If you’re a fan of the show… and have a love of dueling (CPUs), this one’s for
you. There are fans of various ages that enjoy a good Yu-Gi-Oh! episode (1st
Gen fan… right here!), so big fans will likely enjoy the content available in
this game.
Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL World Duel Carnival for the U.S. Nintendo 3DS (eShop)… is cool, and has enough to enjoy it for what it is, but there just could’ve been more.
There is supposedly more content available in the Japanese
version, and if so… there’s something to be desired because that version would
literally be the best version.
You can take control of 12 playable characters with many many cards at your disposal, and take on 40 characters in the World Duel Carnival. The story surrounds the World Duel Carnival, allowing you to get in and compete and work your way to the top. Aside from the dueling, you can manage your deck and swap out cards so that you have the ideal strategy that works best for you. I feel that mine is really good in its current state, but my strategy remains a secret until it’s time for battle.
You also have the option of customizing your card sleeves
and the game mat, which is an okay feature. While “Free Duel” allows you to
take on characters of various level that you've encountered and obtain cards to
add to your deck.
One thing that I really really (really) wish that they’d
done with this game… is (wait for iitttt), add in local play. Online play isn't
even expected, but at least… local play so that duelist can take each other on.
Also, I would have loved to see some sort of tutorial for this game to teach new
duelists the basics… which would've given some the confidence to invest in
other Yu-Gi-Oh! products for the purpose of dueling on a serious tournament level
or something. By the way, if you want to know how to play, here is a link from
the Yu-Gi-Oh! card site to help beginners.
There could have been either animated cut-scenes between
duels and/or animated sequences for monster summoning’s during duels, which
would've greatly increased the enjoyment of the game based on the fact that it
lacks a player vs player option. The 3D feature doesn't really wow me in this
game, but it is what it is because there isn't much that would've been done (visually) with
what’s available.
Overall, I've enjoyed the duels in this game, and the story
for what its worth in this downloadable adventure, even though I was hopeful
for more… because in the heart of battle I wasn't thinking of those things
(strategy was on my mind).
Price wise… I would've priced it at about $14.99 at the highest, unless there were other features (i.e. animated cut-scenes, local wireless duels, street pass functionality… you get the idea). For huge fans of Yu-Gi-Oh!... $19.99 for this game could be worth it with 40 characters to take on (so keep that in mind).
Fun factor: 4
Visually: 2
Replay value: 5
Price: 3
Visually: 2
Replay value: 5
Price: 3
"3.5 / 5 Mushrooms"
