsty, oh-my-god-death-eaters-run! plot or a more child-oriented, live like a rebel kid, plot. I love both. In this game, you can duel anybody you run in to really, as well as take tests (easy if you watch Yu-Gi-Oh! or Yu-Gi-Oh! GX at all). The funnest thing is probably dueling teachers... (REVENGE!!!)

well fist of all you actualy live in a dorm!
more then just dueling pasa tests buy cards make friends etc.
duel over 10 exsedingly difficult oponents.
the only downside is that people don`t use the decks hey use on the TV show
bye!

i like all of the yugioh games ive been playing for about 13 yrs and i tried to find pc versions of a yugioh games and i couldn't find any good rated ones

YUgioh gx is going to be the best game ever thats yugioh!! You don't have to face the same old guy over and over again! And finally they put elemental heros in a game. But the downside is you can lose the game easier if you don't put in a safe place. Overall this is a pretty good game! Must have for Jaden lovers!

Ok for 1 I am not a kid i just don't have an amazon acount. Anyway i've played this game for awhile even getting into almost a new school year in the game (because the idea is to get into the highest dorm by getting through a monthly exam so it goes by in months) and nothing has happened. As far as can tell there is absolutly no plot line to this game. To me this is very disapointing because i am a RPG (Role Playing Game) fan and love games with a plot line. This is the reason that i gave it a 3 star overall. It's fun at the start but after awhile it just gets boring because there are no new plot developments. If your a fan of RPGs i wouldn't get this game.

Without the Elemental Heroes, this is not fun. but it completes my yugioh collection.

Game players take exams. Fail and you are graded as a "loser" (drop out, etc.). In other words, this is a very Japanese game. Players will quickly learn if they excel in the Yu-Gi-Oh! world ... or not.

I think the average 8-9 yo would be immensely frustrated by it. As a 46 yo who's had to read far too many Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and seen too many movies I found it daunting. Personally, a cosmology textbook is easier slogging -- and quieter too.

Success requires memorizing the 15 or so monster types, the 8 or so attributes, the 3-5 different sorts of summons, the 4-6 different sorts of deck positions, the intricate strategies leveraging different classes of cards, the interplay between challenge points and dual points and purchasing power ...

The one good feature is that it doesn't require motor skills. The cognitive burden, however, is substantial. I don't play Bridge, but that's what it reminds me of. Chess, Poker and similar games are much simpler.

If your child is in the top 5-10% of their 3rd grade class, and if they love the Manga and cards, then they will probably be pleased with this game. If they are below the 50th percentile they will likely be miserable. I think an average 6-7th grader, assuming they are still Yu-Gi-Oh! fans, could enjoy the game.

Be honest about your child's interest and skills and you'll be fine. In our case we'll try to return the game, but I bet we end up selling it on Amazon (cheap!).

Isn't it kind of gorey when that guy gets his head blown off? Rated E?????

I loved it. I rented it and it didn't work. I looked at the booklet for it and I saw Chazz. I liked that. :-)