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YS: Ark of Napishtim |  | From: Konami
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 4133
Platform: PlayStation2
Genre: Role Playing Games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.5
StereoSurround
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Dolby ProLogicII
MPN: 20117
Model: 83717201175
UPC: 083717201175
EAN: 0083717201175
ASIN: B000641ZEU
Release Date: September 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Battle against over 50 hideous monsters and huge bosses | | • | Meet a host of characters, heroes, enemies and friends complete with full voice-overs | | • | Explore beautifully rendered environments including exotic caves, tranquil forests, and | | • | mysterious dungeons | | • | Beautiful CG and animated cut-scenes advance the story of the adventure |
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Product Description
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim is a great new adventure starring the hero from the classic Ys games! Adol Christin is stranded on an uncharted island, where he discovers ancient power hidden deep under the waves. As you explore the lush islands you'll try to face that power - and uncover an amazing adventure.
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 Ys Victorious Return March 9, 2005
Ben (Martinez, GA United States)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Finally, after years of waiting, the Ys series has come back to the US. Before I jump into the gameplay, let me state that if you like the anime, youll love the game...plain and simple. As far as gameplay goes, the control is flawless. While there is some backtracking, for the most part this game is straight forward, story driven, hack and slash action. While leveling up (mainly the swords) can be a real chore, the hack and slash battles are so much fun that its easy to ignore the time it takes to level up. The games music is excellent and I can honestly say that this is the first game in quite some time that Id like to own the soundtrack for. Each song is well orchestrated and fits smoothly into its portion of the game. The story, while not the best story ever told, is interesting enough to keep you playing all the way through. The character development is phenomenal, with numerous characters growing more and more important to the story as the game progresses. As far as graphics go, they fit this game perfectly. Sure they are not the jaw dropping graphics of some of the other Action games and Rpgs of the big name consoles (ex. Ninja Gaiden, Final Fantasy X, DMC3, Tales of Symphonia), but they grow on you rather quickly. Overall, this game is defintely a must own. However, due to this series not having a huge following here in the states, it is sure to get EXTREMELY RARE. My EB only had 3 copies and thats all they plan on getting! Buy it now before its too late!
Another Forgotten Good Game October 28, 2009
Nathan Pickrell (Long Beach, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really like this game. It brings me back to the old snes era games with heavy revamping. I wish there were more games of that style. Of course, no one cares about the game cause it's old fashioned. Sigh...
ys is back February 14, 2006
Andrew Olson (Macon, GA)
After a long delay, the Ys series has made it to the PS2. The Ark of Napishtim is really fun. The graphics are nice and the story line you can actually follow. Adios and happy gaming.
Great fun!!!!! August 26, 2005
Richard Baldwin (Gainesville, Florida)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Although Y's didn't receive a lot of acclaim from the gaming community, I found it to be a very enjoyable experience. It's an action RPG that puts you in the shoes of Adol, a redheaded adventurer. You find yourself trapped on an island with no contact with your companions who you lose while in a sea fight with the empire of the time (the Romuns).
The RPG elements are great! You not only level up your character, but you also must level up your swords. You command three swords, which are a staple of the game. In other RPGs, you focus more on leveling up your character, but in Y's, you really want to work hard at getting your swords to the highest level possible. I found this to be challenging but very attainable feet.
The story isn't too bad, but you most likely would get more out of it if you had played the other Y's (this is a long running series in Japan). You get your standard love triangle as in other Japan RPGs and anime, but I really wish there were more development from Adol.
Pros
-Tons of fun! The game is just fun to pick up and play, and you'll find that the story seems small in scope at first, but you'll quickly find out that there is much more out there to do. The story opens up after a couple of hours of play.
-I really enjoyed the music of this game. The tunes really fit the situations in the game and they're not too repetitive.
-The bosses are pretty hard right off the bat. They get a little easier as you level up the three swords, but they are still pretty tough.
-Great story!
Cons
-The voice acting was pretty bad, but you can look past this easy or you can also turn it off in the options menu.
-The graphics were not up to PS2 quality, but again, it doesn't take away from this game's fun.
-Some of the platforming stuff in the game I thought was not necessary. There is a dash-jump that is very hard to do, but you only need to do it to get certain optional items.
This title should be a little cheaper now, and now it's actually coming out for PSP. I would highly recommend!
Pretty good RPG June 30, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
To me this game felt like a mix of Zelda and Final Fantasy. The cutscenes are very well done (too bad there are only a couple of them) and the music is actually very good. The graphics not the greatest, but I think that ads to the charm of it. The only fault that I could find with it is that it took less than twenty hours to finish. If you're looking for an old school RPG, than this is it.
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