Posts Tagged ‘role-playing’

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor from Atlus on the Nintendo DS

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

This role playing game in the Shin Megami Tensei series from Atlus is the first of its kind to be offered on the DS Lite. This game is captivating and is set in the exciting city of Tokyo. Devil Survivor is a unique strategy RPG hybrid which effectively combines adventure that is text based and role playing.

In this game, you are the 17 year old cousin of Naoya, a genius programmer. Naoya gives you and your friends Yuzu and Atsuro some communication tools. You are essentially working with most of the same characters from other games of the series, like Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner. Three demons in Devil Survivor then surface when Atsuro tries to hack into the COMPs. These vicious looking demons are ready to pounce on you and tear you to pieces when you discover that the tool given by your cousin has the capacity to defeat and tame the demons.

The demon is now at your service. With his help, you and your friends embark on an interesting journey around the city investigating the strange happenings. You realize that only those who have a COMP can stop an invasion from the demons. There are cryptic messages from Naoya as well as mystery e-mails predicting the future. Everyone’s head carries the dreaded countdown number which predicts the number of days they have left in their lives.

Every decision you take through the Nintendo DS game has an effect on the way the game will end. You can level your characters by indulging in free fights. The battle system is unique and interesting. Your friends and you are entitled to two demon cohorts. Enemies always come in groups of three. The center person is always the ringleader. You defeat him and the battle is over.

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Suikoden: Well Known RPG now on the Nintendo DS

Friday, March 27th, 2009

The Suikoden series are famous for their character role-playing adventure and has been the favourites of many since a long time. This game was introduced to the Nintendo DS world recently and is planning to maintain the same success formula. There are as many as 108 characters in this game, eventually there is no shortage of fun and adventure. Many locations are added to this version of the game with new inhabitants. The game begins with the players venturing into a dirty path through the forest.

The instructions are given by anime characters, which appear in little bubbles. These characters give instructions time to time during the span of the game. They disclose few choices available to the players and which they are unaware. The Suikoden Nintendo DS story is based on Suikoden Tierkreis, who ventures from his village to hunt down monsters of other areas. On the way, he finds a highly ruined temple and enters inside to examine it. After a long time examination, he finds a mysterious book in the middle of a circular chamber. When Suikoden touches the book, some memories are unleashed, which shows him the turn of events that lead to the destruction of the temple. When it comes to the game play, there are various combat modes and numerous attacks to give complete adventure.

The four members’ team have to face baddies of all kinds on their way to glory. On killing each monster, the players can collect various items, which will of great use during the course of the game. The most attractive feature of this game is definitely the story play and the character. Enjoy playing Suikoden Tierkreis and you will know the reason behind its numerous fan clubs.

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Walk in the path of the Ninja

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

It’s new, it’s fast, it’s fun and it’s Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2. Yes Naruto is back with a sequel but with an entire new storyline that will keep you glued to the DS screens. To give its fans something new and exciting the role-playing game will feature new characters and online multiplayers. The game can also be played with anyone and anywhere if you have a Wi-Fi connection. Not only do you get additional bonuses by playing against the people in different regions but the players can also collect cards from all the states, which would help in unlocking special items in the game.

The players can have a squad of four that he can use to counter your opponents Jutsu to lessen the harm. You assign a squad leader and depending upon the character he or she will have a special buff, which will enhance the entire party. You can choose from 30 characters and empower them with the additional abilities to defeat your antagonist. You earn points by playing online that can be used later to purchase cards. If you win, you get 3 points but if you loose you only get 1 point.

Naruto: The Path of the Ninja 2 sounds really interesting multi player game which you can play coming October.

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