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 enlarge | From: Konami
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $22.18
New (5) Used (9) from $5.40
Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 14028
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 24108
Model: 83717241089
UPC: 083717241089
EAN: 0083717241089
ASIN: B000EBFMY4
Release Date: September 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Great RPG, the first for the DS! June 10, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I love RPG games, but Nintendo's Nintendo DS isn't so hot on games for that genre. I found this while shuffling through games at Game Stop, found this one, and bought it.
The basic story line of this game is that you play as a child of an extinct Bente tribe. His name is Tao, but you are allowed to change that. He is one of the last of his kind and escapes to a new place where a legendary Monster Tower is. This tower had a seal to keep the monsters inside, but that seal failed and all havok broke loose. It is your job to climb that tower.
The Info
Tao's Adventure is all about fighting. The character can hold on to a sword, or staff, and a sheild for defense. He can summon mosters that he raised from an egg, and he has magic abilities. The whole tower dungeon is based on turns. That may not sound thrilling to some, but it is nothing like Fire Emblem. YOu may move around freely, avoiding monsters and traps. If you happen to run into one, however, you are obligated to engage it OR run away. Your summons can aid you in your fights. By beating monsters you grow levels and further develop your characters skills. Your summons also gain levels. There are lots of floors in this tower, designed to keep you busy.
Appart from the dungeon itself, theree is a fairly roomy village where you may purchase other weapons, upgrade weapons, buy other items, rest, eat, ect. There is also a multiplayer mode.
The Good
1) With the many floors to the tower, the game will last awhile.
2) Monsters have been incorperated in gameplay.
3) Graphics are pretty good
4) It's an awesome RPG for anyone.
5) It does a great job incorperating the DS's capabilities.
6) There are lots of magic and weapon upgrades, and many monster summons.
The Not So Good
1) It may not encourage you to play it again once you have beaten it.
2) The dungeon may get repetative.
3) Swords cannot cast magic.
4) Casting spells takes awhile (maybe 10 to 15 seconds)
5) At the save point to your Inn, two guys keep talking, which gets annoying.
6) It requires too much use of the stylus. Only movement may be used with buttons.
Overall
Overall this is the RPG to get. It will be a fine expirience and should last awhile. I liked it a lot and you will too. Happy gaming!
4 stars!
Finally, a DS RPG stuffed with all the right features. April 25, 2006
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Tao's Adventure: Curse of the Demon seal has all the elements of a good RPG; plot, interaction and an easy to learn game play. Spell drawing is challenging, yet curiously fun, as you learn new spells with each new level up. Numerous puzzle based tower levels, test your navigation skills. Collecting and hatching eggs allow you to add monsters that help you in these dungeon like levels.
Your character can carry either a wand or a sword as a weapon. A shield is also available to defend with. The equipment is upgradeable for an ever increasing fee. As you play the game you can collect items and sell them in town to increase your available funds.
The monsters in the game gain experience and level just like the main character. However, the monsters can be used in the coliseum to fight other monsters for experience and gold. Additionally you can fight and trade with other players in multiplayer mode. Luckily, if you like to fight alone, monsters are not required for gameplay.
The game mostly uses the stylus for interaction, with the cursor pad used to direct the character's path. However when in battle you must "tune" the direction the character is facing with the stylus to engage enemies. Additionally the spells are drawn using the stylus. Drawing these spells will take some time to master so do not get discouraged. For this reason I gave the game 4 stars overall.
The game has never locked up on me. A recent rash of poorly written DS games have been doing this, luckily Taos after 40+ hours of gameplay is ok.
I have played other RPG's for the DS, but this game is the one I keep coming back to. At the time of this review, the other avaialable RPG's all had serious game play flaws that made them boring after only 10 hours. If you are looking for a good portable RPG or just a DS game to burn time, give this game a try!
Pros:
1) Drawing magic spells makes gameplay faster and enjoyable.
2) Monster Rancher style battle coliseum.
3) 3D graphics
4) 40+ hours of gameplay
5) A simple but engaging plot.
Cons:
1) Stylus only game interface and unforgiving spell drawing.
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