PS2 Magna Carta - New Import
   In a war-wracked land called Efferia, humans and creatures called Yasons are locked in a conflict that threatens to destroy them both. Skirmishes have turned into full scale battles with increasing ferocity. Taking place amidst the combative backdrop, the protagonist Calintz Jerevinan returns home...only to find it destroyed. Vowing vengeance upon those who wrecked his homeland, Calintz ventures forth into the world and rallies various allies to his cause in a bid to stop the war and perhaps bring about a new peace.

   Softmax takes their popular Magna Carta brand and applies the license to a new tactical adventure where heroes travel the world and engage in battles. Exploration and adventuring is performed on a world map whereas battles take place in closed fields. A new fighting system called "Trinity Drive" was developed for the game where powerful attacks may be struck when points have been gathered up in the Trinity Drive meter (located in the upper right corner of the screen). Fatal blows struck upon hapless Yasons and others also boost experience points exponentially during battle.
The illustrations and artwork in the PS2 game are of the same high caliber as the original Magna Carta and the music is rich. One fairly insignificant niggle: Square made androgyny somewhat of a fad where males appeared nearly female and Softmax seemingly falls into this pattern as well where the gentlemen leads are willowy and fairly feminine. Calintz, for example, sports a girl's haircut down to the spiky ponytail.

 
Summary of the Week
Monday NEWS Import outlook - Beatmania IIDX 8th Style leading preorders, Toy Previews for 2005
Wednesday PS2 King of Fighters 2000 SNK Best, Metal Slug 3 SNK Best  NEWS Naruto 3 with wristband, Kasumi Xbox
Thursday GBA Metal Slug Advance  GC Mario Party 6, Naruto Gekitou Ninja 3  PS2 DDR Festival, Detective Conan: Daeie Teikoku no Isan, Magna Carta, Pop 'n Music 10 
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