Yes it started slow, had a lot of wandering around and pointless dialog. Its still one of the best games for xbox

User Rating: 9.5 | Phantom Dust XBOX
I read some of the other reviews before I wrote this one and they hit the bad points of the game right on. It takes way too long before you are into the game and creating your own style and strategies, but once you do I would not have minded the campaign going even longer. Because it was designed after an already tested designed, namely magic the gathering the card game, or Yugioh or pokemon trading card games for you kids; it works extremely well. I hear a lot of people saying its all luck on who wins because you can't control what order things come out, but if you are better than your opponent, you can win 95% of the time. I had a few frustrating matches where I got all 14 of my skills before I saw an energy, but with as long as I played it was bound to happen eventually. The amount of time and strategy you can put into your arsenal is nearly endless. There is a style for every player and the game interface makes the fighting very enjoyable once you get into it. This game is worth 39.99 but you can buy it for 4 dollars in the bargain bin. It is a must have at this price.