Legaia 2: Duel Saga | 
 enlarge | From: Eidos Interactive
Category: Video Games
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 8530
Platform: Playstation2
Genre: Role Playing Games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 50012
UPC: 788687500128
EAN: 0788687500128
ASIN: B00006C28X
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| • | A teenager named Lang sees his small town ripped off, by a mysterious man with gold eyes. As he pursues him, he'll meet Maya and Kazan, who accompany him on his quest. While traveling, these unlikely friends unravel complicated plots and discover a threat to the entire world -- one which only they can stop. | | • | Gorgeous 3D graphics inspired by anime bring you the saga, as told through great action sequences and powerful animated cutscenes | | • | Explore the world around you, as you see huge towns, seek out hidden treasure, and learn of a mysterious group called The Mystics | | • | Unique fighting system combines the best in turn-based play with fighter-style combos you can unleash on your opponent |
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Product Description
Legaia 2: Duel Saga -- Intense combat and role-playing strategy is waiting for you, in this amazing new role-player. Explore a new world and defend it from a hidden evil, as a boy becomes a man...and eventually, a warrior.
Amazon.com Product Description
Legaia 2: Duel Saga begins in a small village called Nohl. The player assumes the role of Lang, a rookie member of the Nohl militia. The game includes features new to the RPG genre, including a unique battle system called Tactical Arts that allows players to enter a series of directional button inputs to call up special attack combos and maneuvers. Tactical Arts attacks will be accompanied by dynamic camera angles to further enhance the effects. Players will also have access to Origins, which assist characters in fighting battles and solving puzzles. Each member of the adventure party will have a different Origin available to him or her. Players can use these to battle enemies, heal injured party members, and destroy barriers.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
A Decent RPG experience... September 12, 2008
Feelah the tigress
It's important to remember that although this game has "Legaia" in the title, it is not a direct sequel to "Legend of Legaia"; the characters and world setting are completely different. Keeping that in mind, it's still an enjoyable game on its own terms and has alot of good points going for it.
Graphics (score 9/10): Legaia 2 doesnt have the most amazing PS2 graphics ever - but it still looks polished and pleasing to the eye. No complaints here.
Music (score 8/10): The music itself isn't particularly memorable, but it's also not terrible. Music seems to fit the scenes pretty well, and is pleasant enough. The voice acting isn't the best, but it's not too grating either.
Characters (score 8/10): Characters are pretty likeable. They are not incredibly deep, but they do have personalities. Although they are not developed much in the main story, if you participate in the "meal conversations" their personalities are fleshed out more. Overall, the characters are developed just enough to be likeable and have you care about them.
Story (score 8/10): The story is not anything incredibly special. It's you're typical "mad-man trying to destroy the world, only you can stop him" type storyline. Still, it manages to be interesting enough to keep you playing.
Battle System (score 9/10): The battle system is not your typical turn-based affair. You input a "left, right, up, or down" button in a string to make an attack. Certain combinations will be special attacks called "arts" which do more damage. If you get sick of inputing buttons, thankfully the game allows you to use your last input as a default. This option can speed things up if you just don't feel like doing all those inputs. All in all, I found the battle system to be enjoyable and had no real qualms with it.
Gameplay (score 9/10): This is a bit of a catch-all category; I'll just list some things of note. I really liked the ability to cook meals in the game. The food would increase/decrease your stats, and the conversations during meals give you more character interaction. I also like the ability to choose responses to some questions. It usually resulted in humorous dialogue and it never sounded out-of-character - no matter whether you chose the nice answer or the snarky one. The last thing of note about gameplay is that you cannot freely explore the world map. You basically travel instantaneously from point A to point B just by selecting the next location on the map. This may bother some people but it didn't really bother me. I must admit though, this feature does make the game rather linear.
Overall (score 8/10): NOTE this score is not an average, it's my subjective overall score. I really enjoyed this game and thought it was worth playing. Would it have been worth paying $50 for? Well, that's questionable. However, used copies are available rather cheaply now, so I recommend picking this up. If you don't expect perfection going in, then you're likely to get a fun, enjoyable experience out of this game.
 Legaia 2 November 28, 2007
R. Adkins (Louisville)
Well I'll start with this. This game doesnt hold a candle to Legend of Legaia at all, but it has hooked me just a little. It looks like the makers of this game didnt really take their time with it. It seems to have kind of a generic story and emotionless characters. It could have been much better, but it has a few little interesting points so I will play it all the way through.
finally got it January 19, 2007
A. Ryan
I have been waiting for the second game for about a year now and I like it very much. It's almost like the first one. my only frustration is I don't get to physically fight the monster and bosses. I liked the first one and I like this one too.
 Legaia 2: Duel Saga......... September 10, 2006
blackaciddevil (in the USA somewhere.....)
The followup to one of my favorite Playstation 1 RPGs of all time, Legend of Legaia, has definitely improved upon every aspect of that game and then some. Developed by the team that made Wild Arms, Legaia 2: Duel Saga begins in a small village called Nohl where a young hero named Lang & his friends are tossed into a monster infested land where the crystal they protect(an Infinite H2O supplying Water Crystal) is stolen right from under them by a mysterious traveler named Avalon. The theft soon plunges the land into a horrible state. Bound by duty & a need to protect his village, Lang sets off into the world to get the crystal back and end the mayhem around the countryside. Needless to say- it's not as cut and dried as you think. Avalon is more dangerous than you first expect. And that's where your journey truly begins.
The real star here is the games' battle system or, better known as, the Tactical Arts System. Learned through scrolls, Arts combinations, and story-based events; the different techniques can all be chained together to form bigger more powerful attacks.The massive variety of possible combos are almost endless. The battle graphics are absolutely stunning at times with all kinds of pyrotechnic special effects and whatnot.
Legaia 2: Duel Saga shows alot more promise than the first game, for sure, yet there is one small thing that bothered me about the game. That being the battles or lack thereof. I spent most of my time looking for more battles to face than actually wanting to move along the story. Still, it's a small gripe and didn't take any enjoyment from the game. If the truth be known, I guess, in a sense, I appreciated the fact I could take a breather between battles. Still, it woulda been nice for them to have upped the ante of the battles just a bit.
Regardless, Legaia 2: Duel Saga is still worth your time if RPGs are your thing. I loved the game & seriously hope we see a third in the series. If not for the PS3, then the PSP instead.
One of the Best of the Not Quite Best January 31, 2005
Marc Ruby™ (Warren, MI USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Duel Saga is the second game in the Legaia series, and probably the last, which is unfortunate. While unassuming and more than a little derivative of its bigger brothers (Final Fantasy, Suikoden, etc.), it manages to be a very entertaining game with few grievous faults and a lot to like. Sad to say, longer playing RPGs are viewed with an inordinately critical eye. With the result that playable games often get sentenced to the bargain heap ahead of their time.
Duel Sage is and upgraded version of the first Legends of Legaia. There are no Sera to go mad and overwhelm their human hosts, but there are Origin spirits that coexist with certain humans who are often subjected to mistrust and anger by the 'normal' folk. In this story, Avalon, the villain, is a host who was so mistreated that he has become determined to wipe humanity off the earth. Opposed to him are our heroes - young Lang the village guard, Maya the silent witch, Kazan the martial arts whiz, Sharon the pirate, and Ayne the mysterious giant.
Play is an adaptation of the first game's system, made a bit more complex. The Origins have more skills, you can make incredible weapons and armor out of what you find or win in battle. You can literally cook up spells, and even indulge in a bit of gambling and trading. Money remains an issue in this game, but there are some interesting ways to raise it instead of a couple of monotonous mini-games. Overall feel of the controls is better as well.
Play and storyline are fairly predictable, with enough twists to make this a genuine 60 to 80 hour game. Anyone who doesn't expect FFX-2 everytime they play a new game will find that, at this price, that game is a very good value. No, it isn't the best thing since sliced bread, but it's more than good enough.
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