Lost Magic

When I first heard of this game, I was ecstatic. A fast pace, Real Time Strategy, Role Playing Game. Now, this is a different kind of game that deserves its own genre. Not only do you control a squadron of monsters, you can also cast magic spells by drawing runes on the touch screen with stylus. Anyway, onto the review.<br><br>Graphics 6/10<br>Not the best graphics on the DS, but whoever says graphics make the game... O.o<br><br>Sound 9/10<br>I only give this a 9 because of the sound the game makes when you're looking for a match in wifi. That noise gets annoying. Anyway, the spells make nice sounds, the music is great. What more can you ask for?<br><br>Game play 10/10<br>This has to be the most unique title on any system I have seen. No time before has an RTS made into an RPG, and given an awesome way to cast spells. There are about 400 spells in this game, when you combine runes (later on, you can cast three rune spells). As for the story...<br><br>Story 8/10<br>This has to be your typical RPG story. Son grows up with some old lady, whom later he finds out that she is not really his grandma... the father is an enemy, and the main boss is a good-guy gone bad. Not too many unique things here, except you can choose the path of good or evil down the line.<br><br>Online 7/10<br>This gets a 7, because its not very detailed. You search for a fight, get in it, get out, and your done in about...5 minutes, 10 minutes if you take a long time. I only give this such a high score, because you can load up your story mode character, pick the monsters and items you have in your story mode, and even use all your spells. The best part? Any exp you gain from winning goes into your character on story mode.<br><br>Replay Value 9/10<br>Being a RTS, there are many ways you can take the missions. That, and you have two endings for Story Mode, and you can even load your file into a new game. Awesome.<br><br>Overall 10/10<br>All of these aspects add up to create one of the best games out on the DS currently.

This has got to be one of the best game I have ever played! The spell-casting and battle systems are great!! The only draw-back is the time limitations. I believe that most people will enjoy this game

lost magic is a must play game for everybody. Very addicting!!

I have been playing this game for 2 months, i was skeptical at first because it looked like another ordinary wanna be FF game(final Fantasy). I read in a Nintendo power magazine that it had a unique way of casting spells. Where you draw a symbol on the bottom screen would create that spell. the better you draw out the shape the better it is! I knew i had to pick it up and I have beaten it three times. The story line is enriched with details and there are more that 350 different spells to draw because once you start to master this spell drawing technique they throw in a new way called duo rune. Where you can draw two spells making them do something even more spectacular. When I was about to play it I was worried about bad graphics but it even has decent graphics. Especially when you are making water explosions and light dragons appear. Over all I would give this game a 9.5

I really, really tried to like this game. The graphics are good. The Spell casting system is very, very good...<br><br>However, the timer just keeps on moving along... Maybe i'm far to much of a newbie for this title, but i simply felt frustrated while playing it.<br><br>Now, i'm not an excellent gamer, sometimes i have to level up for a bit before being able to hold my own, too bad there isn't random battles for me to level up.<br><br>I simply returned the game, i'm sure there are more experience players that will enjoy the game, but i simply couldn't get pass the frustration.

Some people (Including myself) would find drawing runes to create magic spells fun!<br><br>However, Lost Magic is a poor example of fun, and fantasy.<br><br>The battle system is boring, and mundane. The level up system is all but pointless, not to mention the fact that you can only equip your monsters...<br><br>It has a monster capture system, which is dissappionting at best.<br><br>The game moves slowly, and horrid. The script is awful, and the storyline is just plain dumb.<br><br>It's linear as linear gets.<br><br>The whole premise of run, is drawing the spells. But, you'll draw them so much you'll hate them.<br><br>4/10 is a generous score. I reccomend skipping this game entirely.<br><br>Wait for Children of Mana.

This game is an epic experience of RTS and RPG mixed into one giving you a unique new feel for the ds. Also they've made an EXCELLENT spell casting system for the ds(finally). Another thing unique to the ds is a monster capture and control system where most of the RTS part of the game enters. It is a very simple style of gameplay where your usually killing all the monsters in the area, killing the boss/opposing mage, or protecting something or someone. Overall, I say this is worth the rent or buy.

Lost Magic has the makings to be an excellent game for younger gamers interested in being introduced to RTS/RPG games or experienced players wanting to use the touch screen capabilities of the DS.<br><br>I found the actual story to be a little too young for my tastes and that says quite a bit since I consider myself to be an old-school RPG veteran preferring the Japanese-style characters and storylines. The hero in Lost Magic is extremely juvenile in a way that would certainly appeal to newer, younger gamers just breaking in to the more advanced gaming genres but probably won't able to older gamers.<br><br>The gameplay is very clever and fun for a short period of time but quickly grows tedious. You use the touchpad to completely control your hero as well as all of his minions using the D-Pad only as a map panning device. You also use the touchpad to draw magical runes in real time which is how all your magical spells are cast.<br><br>The problem I faced immediately is that while the game tries very hard to be both an RPG and an RTS it does neither very well. For example, your opponents move in real time but you are confined to clicking the left shoulder button to activate your rune screen, drawing the run, and then targeting recipients for your magic. This makes playing the game as a real-time or turn-based RTS a little difficult because it follows the rules of neither.<br><br>Alternatively the game also tries to present itself as a valid RPG. Although as an RPG you have no real non-linear decisions, your character cannot do anything but run, cast spells, and command troops all rather poorly. You also aren't given any kind of character customization options, leveling branches, moral decisions, or any other wholesome goodness that makes an RPG entertaining.<br><br>Rent the game to experience the first in what will probably be the first of an excellent hybrid RTS/RPG style or if there's a young nerdling who needs to be introduced to more advanced gaming styles.