i got only 1 word for this: F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!!!
GAMEPLAY:
well this is what changed the most i suppose, from an adventure into a turn-based card game. but in my oppinion this works really well in the PSO world! then with 2 sides who look upon the story completely differently! the heroside will use items to destroy their enemy's while the darkside will use beasts to irritate their opponent to death!
it will definitely take some time untill you know how everything works and which card can do what. but once you know it works out great! you can make your own decks and put your own combo's in it!
then when you chose your mission and you are dispatched you can look how well your deck works, the storyline is absolutely great! although you have to talk at least 2 times to each character after every mission to get everything of the story, but be sure to do that! and when someone asks to be deployed on a mission do so, cause you will be rewarded with a cutscene!
GRAPHICS:
well this absolutely didn't change when you compare it with episode 1 & 2, still the same character looking, textures everything.. not much more to say about it. but if you don't mind the graphics too much (although i think they are still fairly reasonable) you will be having a great game
SOUND:
the sound is great.. except the little *bleep* while you are shooting with a massive gun the sound is nice!
CONCLUSION:
great game! yes also for PSO fans that never played a card game before (like me) and also for people who like things like yu-gi-oh! you can keep playing this until you drop, 2 storylines, free battles (multiplayer), and then you can even go online! great!