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Yuck

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: December 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Night Vaster is suck. The character can't even fall of the cliff. I hate this game. You shoun't buy it. Azurik is better. Get Azurik instead.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: December 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

... THE GRAPHICS ARE SO BAD THAT IT MAKES THE ORIGINAL NINTENDO LOOK PERFECTLY REALISTIC.

Do Not Buy This Junk!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: February 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Maybe because I had just finished "Halo" so my expectations were raised for all games but I think this game totally reeks. The third person perspective is [not so good] because you can't see ahead well. BTW, sometimes you can't see the monsters until they are nearly on you. And oh what "monsters" seems I spend my time running round killing giant rats and bugs and spiders. Monster rendering is poor, not frightening at all. The only highlight of this game is the spell effects which are cool. Verdict - AVOID THIS GAME, CERTAINLY DON'T PURCHASE IT!

what is this?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: February 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game isn't worth $50, in first place, the story makes no sence, you don't have any videos, the hole story goes true steady images. The enemies are the same, you control four different magic powers, and you fight against enemies of the four different tipes of magic, but they are colored so you know how to kill them. By the way, you can finish this game in a day.

Don't buy this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: February 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

What a load of [junk]! This game [stinks]. If you like Baldur's Gate and Final Fantasy type games, don't expect this to be anywhere near them. This is a childs game and it is very poor. Thats all.

Nightcaster

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: February 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

the grapics are bad the lips move when the people arent even talking

What were they thinking.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Is it possible to have an RPG with no movies. Microsoft seems to think so with their release of Nightcaster. This game is fine for a very young audiance (8-12), however for older gamers this is a bit childish. This game falls well short of my expectations.

Not the best the XBox has to offer

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm a big fan of RPGs, especially those involving magic. I was disappointed with Nightcaster, though, and recommend this as a rent-first game for the XBox.

First, to be fair, the good points. Nightcaster has a cool spell concept. You draw from four different types of spells, using a glowy floating orb to direct your attacks. There are different spells in each class - from fire and water, light and darkness. Enemies are resistant to some sorts of spells, vulnerable to others.

The graphics are OK. A reasonable level of detail is found as you wander through countryside and towns in your quest to rid the world of evil.

But the gameplay in general just isn't there. You're a young boy who is lured by a glowing orb into abandoning your parents and home (without even telling them) for MANY years to 'train' to defeat a future evil. When you're finally released, you find your village in flames and your parents dead. Your sympathetic orb goes, "Jeez, time to take revenge!" And despite those many years of training, the spells you cast are pretty feeble.

The game has very much a Gauntlet-type feel, destroying monster generators and working through a linear path. However, the monsters are not threatening at all, and there's no multiplayer. The great fun of Gauntlet (a game I *love*) is the multiplayer mayhem and amazing party potential when you get some friends over. In comparison, Nightcaster is a solo trek through dungeon ... after dungeon ... after dungeon.

In its defense, Nightcaster was one of the first XBox games out and maybe was rushed to meet the release date. Definitely a game to rent first before you buy.

A Single-Player Gauntlet Knock-Off

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

It's almost painful to see a game with this much potential fail so miserably. The premise is superb - a lone mage fighting hordes of enemies with a wide variety of spells. Unfortunately, the controls and gameplay kill this promising concept. Switching between the different spells that you need is cumbersome, and you can only save in designated spots. The graphics are probably the only redeeming features, as the spell effects are impressive and it is interesting to watch Arran age over the course of the game from a young boy into an old, wise wizard.
Overall I can only recommend this game if you are a serious fan of spellcasting-based games and if you can get a cheap purchase/rental price.

Blast the Beasties with Magic.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Put Harry Potter in Gauntlet Legends and give him a talking Tinker Bell in a bottle and you've got Night Caster. There's no real plot except get through the levels. Until you get to the end of the game the spells [stink]and all the while villagers and an Irish Miss Cleo are whining at you. The graphics have no detail, which makes the game look like it is a 64 game. Like most Xbox games it's not long but everything along the way will annoy you. Better for younger players.

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