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A great game to keep the husband occupied

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

if you want your husband out of your space, this is the game to buy. He absolutely is involved for hours and loves the game. I do advise you to buy the guide book also if you dont want him to be online looking up the cheat codes when he is frustrated and cant figure it out. Overall I am definetly pleased!!! I can do what i want and he is busy fighting off all the enemies that are named after chess players.

Dynasty Warriors' Less Fulfilling Twin

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As an avid fan of the Dynasty Warriors franchise, I was looking forward to this fantasy take on the idea. Unfortunately it falls short.

Where Dynasty Warriors(DW) had loads of strategy, Drakengard has almost none. DW required you to balance the attacks of your army and keep their morale in check to help sway the battle in your favor. DW found you fighting alongside hundreds of friends and foes. Drakengard, on the other hand, leaves you fighting alone against hundreds of enemies.

Where DW's enemies constantly moved to meet your advance, Drakengard's enemies stand perfectly still until you find them. If you move too far away, they go back to their resting spot till you return.

By itself, this flaw is hardly a reason to hate this game, but it does make the game very repetitive.

One of the coolest features of the game is the ability to carry up to 8 weapons into battle. These weapons, found by defeating certain characters or locating hidden chests, can each be leveled up by defeating enemies. This adds a nice incentive to revisit some levels to increase the strength of these weapons.

Battling on the dragon can be challenging, which is good, but also has some drawbacks. When the computer opponents can attack in hand-to-hand, but you can't, there is a problem. When enemies can attack in 360 degrees while right on top of you, and you must continually move forward, there is a problem.

Besides this, since your dragon shares a health meter with your character, the only way to level the dragon up is to fight without its help. This all causes the dragon to be a bit player that you seem almost forced to used in certain instances.

Overall, however, this game is a pretty good diversion. Square-Enix has done a wonderful job with the cutscenes, as always, but has given up some of the gameplay in return. As such, Drakengard seems like a rushed attempt for filling the time before Final Fantasy XI. I would highly recommend this game as a good rental for a lazy weekend, or for anyone trying to fill the time before the next Dynasty Warriors.

Warning: May cause shuddering.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 18
Date: June 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Square Enix had a great Idea. Melding massive melee style war-combat with the at-hand intensity of riding a dragon.

but they just did it so baldy.

Here's the very first thing I hated about this game. Your Dragon. I would have rather died than make that 'Pact'. She is always calling you 'Lesser' 'inferior' 'animalistic'. Call me crazy, but when I picked this up I wasn't thinking to myself "Hey, I'm in the mood to be insulted." I know that sounds wierd because it's just a game, but trust me. It gets to you.

The second thing I hated about this game was the constant judgement of your characters by the other characters. The game is purly about battle. That's all. And yet when you kill enemies, your allies will say "Does only your bloodlust drive you forward?". Thats crap!! How else are you supposed to beat the stupid game?!

the third thing I hated about this game was the battle system. Here, I'll explain it to you in the most detailed and deep way ever written for this game.
What you do is you press......square square square square square square square square sqaure square square square square square square square square square sqaure square square square square square square square square square sqaure square.

And heres where it gets really interesting....square square square square square square square square sqaure square SELECT square square square square square square square square sqaure square TRAINGLE!

The fourth thing I hated about this game was the stupid allies. They are so annoying. I mean, the first time you meet this elf chick, she gives off some slight hints that she is very fond of little children...if you know what I mean. Sick. Thats just gross.

And fifth is the fact that in some levels, your dragon is just plain worthless. Two hits from an arrow, and the monsterous brute can't seem to bear your weight (nevermind that its smalles muscle could probably lift a greyhound bus on its own.) and then theres the stupid little red troops who are immune to magic. Ok, fine. Give me a dragon and then take it away. Cheap jerks.

The sixth thing I hated about this game was the music. Seriously, It just sounds like its skipping constantly. But nope, listen really hard and you can hear a sad excuse for a melody.

The seventh thing I hated about this game is.....WHERE IS MY ARMY! Im sorry, but even with a dragon, taking out 2,000 or more enemies in one level can take alot of tim.

So, if your a fan of Chinese water torture, or perhapse that buzzing noise that flourescant lights give off, buy this game. But if your sane, then you will vomit at the sight of this game and run from it like it has Ebola, the Black Plague, Leprosy, and really bad B.O.

The Best Adventure Game ever!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is the perfect blend of "Final Fantasy" meets "Dynasty Warriors"!!! I have always like Final Fantasy, but I never liked to take turns while attacking, and I have always wanted dynasty warriors to have a more in-depth storyline!!! This game is the perfect blend of RPG/action combo. The cut-scenes look like "Final Fantasy" and the gameplay is that of "Dynasty Warriors". As you roam the lands battling the entire Empire alone, you have the ability to call upon your Dragon. You can either fly over the battle-fields unleashing hell upon your opponents or fly through the air dogfighting other creatures. This game is truly amazing; I get so caught up in the story as well as slicing my way through the opposing soldiers. As you go through the game, you pick up new weapons that improve through exoerience points. (as in most RPGs) Also, As you play, your Dragon grows larger & evolves into an even more lethal killing machine.
This game is AWESOME!!! If you like the myth of "Dragon Riders", you will love Drakengard!

AMAZING GAME OMG!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: May 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game OWNZ all games except Onimushu 3...which is a totally different enviroment...this game i 100% recomend to buy because its just great...and cmon...where else can you ride a dragon and fight some melee battles? BUY IT! ITS AMAZING YOU WONT REGRET IT!!!

TOO REPETITIVE!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: February 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game lacks depth and gameplay variety and gets boring in the first fifteen minutes!! And one more thing, it is WWWAAAAAYYY too REPETITVE!!!!!!!!

Best Graphics on PS2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: March 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm personally a graphic & RPG freak, and out of all the other RPGs,(yes, I've played them all) this one's the best of both graphics & RPGs. I LOVE this game.

Great Game, Worth the Buy..

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Alright, so it's no Dynasty Warriors, we'll give it that. But, trying not to compare it to another game and just rate it on it's own, Drakengard is a fairly good game. It's not the most incredible thing you'll ever have seen in an RPG, and indeed some of the missions are repetitive. (The last battle, as well, was rather frustrating, as it suddenly gets extremely difficult to stay alive). The voice acting made me wince.. it's done well, but the accents are a little.. irritating. However, it kept me occupied well enough, and is definitely worth a shot.

Awsome game! And believe me I'm picky!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm a 14yr old dragon and RPG freak, and when it comes to games I don't care much for oldstyle graphics and I want some good battles and complex storylines. And this game has it all!

The game's graphix are breathtaking and the game play ranges from repeditly clicking the square button to something that requires alot of coordination.

The characters completely take over your heart after awhile, and they are very realistic. You, at first, play only as Caim and soon as the dragon. Caim loathes dragons because his parents were killed by one, but he comes to love this one. After doing certain things and meeting other characters they will become 'allies' and you can use them when Caim is in trouble, but only for a breif time.

The combat takes place on foot, on the back of a fire-breathing beast hovering above your enemies (who tend to scatter like mice :) and some annoying ones trying to shoot at you >:P) and then there's the arieal battles which require some skill. This game can be played by amatures but if your wanting the parentals to take ur hand and help you through it you need to find another game.

The weapons are my favorite part of the game! (After the dragon of course) It ranges from the Holy Mace to Caim's Sword, and the magic attacks are just as diverse!

There is one MINOR flaw, that is the ending and abrupt stop in the storyline. There are multiple endings and some of them are just disappointing. The game is very cool but can be terribly anti-climatic!

good game, but some flaws

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

okay, im here to set the record straight! this review is sure to help you make a decision of weather or not you'll buy this game. p.s-to the guy who said "i would give this game 10000000 stars if i could", why did u only give it 4 OUT OF 5???! well anyway, onto buisness. this game has some pros and cons, check them out-
pros:
impressive story line-combined with love action and more
3 different fight modes (melee strafe and ariel)-melle is when u are on on the ground and are using the sqaure button to hack and slash through hundreds (LITERALLY!!) of enimies. strafe is when you are on you dragon and are using your fireballs to blow up armies on the ground. ariel-you are on your dragon and are facing other airborne enimies.
lots of weapons-over 60 different weapons u can find earn and unlock.
hours of game play!-13 chapter and about a maximum of 15 verses or more per chapter! also u can play a level again to see different endings cut scenes movies and enimies.
amazing cut scenes-lots of awsome movies and fight scenes.
gameplay for both the blood thirsty and the faint of heart-you can turn the blood on and off in the options menu (if you are like me then your parents dont like to see bloody games. and frankly neither do i)



cons:extremely repettitive! most levels involve mashing the sqaure button like crazy to kill like hudreds of enimies, its not a joke, in one level you will face about a hundred or way more enimies! not many atacks keep pressing sqaure button and he will keeep slashing, end of store, you can also use magic atacks however, each weapon has its own magic atack and finishing blow.
backround detail stinks-basicvly u will see a big mountain behind u and nothing more! no detail in the levels at all (i saw more in spyro the dragon!) however the grapghics are sharp.
sound- the voice overs are.......cheesy, all the characters have lame accents that are extemely frustrating.
replay value-its alot of fun at the start then it just gets boring but u wanna keep playinng to see how the story ends, and to see the charecters.
allies-.....the system of summoning allies is not that great you only play as caim but pressing the 0 button allows an ally to take his place however u only control him a short period of time and can summon him/her a certain nimber of times, u have about 4-5 allies and can only take one with at a time.
expreience- i have to admit the thought of being able to grow yourweapons expreince and alllow them to get stronger to change their appearence and strength is a wonderfull idea! but it does not go well with with game! to level up a weapon you need to to get a certain number of kills (seriously they ask u to get 150 kills to get your weapon to level 2!) so u have to go back to the first level because the currentt level u found your weapon on has enimies that too strong for ur current weapon. and u have to do this alot until its get super strong then u realize that u need another weapon and have to get rid of the one u just trained to make room for it!(you can carry only 7 different weapons at a time)
repetitivity-i know i mentioned this already but this is an extreme flaw u just press aqaure again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again......never mind.
conclusion-if your into hack and slash and just wanna slice some armies ip the i reccomend this game, but if you like games with lots of atacks and combo moves....get something opposite of this. but even if u do like lots of moves and stuff this is still a fantastic game. i enjoyed but it is getting boring, if u would like a good subsitute for this game i reccomend the following:onimusha series (1,2,3) a really fun series and highly enjoable with lots of depth.) dynasty warriors- like drakengard but with more allies and interactivity.(drakengard has nothing to do with your enviorments u cant jump onto, grab ,or hit anything in the enviorment. you can send a huge fireball and wipe out an armiy but you cant even burn a freakin tree!) seven sumaria 20xx- a faced pace game based on a classic movie of some sort its a fantastic storyline with lots of depth. check it out at www.sammystudios.com

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