But here's the bottom line: While far from great and way too complicated for its own good, Duelists is reasonably deep and ultimately pretty satisfying. Fans of the franchise will scream bloody murder when they see this score, while casual gamers are gonna think the grade is at least a couple points too high. Sound-wise the game is great, even if the soundtrack feels bland at times, relying on one or two memorable tracks.Īs was the case with Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories on PS1, The Duelists of the Roses is a true love it/hate it kind of game. The card game itself doesn’t look very good, spells and monsters look fine but the CG animated snippets just break immersion. Combat itself is confusing at first, but once rules and victory or defeat conditions become clear, the game becomes very easy. Even at the time of its release its graphics weren’t impressive and were more in line with PlayStation One games. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses is an older title and the visuals clearly display it. The game is different from the series, and other Yu-Gi-Oh! Titles in the way that cards move, and by the presence of the “Deck Leader” which is a card needed to be able to play the game, since it contains your Leader Points. Finally, cards are unveiled and the resolution of effects, attacks, and defenses are done. Players are then tasked with assembling a deck and playing opponents in a turn-based, strategy, and set-up manner. Each player has a deck of cards composed of monsters, spells, and traps.
The gameplay here is similar to what fans of the series will remember. Of course, there are creative liberties taken, but aside from the character swapping, and the battles being waged through the card games this is a fun historical adaptation. This war took place in 1485 between the houses of Lancaster and York, and their representatives Henry Tudor and Christian Rosenkrauz are substituted by the protagonist Yami Yugi and his rival Seto Kaiba respectively. However here Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses takes a very bold move and retells - in a surprisingly unique fashion the English War of the Roses. The anime/manga itself is known for having characters from ancient Egypt play an important role in the plot of the original series. Bringin fan-favorite characters from the anime to actual real-life events. One of the best things in this game is the premise creators took with the narrative. Available originally for the PlayStation 2, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses was met with mixed reviews by fans and critics. The title carries the name of the popular anime franchise Yu-Gi-Oh but takes some creative liberty with the stories it tells. You now have three new cards, and still can reincarnate a card.Released in September 2001 by Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses is a strategy card game published and developed by Konami. Place both the copied save game and the original saved game in the PlayStation 2 and trade the reincarnated cards from the copy to the original. Now continue using the copied game (memory card 2) and reincarnate a card.
You can reincarnate more than three cards with this trick - when you get to the point of reincarnating cards, copy your game to a second memory card. Go to these districts for the appropriate card:Įxile of the Wicked (Panik/Darkness Ruler, B6)īy surrendering five times or getting five wins, you will be able to reincarnate a card in your chest to allow you to build your deck. Both story modes need to be cleared as well.
NOTE: Your leader must have the Find Cards ability. To unlock Map Edit Mode in Custom Battle, beat both the White and Red Rose story modes. Press R3 at the deck building screen to enter the card passwords.Īncient Tree Of Enlightenment. When any monster earns a terrain field boost, turn it face up and it can move two squares instead of one. They all have deck costs over 50 so be sure to make enough room for them. This will give you Suijin, Kazejin, and Sanga of Thunder. Then win or surrender 5 duels so you may reincarnate a card. To obtain all 3 parts of the GateGuardian, first get Seiyaryu using this code: 2H4D85J7. When dueling the last guy on yugi's side beat his Dark Elf and get it into the slots. Not exactly a cheat but, it will help some people.
The following Fusions produce the results below: