GameFocus writes: "Blue Dragon is one of the first good role playing games on the Xbox 360 and there was much excitement by gamers in Japan and elsewhere when this series was rumored and eventually confirmed to be moving to the Nintendo DS. Finally after a long wait the game has come to the Nintendo handheld and brings us a new mechanic system and updated story in this continuation of the Blue Dragon story line."
Pros
+ Great CGI
+ Good story
+ Decent graphics
Cons
- Bad and clunky controls are disappointing
- Bad combat system
- Just not the game we expected after the better Blue Dragon
- You can't skip dialog? And they are very long and boring at times.
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When Ignition picked up the rights for Blue Dragon Plus back in 2008, it wouldn't be far wrong to admit a few eyebrows were raised across the gaming scene. Not only had the aesthetically pleasing 360 original Blue Dragon failed to launch the JRPG genre on the new hardware, there was little indication that a sequel would be making an appearance so soon, especially on the smaller screens of the DS, and in the form of an RPG/RTS hybrid.
RWM writes: "Blue Dragon is a strange series. Decent game ideas but nothing new or innovative. Enjoyable game play with unbelievably irritating characters. The shadow ranks are interesting but only need to be levelled to around 36 in the 360 version - making any further advancement pointless beyond the achievements gained. Why do that? Why not reward people for slaving away at your game for hours? Where's my ultimate shadow skill for hitting rank 99? I'll do it for the right reward…I bred Chocobos for DAYS to get Knights of the Round. Reward me for my dedication damn you! These and other frustrations led to me getting very close to the end of Blue Dragon, but never finishing it."
