| Tales of Symphonia | 
 enlarge | From: Namco
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $21.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (191 reviews)
Sales Rank: 777
Platform: Gamecube
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 3.4 x 0.6
MPN: 30002
UPC: 722674300025
EAN: 0722674300025
ASIN: B0001OK7VW
Release Date: August 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Fierce, action-packed battle system with hundreds of special attacks, spells, and combos | | • | Fully customizable character growth system -- change your fighting style and alter the storyline according to the characters' relationships | | • | Multiplayer fighting action - Up to 4 players can control one party member each during combat | | • | Unprecedented number of great minigames and side quests |
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Product Description
Tales of Symphonia challenges you to answer an immense question: Would you sacrifice your life to save a world? With its beautiful 3D cel-shaded graphics and immersive, emotionally charged epic story, you'll walk the line between good & evil -- as the fate of two interlocked worlds hang in the balance.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 186 more reviews...
 The first successful game in the Tales series August 21, 2008
Gameplay: 4/5
ToS has a real time battle system. You're limited to four moves that you can set yourself and you can assign moves to the C stick so that you can use anytime during battle. The controls in battle take a little time to get used to, but once you're okay with it they become second nature to you.
Replay: 5/5
Once you beat Mithos you can play the game all over again! Things get easier after the first time through. You can use all the grade you obtained in your adventure to buy features for your second game. The best thing on there is the 10x EXP. It costs 3000 grade so I don't think you'll have it for the second game. You can also choose to keep titles, relationships, money, and even have up to 30 items in your inventory. I highly reccomend kepping your money and having 30 items.
Multiplayer: 3/5
I really hate to give it a rating like this. Personally I like single player better. The game was designed for single player but you can have four people playing at once. The bad thing is that it's only in battle. Since I've only played with one other person I have no idea what 4 player is like.
Graphics: 5/5
Graphics ROCK! These are some pretty good graphics. There is some cel-shading in there, but it's not like Wind Waker. I think it's a combination of cel-shading and LoZ graphics. The characters and world are cel-shaded and the background is like LoZ graphics.
Sound: 5/5
Sound is just....just....it's so awesome I can't think of the word! The music both inside and outside of battle is really great. One of my favourite songs on there is titled Full Force. Character voices are good. There is some language on there. Don't worry it's all mild. They don't say f*** every 5 seconds. lol The only bad part is when Zelos says SOB in Sybak. Other than that it's all good.
Overall: 4/5
Overall this is an awesome game. There are some parts where it gets pretty emotional. The most emotional part is in Exire. Story has a good ending. With all the sidequests you won't be able to do them all in one game.
 Nearly Makes up for the lack of Gamecube RPGs August 13, 2008
Back in 2004, when Nintendo was for the most part a joke, this was one of the few games Gamecube owners could point to when teased for owning one. Like most JRPG's the story and characters are entirely cliche, but the world is such a fun one to explore that one can overlook the plot twists that are easily spotted hours before they're revealed and go with it. It's also one of the very few rpg's that have co-op and to my knowledge its the only one to allow for 4 players, something which all action rpg's really should have. The game also has lots of fun minigames and sidequests which are different from the standard find-the-item types, such as one where a character becomes a waitress to get extra gald, a character who is a famous ladies man who is able to get free items from talking to female NPC's, or the cooking part of the game, where you search the world for a chef in order to get recipes, which allow you to make different foods at the end of each battle and heal the party by eating them instead of just using a potion or heal spell. Between the price being under $[...], gamecubes being available for $[...] and being playable on the Wii, you really have no excuse for not trying this game.
best RPG for the GameCube August 7, 2008
If you are new to the "Tales" series, this game is a great place to start. With colorful graphics and innovative battle system, this game and series stands out in a crowd. The only real problem I can see is if you are used to typical turn-based RPGs, this game's battle system may take some getting used to. But other than that, it's a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
 If you care about storylines the stay away from this review July 20, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
OH my God shoot me in the head for buying this game where do i start. I'm an old RPG fan every since Final Fantasy X hell i've played them all. well i was looking for just one more good RPG ya know. I thought this one could "take me back a few years". No NO NO it didn't do htat at all now let me tell ya why in 5 easy reasons.
1. The storyling is a rip off of Final Fantasy X I mean it's almost the same thing. it's about this girl who has to sacrife herselft to save the planet but then she and her rag tag party are double crossed about some fool wearing a night grown. Look if you guys have played Final Fantasy Z or even FFIX since it kind of rips off that storyline too becuse of the 2 planet crap, then don't buy this game. the only twist is that Kratos turns out to be Loyd's dad.......... woooooooooooooops looks like a spolied it for ya.
2. All the characters execpt one "Kratos" are really reallying annoying. the 2nd main character "the girl that has to save the plantet" might be one of the if not the most annoying game characters i've seen in my life.
3. Graphics are not that good. Look i've got nothing against cell shaded i mean i'll be the first to tell ya that when the wind waker came out i loved it but this game is just half baking it. it's like there kind of doing ot then again there kind of not. it's like looking at a saterday moring anime carton on fox kids channel.
4. I've got nothing aginst reading the text in games i mean FF1-9 was all about that. what i don't like is how they "the characters" talk at the same time. I guess i can let that slide thought i've seen a lot of games do this now like star ocean 3
5. look just don't buy this game you've got to trust me it has it's moments like whne ..... ok i don't know but there is one good thing about this game taht saves it almost. the figthing system is pretty cool and easy you are in a 2D background but you can move around the combos are easy to use and your team mates really do help out in the fight in this game so thats pretty cool. ok I'm done
The Gamer that LOVES Tales of Series May 5, 2008
I have some words to say...first off I am thirteen, my friends older some younger some the same age, and we all ABSOLUTELY LOVE TALES OF SYMPHONIA (ToS for short). It's a great rpg, with lots of magic, sword fighting, shielding, elemental defense, healing spells, elemental offense, many items, a great money system (this game uses gald, not gold, gald), hundreds of unique awesome weapons some elemental some magic some regularly killer lethal and some just fun (like a broom!!), and lots and lots of different armor and clothing (not to mention amulets and jewels etc.). The battle system is really interactive, and it's NOT TURN BASED, up to four players can play, so you can have a great time battle by yourself with computers helping you, or with friends pwning the monsters that get in your way. For a Gamecube game, the graphics are pretty good, the fighting absolutely fun and suspenseful, the storyline quite unique and different while still being superior, and then the characters mostly all awesome, while some can get on your nerves in a funny way. So I would rate this game a 10/10, as well as Tales of the Abyss and all the other Tales of games out there (except for Radiant Mythology, that was a pure disappointment), did I mention there are 3 ways of transportation to get around these 2 HUGE maps? Yeah, the story is long, fun, and there are many small optional mini games and side quests (some side quests long and fun), and then there's the main storyline you follow once you get bored wandering around the two worlds meeting people etc.
Overall Review:
Graphics: 9/10 (really good for an old GC game, actually not that old)
Music: 8/10
Battle system: 10/10
Story Line: 10/10
Characters: 9/10
Side Quests: 9/10
Armor and Weaponry: 10/10
Magic/special attacks/unison attacks/ basic hits: 10/10
single player: 10/10
multi player: 8/10
It's a good game, if you like or want a game with fighting, sword banging, magic, technique, non turn based battles, realistic fighting, enjoyable music and graphics, elemental spells, wandering ability (you don't have to go to the next spot in the story line immediately, you go when you feel like it), and amazing characters etc., THEN WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR GET THIS GAME!!
P.S. I also forgot to mention you can get TITLES which switch around your stats a bit without leveling up, and some titles change your costume so you can look different when you walking and in battles, and in cutscenes (swimsuits, disco/fun outfits etc.), yup, pretty awesome.
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