Baten Kaitos Origins Reviews [Gamecube]

Average Rating: 79%
( 0-74%,  75-89%,  90-100%) 
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Publisher:
Nintendo
Developer:
Monolith Soft, Namco Bandai Games
Genre:
Role Playing
Release Date:
Sep 25, 2006



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"Baten Kaitos Origins' complex card-battle system and punishing foes weigh the game down, but it's a worthy adventure for role-playing fans who relish a challenge."
--Bethany Massimilla, GameSpot
"...some of it feels like it's borrowed from the first game, including various play mechanics and several locations."
--Robert Workman, GameDaily
"Vibrant and colorful, motion-rendered, artistic tapestries come to life as you traverse the world."
--Justin Celani, eToychest
"Baten Kaitos II is a huge rpg (even longer than the first, which was already 60+ hours) that lights up a system nearly deceased at this point in time."
--Bebpo, GameBrink
"The adventure is just as difficult, has a better overall story, and delivers more gameplay than the original with 60+ hours of play (factoring in every sub-mission)."
--Mark Bozon, IGN
"We expected a grown-up battle system, but instead got a simpler, yet more rapid and intense, rehash of the original's combat structure. It works fantastically, and it's definitely the best thing going for Origins."
--Bryce Edison, Games Radar
"Baten Kaitos Origins will not sway dissidents of turn-based RPGs, but the peculiar aura and lively battles are commendable, and its plot is strong in spite of its clichés."
--Michael Cole, Planet GameCube

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