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Ys: The Ark of Napishtim


A piss-poor port of the PS2 hack 'n' slash adventure that's plagued by absurd load times and chuggy visuals. Get the console game.

Available on: PSP
Genre: Role Playing
Release date: 28 Feb 2006
Published by: Konami
Developed by: Falcom
5 SO-SO
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If you don't know how to pronounce the generations-old series of Ys, you've probably never even heard of it. It's a run-of-the-mill hack-and-slasher that has you battling monsters, chatting with long-eared villagers and searching ancient ruins for more powerful weapons. You're not getting an award-winning story or particularly deep gameplay, but fans of the old-school will feel right at home. At least they would have on the year-old PlayStation 2 version. Ark of Napishtim on the PSP is a sorry ...
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