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Dont listen to people that dis this game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I know that everyone has a different view on this game and i can understand that but it really isnt as bad as people are saying. Ok i admit that the beginning intro is really long but it is also helpful if you are a slow learner. It is cool to pick which side you want to be on, either yugi or kaiba. The duels are not difficult to understand and once you get them down you can work on stragety. The game features duelists from the popular tv show and it is cool to see they use the same strageties. Like the girl with the harpies lady. She has all of the power ups and traps like in the show. The graphics in the game are wonderful. The conversations are in 2-D but the duels are in 3-D and look awsome. They are like Pokemon Stadium. People dont like to say good things about the game because they dont like the difficulty but if you can think out your actions you will succeed. I enjoyed this game very much. It takes a while to beat so expect your money's worth. Once you learn to play it will be one of your favorite games. It is like chess but a lot cooler. Worth the money. Peace Out!

The best game ever

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 16 / 28
Date: October 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I think it's graphics are the first of it's kind and is just like the tv show. It's astounding difficulty will get you hooked to this game for the whole day like it has to me.

Just The Truth - 29 y.o. gamer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 15
Date: February 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Don't get me wrong I enjoy the Yu-gi-oh cartoon/anime series. But I'm not an expert duelist. I let my little brother duel with the cards. I purchased the game so we can duel & I don't have to calculate life points, etc. etc.. (it's easier) .... Well, I found out that dueling is hard... but since I'm not an expert, maybe it will be easier in the future. I do have 2 complaints. The first is that thys game should feature online play with the network adapter. Then maybe I could download new cards for my deck & battle other people to test my dueling skills (once I acquire some)... Second - This game should utilize the i-link feature of the PS2. Where u hook 2 PS2's & 2 TV's... Thys feature has been available since Gran Turismo 3 & should be a standard option for all games with 2 players (no more split screen battles).. but especially on a card game such as Yu-gi-oh... The hide/open option just doesn't work... That makes thys really 1 player game. My last problem I've been having deals with - Fusion. Or combining monster cards to create new monsters. When u play with the cards, the purple monsters tell you what cards u need to create them. But so far, I can not find out what indicates which cards are fuseable. The instruction manual says - (pg 36) - "Failed combos can lose you some of your most valuable cards, so be sure to check the compatibility of cards before attempting to combine them." Thys is easy when combining a monster card with a power-up because the monster card tells you which power-up it's combatible with. However, the rulebook & instruction manual fails to simply say - Cards of the same attribute can be combined... Or - Cards of the same type can be combined.. I'm suposed to check the compatibility of the cards before trying to combine them, but it doesn't mention what indicates that they are compatible. Thys is frustrating & has resulted in me basically getting new monsters out of dumb luck & often unplanned results.

The game itself is beautiful... and appears to be deep, which will provide hours upon hours of gameplay... I lost my fyrst 32 battles... before picking up the instruction book... Then I lost another 10 before finally beating the computer... Thankfully, my record is 1-0, using the old - save & reload - trick... Plus u get rewarded with more cards when u beat the computer. You can also continue to duel against computer opponents that u have already beaten & continue to acquire more cards... Also, u can practice dueling against the computer & get more cards when u win...

This game looks beautiful & does become easier to understand & play. I'll be reading strategy guides, hint & rule books - in addition to picking the brain of every 11 year old Yu-Gi-Oh card player I encounter - in order to beat thys game. Cause I see I'm gonna have to become a very serious duelist... Maybe I should just stick to Madden...

That concludes my fyrst ever Amazon review... Hope it was helpful...

Peace.
~Game

great challenging game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: August 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is a very fun and addictive game. I chose the game for my younger brother, but...i ended up playing it hehe.I have never watched yugioh or played the card game. I am however a fan of strategy rpg games such as final fantasy tactics and hoshigami. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelists of the Roses has a similar set up to a strategy game. The same "chess-like" movement across the screen. Similar tactics come into play. The game is hard at first but once you get the hang of the controls and the way didfferent cards such as magic cards, trap cards, and battle cards work... it is addicting. I love challenging games where you have to think. The variety of cards and uses takes this game to a a level of entertainment that'll never get old. I would not recommend this game for people under 10 years of age. The game can be quite difficult at times. If you like yugioh tht carton show and like challenges this game is for you. Even if you've never seen yu-gi-oh like me it's still a great game.

The Good, The Bad and The Worst!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: February 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

We received the game and my 12 yr old son and I each started a game. He is a big Yugi fan and plays the cards all the time.
THE GOOD .... The graphics are great, and impressive while in battle, other than that they leave alot to be desired.
THE BAD .... There are younger kids who are also Yugi fans and know the game well enough, but if your child is one of them, take caution in buying this game, it is very difficult.
THE WORST! .... Certain parts of this game are unbelievably [bad]. For instance, both my son and I battled the same guy off and on and took notice that they "computer" really tough cards, and powering up cards are ALWAYS on top or within the first 7 cards. Did someone forget about having to shuffle a deck???? My son also noticed that the "computer" guys have some very very nice cards in their hands, and a bunch of magic or power up. Where as you do not start out with that many. And there are other really bad bad things.

So, if you are not sure, I reccomend renting it first, to save yourself alot of money and aggravation!

Great game, no options control

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: February 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

It's a buy!

First the bad:

Konami doesn't like it when you are in control. You can't skip the amazingly boring, and unnecessary story line. Heaven forbid you should have the option of controlling the music volume, or turning it off. It's not your PS2, and you did not pay Konami for the game. So, don't expect privileges. Privileges like being able to actually customize the "custom" duel. There is almost nothing customizable about it. You play another player or Computer Player K, who has the same deck as you. Well, you get to pick the field. In a 2 player game, your opponents are "sure" to let you pick the field that gives YOU the 500 ATK point advantage, and not them.
Incidentally, when I first played the computer, it was computer player S, who had a much better deck than I did. Later it switched to K, for no reason Ican see.

The passwords have been changed. So, if you spent a lot of money on buying the physical cards, to bad! Konami does not reward you for enjoying the privilege of having their products, for a 'modest' fee.

The not so good:
It takes a long time to build a deck. The beginner decks are really bad, especially compared to your opponents. The Aqua deck seems the best, but if you want to beat Weevil a few times, use the beast deck. The computer players have a serious home field advantage. Try to collect and use field-altering cards.

Of course since they have succesfully been limiting supply of cards to keep the price up, maybe we should not be able to decide about game settings. GO KONAMI!!!!

The cards included are the three magnet warriors, without magnet valkyrion. Why? Because the latter card will be packaged with the upcoming world tour game boy advance game. Let's just entice customers to buy this stuff however we can. Once again, little love for the customer.

The monsters animation in battle mode is stilted, and worse than in N64 Pokemon Battle stadium.

The good:
The Monsters look good on the game field. Really good.
Once you get past the lame options interface, and win a game or two to improve your cards, the game is superb. There is some learning invloved. It adds movement, combo plays, and accumalation of summoning points. Tribute summons are eliminated. Some of the cards are different then in the actual game, too, so caution is required. The movement system is much better than in dungeon dice monsters (which should not even exist in my opinion). The combo plays are the best new feature. Instant fusion, instant power-up, instant fusion with power-up, INSTANT MULTI FUSION WITH MULTI POWER UP!!!!!
At first the combos seem daunting. But generally, certain monsters fuse with almost an entire type of monster. If you don't buy a cheat book, it can take some time to learn the combos, but it's fun. You have to play the field! Change it as soon as you can, at the best possible location. Wait until the right time to make your move, play defense well, and get to know your deck like Mick Foley (Mankind) knew one of his best friends-Mr. Socko, the sock puppet. (Inside and out).

At least Konami had the courage to do something new with the game. The standard game may be better-or not; But if it was always the same it would be a little boring by now. The PS1 Yugioh game is totally blown away by this version. And this REALLY is the same game with extras, where Dungeon Dice Monsters just uses the duel monster world, to increase sales for an at best, mediocre game.

The 2 player mode is fun, too. You just have to look away when your opponent makes a move, or you'll see all his cards and strategies.

The options kill the grade. It would be 5 stars, if I could turn off the cheesy music, and if I could customize the duels. But why I am I complaining? I only paid 49.95+tax. So, rightfully, Konami doesn't want me to hurt my thumbs by changing options...(Even if any other game makers provide these options).

Not the card game, but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: April 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you are looking for an accurate adaptation of the Yu-Gi-Oh card game, this isn't it. You'll have to look to the Game Boy Advance Yu-Gi-Oh games for that. However, once I got past the "what-the-heck" factor, I found this game quite engrossing and enjoyable.

The game bears only a passing resemblance to the card game. It has many of the same cards, and some (but not all) of them have the same attributes and powers. The game play, however, is totally different. Your cards have to move around the playing field, like in chess (or Dungeon Dice Monsters), and almost all of the cards can be used in fusions to make more powerful cards.

This is the real trick to the game, and since the fusions aren't very intuitive, the only way to learn them is trial-and-error, by watching what your opponant plays, or by looking them up on the internet ;)

Until you get the hang of the fusions, and accumulate a few more powerful cards, the game can be a bit frustrating. But once you get into it, it is just hard enough to keep you working without driving you nuts.

The graphics are nothing spectacular, and I found I turned of the 3-d battle scenes pretty quickly, because they got boring.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelists of the Roses

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: December 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am a father of two kids and didn't realy understand the whole "Yu-GI-Oh" thing. I played the game with my kids and found it to be entertaining. I got to spend some time with my kids doing something that they love and learned a little more about them. I took the time to get to know what they like. I love the game now that I understand what is going on. I have become a Yu-Gi-Oh fan.

Fun to play, but weak storyline

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I didn't expect much from the storyline except for it to motivate the battles. Fortunately, I enjoyed the duels enough for me to ignore the weak storyline. The duels are difficult unless you have a list of the possible fusion combinations. The AI doesn't always get the fusion right either, but it at least have an idea of what to combine. Once you get the list off the net, you'll have a fighting chance and the battles start becoming fun. Whether you win or lose does depend on strategy, but it also depends on the luck (or "heart" for you YugiOh fans) of the cards. Also, depending on what the computer gets in its hand, the AI switches from really good to lame-o duelist and rarely in between. I rented the game and beat it in about a week. Now that the game is gone, I miss the duels. Ah, side note: It would've been fun to challenge against a friend. However, for this to work you will need 2 memory cards and a saved YugiOh file on each one.

Big Let Down

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: April 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm two things, a Yu-Gi-Oh fan and a video gamer. And whens these two things collide it isn't pretty. The first problem with its game is the graphics. they are what you would suspect from a PSX and not a PS2. The plot is also another problem, why are we in the 1400s and why can't I play being Kaiba of Yugi. The Final problem, the game is so darn hard, your deck is absoulute weak with very few useful cards and the A.I. is so hard to beat you would almost have a better chance of winning the lottery. In Short, Yugi fans you have been warned rent it first. Anyone else just stay away from this game.

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