What Gamespot Users have to say about Golden Sun
- Rating:8
A Great RPG for the GameBoy Advance.
Golden Sun is an older RPG with puzzle solving problems like The Legend of Zelda Games, but with fights more like Final Fantasy in looks. You are magic user call an "Adept" in the game with the alignment to the Eart... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9
The best RPG out for the GBA of its time, hell it's still a classic now.
Truth be told, I first played this on an illegal ROM when the game was still out in Japan. It was nicely done and translated pretty well. To my disappointment that the story was to be continued. So after completing it an... Read Full Review
0 of 1 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9
You've gotta make your own kind of music
Do not let Golden Sun fool you; it is not what you might expect. Upon powering on the game and beholding the cute little sprites and laughably typical beginnings of an – ultimately – surprisingly intriguing save-the-worl... Read Full Review
12 of 16 users found the following review helpful - Rating:10
Golden sun, never gets old!
Golden sun is possibly the best rpg i have ever played, it has a fitting story line, best music ever, good graphics and animation, lots of various attacks and summons, likeable characters and much more. Story: For an... Read Full Review
0 of 2 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.5
Golden Sun is probably the best game for the GBA!!!! WHERES GOLDEN SUN 3!! IM WAITING
The Good: Wonderful controls that really are designed just for the GBA; beautiful graphics, especially for 2001; delightful, catchy music; a wide variety of classes, magic (Psynergy) and summons at your disposal; a memor... Read Full Review
0 of 1 users found the following review helpful - Rating:10
Golden Sun is the best handheld game I've ever played. Period.
In this game, you play as Isaac. He and his friends are whats known as adepts, those with the ability to manipulate the elements. They wield both weapons and elemental abilities and are on a quest to prevent their world ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9
The group behind Shining Force provides us with, quite simply, the best handheld RPG to date.
The Good: Wonderful controls that really are designed just for the GBA; beautiful graphics, especially for 2001; delightful, catchy music; a wide variety of classes, magic (Psynergy) and summons at your disposal; a memor... Read Full Review
0 of 2 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8
Snes RPG's are some of my favorite and this feels perfect.
From the first few minutes I was addicted to this game, by the time I beat the end boss I never even realized how much time had passed. I beat it in just over 20 hours and felt very satisfied. I reloaded my last save bef... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:10
Golden Sun is an absolutely fantastic RPG that rivals that of Final Fantasy.
This game is my second favorite game of all time hands-down. It has an awesome storyline, great battle mechanics, and some new additions to the RPG world. First of all I have to salute the great story that this game has... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.5
Golden Sun seems to do what no SNES games has done, even with it's drawbacks.
In the age of the Super Nintendo, new graphic capabilities emerged. Mode 7, Super FX, and other technologies made SNES games seem before their time. However, what the games of that era had failed to do is to push the sys... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
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