Product Description

The DS sequel is set one year after the original Xbox 360 title and returns players to the story of Shu and his companions, who control powerful phantom shadows. In the DS title, they will have to deal with new enemies spawned from the devastation wrought in the first title. At first glance, you might mistakenly believe Blue Dragon Plus to be a strategy game in the style of Final Fantasy Tactics, with little hand-drawn heroes and monsters arranged on an isometric 3D stage. But once the fight begins, everything starts happening in real time and you must feverishly put together your plan of attack, because those enemies aren't waiting for your turn. You command your units around the field with quick but simple controls that rely totally on the touch screen. You tell your units where to go, who to fight, when to heal, and when to move to special areas on the map. It seems like your attention is constantly needed everywhere at once, but the game gives you some room for error by providing a high number of healing items. Also, as you progress through each map, the game occasionally pauses to let some part of the story play out. The game will feature a thirty-hour quest as well as the ability to control up to sixteen humans and Mecha Robos in real-time battles and shadow fights. Every mission scored for kills and mission success Win rank and medals in your quest to be the World's Greatest Fighter Pilot (WGFP) Unlock Bonus missions with successful mission accomplishments; new bonus missions downloadable every 120 days Solo single player game can also be used as a gateway to world famous combat massively multiplayer online game, WarBirds; free month of online play with purchase of single player game

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1306 in Video Games
• Brand: Ignition Entertainment
• Model: 400020
• Published on: 2009-02
• Released on: 2009-02-24
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .67" h x 5.44" w x 5.45" l, .25 pounds

Amazon.com Product Description
The DS sequel is set one year after the original Xbox 360 title and returns players to the story of Shu and his companions, who control powerful phantom shadows. In the DS title, they will have to deal with new enemies spawned from the devastation wrought in the first title. At first glance, you might mistakenly believe Blue Dragon Plus to be a strategy game in the style of Final Fantasy Tactics, with little hand-drawn heroes and monsters arranged on an isometric 3D stage. But once the fight begins, everything starts happening in real time and you must feverishly put together your plan of attack, because those enemies aren't waiting for your turn. You command your units around the field with quick but simple controls that rely totally on the touch screen. You tell your units where to go, who to fight, when to heal, and when to move to special areas on the map. It seems like your attention is constantly needed everywhere at once, but the game gives you some room for error by providing a high number of healing items. Also, as you progress through each map, the game occasionally pauses to let some part of the story play out. The game will feature a thirty-hour quest as well as the ability to control up to sixteen humans and Mecha Robos in real-time battles and shadow fights.

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Synopsis
Following their defeat of Nene, a tyrannical remnant of the Ancients, Shu and his friends hoped the battle was over. After one year passes, the world consists of a myriad of "cubes" that exploded from the planet's depths when it split open in the course of the battle with Nene. And when King Jibral spies a strange phenomenon emerging from a mysterious, distant cube — the enormous and sinister Shadow of a Balaur, a three-headed dragon — it proves to be a harbinger of further turmoil to come.

Key Game Features:

• Enter a thrilling single-player campaign featuring more than 30 hours of gameplay
• Control up to 16 humans and Mecha Robos in your quest to defeat your enemies
• Strengthen your units by altering their composition and equipping them with items
• Engage in thrilling real-time battles and shadow fights
• Enhance the fast-paced action with compelling RPG elements, including item collection, character progression and robot customizations
• Features a storyline created and directed by Final Fantasy series director Hironobu Sakaguchi, characters created by Akira Toriyama of the DragonBall universe and music composed by Final Fantasy's Nobuo Uematsu

Exclusive to the Nintendo DS
The excitement of the hit Cartoon Network series comes to life with Blue Dragon Plus. Leap into battle, commanding up to 16 humans and Mecha Robos to fight against a horde of enemies, and revel in the edge-of-your-seat action of the game's explosive real-time battles and shadow fights. Complete a thrilling single-player campaign that spans more than 30 hours of gameplay and incorporates engaging RPG elements like item collection and character progression. High-quality dual-screen FMVs showcase more than an hour of gripping story events, immersing you fully in the Blue Dragon world.

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Customer Reviews

Ten year old loves it
Ten year old son is enjoying this, very strategic he says and not too hard or easy to learn and understand.

Blue Dragon Plus? More Like Blue Dragon Minus
Not owning a X-Box 360 has excluded me from enjoying the highly-acclaimed Blue Dragon. However, when I heard about Blue Dragon Plus, I figured I'd go ahead an pick it up since the original's supposed to be such a great, innovative game. Blue Dragon Plus has to be good, right? Right?!

Wrong! Sadly, after purchasing the game and playing it for a brief amount of time, I discovered Blue Dragon Plus could in no way measure to the original, regardless of never having played it. Instead of being innovative, Blue Dragon Plus attempts to mimic well-established game stylings while delivering real-time battle sequences...and fails. For battle to flow effectively, using the stylus is a must, but instead of being given well-programmed play controls, players are given a horrible "click and drag" navigation method. This headache is only compounded when attempting to command his/her troops in order to command a strategic battle. What should be fun and entertaining is tedious and obnoxious, and in a game packed with battle after battle, interest in the game is swiftly lost.

On the flip side, Blue Dragon Plus does sport some decent graphics for a game designed for the small screen, and the movie sequences look better than many seen on older console systems like the PSOne. The story, too, is fairly intriguing, at least for one unfamiliar with the overall plot of the Blue Dragon series. However, this does little to gloss over the poor structure and gameplay. My recommendation: don't bother buying this game. Chances are you'll wind up regretting it.

no fun at all waste of money
this game is very complicated and no fun at all. Expected a Zelda type game gave up on it after trying to play if for an hour.