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|3.5| Hurt by a horrible plot and a generic battle system.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: June 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Golden Sun: The Lost Age is by no means a mediocre game. Considering it IS a handheld video game, it is far above average. It is addicting as hell and can be very enjoyable. However, with any RPG, I expect a good story and a strong battle sytem and unfortunately, The Lost Age does not deliver.

Starting off on a good note, The Lost Age is very pretty for a handheld. The effects and animations are very impressive and the game packs a lot of polish. Also, the music is not bad at all, though sometimes annoying. The sound effects are great. You couldn't ask for much more out of a handheld.

Like I said, the game kind of falls flat when it comes to gameplay and story. The plot is not bad to the point where it is unbearable, but it is rather uninteresting and leaves much to be desired. Zero character depth and development only adds to the pain.

The battle system is very, very generic. 90 percent of the time you will probably just be pressing the attack button as fast as you can to get the battle over with. Pretty easy stuff, and you will be running into the same monsters over and over and over again.

What makes the game fun and addicting though is the exploration and puzzle solving. Pretty much every area or dungeon with enemies is like a maze, or one big or small puzzle. This can become very annoying and quite often frustrating, but you will always find yourself playing until you get past it, rewarding yourself with a sense of relief and accomplishment. The scope of the game is nice as well. Traveling from town to town, speaking to the locals is always nice.

Golden Sun: The Lost Age is a great little game. If a handheld can keep you hooked as much as this game can, it is definently worth getting. Just do not expect a great story, character development or depth, even in its gameplay. Just expect good ol' puzzle solving, exploration and addiction. Great replay value and long enough length. Thumbs up.

A spectacular sequel to a great RPG!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I simply loved the first Golden Sun, but this game was phenonomal! If you played the first game you pretty much know what's going to happen in this game, but WHO CARES! The main idea throuhout the game is that Felix and his gang (Felix, Jenna, Sheba, and Piers) are attempting to light the Jupiter and Mars Lighthouses and restore Alchemy to the world. Gain new psynergies, fight intimidating bosses, and team up with Issac and company and light the remaining lighthouses!

decent and fun game but low replay value

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

- Golden Sun 2 : the lost age - continues the story from the original Gloden sun. You can transfer your character stats, dejinn, and items from the original Golen sun with link cable or passwords.

- graphic - 7/10
same graphic as the first goden sun. not bad but could be improved.

- game control - 9/10
the game control for this game is very simple but its annoying to use phyenergy unless you eqipped it to your shoulden buttons because you are required to use them to solve puzzels frequently.

- sound - 8/10
the sound is decent for some maps while repetitive and irritating
for others.

- replayability - 5/10
the flaw of this game id that there is not enough side quests and
other alterations during game play for plays to want to replay the game. I find it hard to continue on my second time playing the game.

- overall -7.5/10
great game for RPG fans but can be improved.

this game is not perfect but it's still one of the best games you can get on GBA, so buy it if you like RPG games.

Nothing much to say.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 26
Date: June 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

There's so many review for this game, so I guess the only thing I can say is, GET THIS GAME! It's really tight.

More of the same...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: November 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

...which can be good or bad depending on how you look at it. I've played through this game quite a few times, so please don't say I don't know what I'm talking about. The first gripe I have is that the update system from the first to the second game (now on known as 1 and 2 respectively). It's extremely frustrating to spend ten minutes copying down a six page code, and then, after having spent twenty minutes entering it in, fin out that one of the numbers you wrote in is wrong, which forces you do it all over again. If you have a game link cable, and an extra GBA, the your all set, but, the average joe (like me) doesn't. After you've entered in the code, which you won't lose until the very end of the game, you start off. If you've played the first game, there's not much new. Go around, learn new Psynergy, pick up Djinn, and be the righteous hero and help every citizen along the way. Not much beyond that. The main part I liked about this game is the plot, which seems to be lacking in every other Nintendo game. The plot is what stands out in this adventure. I won't spoil it for everyone else, but it is quite impressive. I love every bit of the story, that is, right up until the end. It really seemed to me that Reality was actually going to make an appearance in Nintendo, but I was sadly mistaken. Everyone's life is saved, and we're back to square one, with everyone happy and joyous, the only absentee being reality. I would really look forward to a new sequel in this series, however all I see in the future (reaing inbetween the lines on the ending), is some Baddie coming back who wants to rule the world, and The youngsters are plunged back into battle.

Conclusion

Music: 3/5 better than most, but not the breathtaking soundtrack you get in ZOE, the Fist of Mars.

Gameplay: 3/5 The best you'll find on the GBA now. The backgorunds are magnificent, and you can tell the producers at Camelot really put a lot of time into it.

Battle system: 2/5 Golden Sun never really had the most innovative battle system. It was always really plain. You attack, one of the enemies dies, they fight back, you get damage, you attack again and "fell" them (Nintendo loses points for not just saying killed. Reality, where art thou?)

Summons: 5/5 For those that don't know what these are, you attack with Djinn, then summon them as much stonger beasts. But, in this game, you really see fireworks. With many more summons, most of them being combination (nine mars, two mercury for example),they compose the best and only cinema sequencs in the game.

I'd buy it. In comparison to other Nintendo RPG games, it rules. But, for those of you who want reality, go pick up ZOE, the Fist of Mars.

RPG for a new generation

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

For those of you who have completed Golden Sun, you will be amazed at the improvements in this version. As your adventure continues, Djinnis (genies), little creatures with special powers, will help you along your way. In the original Golden Sun, every charecter had seven djinni. In this game there are seventy-two Djinn! The adventure in this game extends to four continents as the original only allowed you to visit two. If you have a completed file on GS1, hold L+R+left and tap B to get a password to transfer your data, characters, items, and Djinn to GS2 TLA! This will be the best of the two Golden Sun.

I WOULD GIVE THIS GAME A 999999999999999!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Even if you are not a fan of rpg games, ... It is really fun. I bought my golden sun (the first one) like 2 years ago, and I always start a new game and keep on playing it till this day...so it gotta be fun... and now golden sun 2 you go on a glorious adventure you get to fly, surf in boats, go to diffirent continents, fight diffirent monsters and get Djjiins. The game will take to 50 hours WITHOUT using cheats or going on gamefaqs cause then theres no fun in it. Use cheats after you beat the game like I always do....

Golden Sun: Lost Age

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is an RPG fan's DREAM! The graphics are great, the story is expansive, and it's still faithful to the original! I especially like the new multi-elemental summons you can use, such as Eclipse, Catastrophe, and the most powerful summons ever (that you can only get by getting all the Djinni in the original and transferring the data), Charon and Iris. If this game was 5000 bucks, I say it would still be underpriced. It's just that good.

As close as you'll ever get to perfection.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Now first off I would like to state that I have already beaten the game and attained EVERY item and EVERY djinn as well as EVERY multi-elemental summons. I have beaten EVERY boss and my characters are act extremely high levels so I know what I'm talking about. Now, onto the game. This game is incredible if you have played the first game (like me) and probably still incredible if you have not played the first game. The battle engine is the same until you attain all 8 characters. You heard right, you can get all of Felix's characters and all of the old character's from Golden Sun. After that you can use both parties in a single battle. All in all, there are 72 djinn if you transfer all the old ones from the original. You can also only obtain the last two SUPER summons if you collect all 72 djinn. Known as Charon and Iris they are the ultimates and you can easily kill anything but the hardest bosses with them instantly. The story begins with you being stranted on an island. Your party starts off as Felix(earth adept)(you can change), Jenna (fire adept),Sheba (wind adept), and the uncontrollable player, Kraden (alchemist). You then are left behind by your friend/enemy Alex and have to travel all across the world of Weyard igniting the sacred lighthouse's that bestow alchemy upon the world. If you do not succed then the world will be destroyed. You travel around for a long time as a group of three until you meet a water adept who goes by the name of Piers. He is from the sacred island of Lemuria and joins your quest after you help him. Then you meet up with your rivals/friends/enemy's Karst and Agatio. They are both fire adepts and Karst is the sister of Menardi, the original girl badguy from Golden Sun. They push you along on your quest until you reach Jupiter Lighthouse where they get a little P.O.'ed and try to kill Isacc and company. You fight and stop them and then they become your friends again while retreating. This is where you meet your old friendIsacc and his group. After speaking together they will join your cause. You can now use any of the 8 players in any combination and if all 4 starters die then the next 4 come out so the battles are much easier. You then must proceed to the Mars Lighthouse to fulfill your destiny. So as you can see, this game is great!

Great Sequel

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you loved the first Golden Sun, you'll love the second one also (or maybe even more?) It continues the same story from the first one, but you play as a different group of characters that you have already been introduced to in the first game. I love how you can transfer data from the first game and into the second one. The sidequests make this game worthwhile. It takes about 30 hours to beat.

Also, for those who haven't played the first game, this is still a great game to get. You become acquainted to the storyline from the first game, but only miss out on some items and djinn. ^_^

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