Pretty, cute and brain cracking. Strategy gaming is challenging.

User Rating: 8 | Wild ARMs 5 (10th Anniversary Edition) PS2
I tried to play Wild Arms Altered Code F, which i put away after only got out for finding the cave, it was like old lost game on the stack.
Then I tried this game and found it way a lot better then the old geek.

It's a pretty cute game, for kids average to teach about manners! :).
Tho the battle system is quite handfull for kids, I must admit i have to crack my brain for this game to realy give a hard hit back to the monsters, not just hit, magic and hit. Must calculate almost all the moves precisely againts the crazy Bosses. Wrong calculation can end up Game Over. Learning curve will take longer then average RPG games. But it's a puzzle fun for strategy fighting. The hexagonal system and arranging best position to attack and protect is very interesting. Put out of the boredom from mostly RPG fighting sequences. Can't say much about the graphics, but I like it. Not very smooth rendering but enough to get the game going nicely and still Cute!

Sound is UGLY... i must agree with this. BG Music is very fun and I love it. Vocals of the characters are good. Story line is again Cute and interesting to find out more.
Upgrading items not much to espect, a bit old fashion.

overal, beside it's pretty cute game, it's also brain cracking...you can have fun with it.