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whoo-ee!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: December 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Lady Sia rules! It's not the most thought provoking game ever, but it's chock full of old school platformy goodness. mm mm mm!

Lady Sia casts the player as the warrior princess Lady Sia (go figure) in her battle against the T'soa over the kingdom of Myriad. You guide Sia through multiple varied levels using magical powerups, shape shifting, giant eagles and magic projectiles to defeat your foes. With interactive environments, cool music and awesome animations, this game is *definitely* one to own for any platformer fan.

Lady Sia hasn't gotten a lot of press like other A-list titles such as Mario Kart or Advance Wars, but she definitely deserves a spot on the top tier of GBA games!

A side-scroller? Fun?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: January 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I started playing this, I was somewhat disappointed by its mindless side-scrolling hack-and-slash action. It seemed a lot like Donkey Kong Country with a somewhat more attractive protagonist (if you want to argue this point, go right on ahead). However, for some reason, I can't seem to stop playing! I am at a loss to explain it, but it must be good then, right?

The first thing you'll probably notice about Lady Sia is that it's pretty tough. You aren't able to take a whole lot of damage, and there's plenty of things to deal it out to you. I've never been able to pass a level without dying at least once (yes, I even bought it on the first one), and oftentimes the only way to get past all the obstacles is to simply memorize where they are and what to do.

There are, however, quite a few ways you can go about defeating your enemies. You can use magic, special moves, or just charge in and hack them all up. Sometimes you get to ride a big white bird that can pick up guys and drop them into the ubiquitous abyss that has been a mainstay of these games since Super Mario Bros. came out.

When it comes down to it, Lady Sia has decent graphics and an odd charm, and is worth your investment of time and effort. The plot might be a bit simple, but it doesn't seem to be a big issue even for an RPG fan like myself. This game isn't an experiment in subtlety or revolutionary gameplay. It's a classic arcade sidescroller with good old hack-and-slash action.

Sia Warrior Princess, Disney Cartoonish and side scrolling

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: January 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Welcome to the world of Sia, Warrior Princess! A side scrolling animated adventure, as you of course are Lady Sia on a mission, saving hostages, collecting diamonds and going against the bad guys of your castle realm! Keep in mind, because this is an animated type game, these "bad guys" are bears with swords, rouge mice, giant bee men and so on. The bad guys also number in the 100s, and you can only slash them, so it gets very boring and tedious! The game is solid, it has a rich plot for kids to follow easily, and between levels is a very good animated story to show what's happening. The animation is incredible, but it looks like your watching a cartoon when you play (Disney cartoonish). Which may shut out older players, along with the fact that the game is quite easy to play and get the hang of, jump and slash that's it! Because of that fact it gets very tough on the thumbs! Ouch. Bottom line is fantastic for children, but then for older players, please skip it.

A New Classic!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: October 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

What can I say, I am a sucker for 2D games, because for one the art is so much smoother and there is so much detail, this game is no exception, I recommend this game to all who enjoy the basic Castlevania type game. There are even well animated cut scenes, now how many GB games do you find that in?

OK Graphics, Disgusting Gameplay. Pass this one up.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 10 / 18
Date: November 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I expected much more from a 32-bit platform. The gameplay is just horrid, after about 15 minutes of play, you begin to realize that this is going to be more annoying repetition than anything else. After the first two levels, the game gets incredibly difficult. Not the welcome "challenging" kind of difficult, but the annoying "impossible difficult" that requires you to go through each level 30 times and memorize where every monster comes from just so you can survive and do it again, then start all over from the beginning if you didn't find all the gems or hostages. The controls are difficult; the game requires you to have fast reflexes, but Sia's attacks take way too long to recover from, often resulting in an unavoidable loss of life. The game's sound effects are tolerable, but you'll quickly want to turn the bland and repetitive music off. Younger children may enjoy this game, it's simple enough, and they don't mind playing for hours on end and not getting anywhere. Save your money, or spend it on one of the more popular and playable GBA games out there.

this game is so cool!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 16
Date: October 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this game so tight I mean this game is so --- good ,I thought it was just going to another GBA game (YAH RIGHT)but it wasn't. It's packed full of action and it has great graphics ...

A fun new story in a familiar package

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

A typical 2D game, the gameplay in Lady Sia is full of jumping, slashing, shooting, and finding your way though a maze filled with a variety of baddies. The twist is that the game shows of the 32-bit platform well. As in classic cell animation, there are several layers of animation which give an illusion of depth as they scroll at different rates. The puzzles are challenging, but you have the chance to go back and retry levels you've already finished. (This is really nice once you get your sword and ring back!) Finish all the levels in a world with ratings of 100, and you get access to hidden worlds.

Not too tough, but not too simple either.

Super Valis IV never made it to GBA, so . . .

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Lady Sia can battle seemingly impossible odds with ease. No task is too difficult for her. Unfortunately, she's just a video game character.
After searching for a used copy of Super Valis 4 for what seemed like an eternity, I finally found one . . . then I heard about this game. I decided I wasn't going to make the same mistake twice, and it wasn't rentable in my location so I just bought the dawm game. Not a mistake on my part, but definitely more difficult than I had hoped for. The game is fun, yes, but excruciatingly hard.
In the first few levels, you'll find yourself -should you play this game- adjusting to constant enemy attacks. The hard parts come in the later levels, with constant falling and unreliable bubbles that pop and drop you just a little too soon.
The controls are flawless unless you're a nitpicker, the graphics are nice, and the animation is almost like water -- that's a good thing. The only real problem with the game is that it has a difficulty level comparable to the Contra games.
I saw Lady Sia 2 listed in Nintendo Power magazine. If there really is going to be a sequel, I hope they make the necessary improvements.
As for the story; You, as Lady Sia, are upset that a gang of misfits called Tsoas are ruining your towns and your council refuses to do anything about it. As you progress, you'll recieve some weapon upgrades, turn into monsters, and face some of your council.

Oh. In case you're wondering, these are the basic controls:
A= Jump
B= Attack (press repeatedly for combo-style slashing)
Select = I don't remember
Start = pause/start
Up = Look up; climb ladders, activate switches
Down = Duck; Look down, climb down ladders
Left = Run to the left (walk while holding L)
Right = Run to the right (walk while holding L)
L = Sneak (hold while pressing left or right)
R = Slash (use in conjunction with B for special combos)

Time filler

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: February 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Mediocre game at best. The controls are clumsy, and it has a very strong half-finished feel. Bosses range from childish to mind bending, as do the levels. Good animation that's difficulf to see (like most GBA games) in low light, run-of-the-mill story. Music is fun to listen to, though. However, you can play the game in German, so that's a plus. All in all, don't buy if you're a heavy gamer, but not bad for little kids and people who don't know better.

One of Their Best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I thought Nintendo was just trying to through another waste at me, but I was terribly mistaken. It has a nice background story to it and it has nice graphics. Bonus levels and surprises everywhere. A definite great addition to any gamer's(like myself) collection.

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