Based on the top-rated animated series from Cartoon Network, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX is the first Yu-Gi-Oh! game for the PSP system. Up to four players can duel wirelessly in massive team competitions with all new characters, monsters and cards from the GX universe. The game also features a larger selection of cards than any previous Yu-Gi-Oh! video game, providing players with more choices in building their decks and new custom animations for each card as they are brought into play.


This is a map of all the places you can go to at the beginning.


Having played all the previous GBA and DS Yu Gi Oh! games and enjoyed them immensely, I literally begged my parents to let this be an early christmas present. So far all the PSP games I have played did not engage me for very long and I was worried that UMD loading might get in the way. However, my worries were unfounded once I started to play this brilliant game.

After a very attractive opening sequence the main menu is displayed. To begin with there is not much you can do other than start story mode. You then name your character and you become a transfer student at the GX Duel Academy. Unlike most previous games you get to move about various locations on the GX island, talking to characters and dueling them. Each day you attend class and this initially provides a tutorial on the rules of dueling, useful for beginners. Eventually, attending class just involves a short cut scene and than it is back to dueling and earning DP to exchange at the store for booster packs of cards. Since there are over 2400 cards in this version of the game it is going to take a lot of dedication and patience to collect them all.

GRAPHICS. Everything is drawn beautifully. The card art is crystal clear and the duel screen is almost perfect. Overall, much clearer than the GBA and DS versions of the game. The background of the duel screen is a very nice swirling vortex which changes to represent field spells when they are played. Some of the field spells do tend to make the duel area harder to see but this is only a minor gripe. Also, the duelist and card animations are very nice but I soon turned them off to speed up the duels.


The above is some of the awesome graphics this game has.

SOUND. Worth listening to through your Headphones. A nice jazz track plays during the duel and changes when a duelist life total becomes dangerously low. Also, mainly card flicking noises and little explosion effects.

PLAYABILITY. If you like dueling and Yu Gi Oh! this game is a must. If you don't like the previous games then I doubt you would change your mind playing this version. Loads of cards to collect, decks to build, lessons to attend and duels to play. It is just brilliant.


The above is a scene of the duel field during a duel.


The above is how you walk around, this particular place is the Store where you buy cards.

The bottom line is simply that if you are a Yu Gi Oh! fan or a strategy gamer then you need this game inserted into your PSP as soon as possible. Possibly the best Yu Gi Oh! game to date. 10 out of 10!

Reviewer's Score: 10/10

Have to admit, only looking at the pictures I already like it more then the GBA versions and the DS version. The gameplay is great altough it is the same... It's improved by little details.

I agree, this is a really good game. I'm not exactly sure how the storyline follows exactly, but I'm pretty sure it follows the actual series somewhat. It's broken into three parts supposedly (parts ending in a gx tournament I'm assuming). Definitely recommend this game. The only thing I can complain about is that it takes up a fair amount of time if you want to collect specific cards for original decks. There is a password machine a bit down the road in the game, but it does consume dp (duelist points - what you get for dueling) to an extent that getting all your cards would mean practically no dp. Other than that, this game really amuses me. I'd also be interested in finding out what kind of decks anyone built in the game (assuming others do have this game) being that it is pretty interesting making decks from scratch and not knowing which boosters are for what cards really.

It's a great game I have it on my PSP, its got so much replay value!

Great game ... slow start though ... takes awhile to build up some decent decks .. alto of dueling the same weak opponents over and over to get DP to buy better cards

sounds like a great game a cant wait to get it for my PSP

This game has been really good I really am enjoying it so far.