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The Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Game for PS2

"Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: The Beginning of Destiny" is a card and social simulation game for the Sony PlayStation 2, set in the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe and strictly based on the trading card game. Players take on the role of a student at Duel University, where they must befriend other students, participate in campus social life and engage in duels with other players. The game was the only Yu-Gi-Oh! game released for PS2 simulating the trading card game, with the others being story-driven or turn-based strategy.

Story and Setting
- Beginning of Destiny takes place in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX universe, based on the popular anime television series, card game and related franchises. Players take the role of an unnamed new transfer student at Duel University. The game follows the course of a 90-day semester, where players must engage with the other students and faculty to learn the ropes and ultimately pick a partner for the big finale: the Tag Duel Tournament. Social interactions are carried out through simple conversations and gifts. Players can explore the school and surrounding island, and all is presented in a style similar to the anime.
Card Battles
- The card battles in Beginning of Destiny use digital representations of real Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, complete with the full rather complicated rule set for playing the card game. When players engage in duels, the cards are laid out just as if they would be on a real table. Defeating other players, leveling up and triggering story events unlock "booster packs," giving the player gradually more cards with which to build a deck. In this way the more-advanced rules are introduced gradually as cards carrying them begin to appear. Fans of the real-life card game will find a completely accurate representation within the PS2 title.
Critical Reception
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: The Beginning of Destiny was met with lukewarm critical and fan reception. IGN scored the game at 5.5 out of 10, noting its faithful representation of the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game but less-than-stellar presentation, story and other features. Metacritic lists the game at 49 out of 100, or ̶0;Generally Unfavorable,̶1; based on seven reviews. One reviewer at PlayStation Illustrated scored the game a much more positive 80 out of 100, noting that it should have strong appeal to ̶0;TCG (Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game) fans that are new to the title and veterans who know how to play the game while standing on their heads.̶1;
Nintendo DS and PSP Versions
- Video games tightly based around Yu-Gi-Oh! card gameplay and the GX universe also released for the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. The PSP games in particular; "Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force" 1, 2 and 3; are nearly identical in look, feel and play style to the PS2 game.

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