Good game and deserves to be played.
.Hack is one of those games that you would like if you were an anime and RPG fan.This game is set in between the .Hack Sign series if you ever watched it you will recognise a couple of characters.If you weren't then this game isn't for you.The game has many different factors.There are times when you have to train and that needs patience, a lot of patience but of course every game comes with faults so lets continue this review in the usual way.
Story: The story is about a boy who is introduced to an online game by a friend and starts to play.Kite is the username of the main character and the boy who was introduced to the game finds out that his friend (Who's username is Bear) is in a coma after he got hit by a virus.Now Kite goes around The World (Name of in game world) looking for clues and teaming up with friends while saving others from the virus.
Music and Voice Acting: The music can be very catchy at times depending where you are in the game.Sometimes the music is plain but it is in my opinion is one of the best things about the game.You have to play to find out.Another thing is the voice acting.It has a couple of great voices but some of them have to be a joke because some voices are so random making you want to laugh at how ridiculous they are but it helped me learn a little French as some do speak French for some strange reason.
Graphics: The graphics at the time were very good on PS2.I would say that this game has one of the most mixed and random graphic techniques ever but are very cool to look at.At time flashy and glitchy making it feel like the virus comes out at you which is awesome.
Game play: This is what let the game down the most.The battles are as repetitive as ever.At first you would be thinking that this is great and would never bore you but after awhile you will get sick of it if you wanted to train.There are lots of things to do though like complete missions and many dungeons which gives this game unlimited replay value since after you finish the game you can continue but not continue the story.This game is like your usual RPG.You find chests, go to shops to buy weapons and items and fight some epic boss battles.Though in this game boss battles aren't as epic as other RPG's such as Final Fantasy but still would give you a thrill especially the last boss.Some you will find weird but enjoyable.There are message boards also which help continue the story but sadly you can't just type anything.
Rating: 7.5/10. If you love anime's and RPG's get this game.But it doesn't have all the story as there are four more additions to the series making you only able to level up to a certain level and curious for what the story has as it is the best part of this game.The main problems is that the game is too short and the repetitive battle system.But overall it is good.
Review done by yours truly,
Balmane.