Don't dismiss this because of low reviews!
Spectral Force 3 is a very addictive turn based stratedgy game with a mind numbing difficulty at times. There's tons of characters that you can get, and tons of missions you can do.
The gameplay is pretty standard. The maps are grid based and each character takes their turn. If you've played any turn-based stratedgy game you know what I'm talking about.
But Spectral Force 3 adds a bit of a twist. This game makes you care about your characters. Unlike in Disgaea where you can blast through the level with one guy, you can't do that here. Every character in your team is essential to your success. So you won't have one really powerful character but all your characters will be around the same level.
They do this by giving you a special attack that can ONLY be preformed if ALL your characters are still on the field. Even if you're losing, this attack when powered up completely could wipe out a the strongest enemy officer on the map.
Turning the battle to your favor.
There's also a grading system that's not completely unique but interesting none the less.
It's a fun game and I highly reccommend it. I'm really dissapointed by how many people are giving it such low scores because of the graphics (It was originally a PS2 game) , and not understanding how to use your characters effectively. There is no in-game tutorial, the game ASSUMES you have the game manual. But it's not completely neccessary. The game isn't hard to understand IF you put in the effort to TRY and understand it.
Now I will agree that the game is hardly worth a 60 dollar purchase, but if you're renting it on here, or willing to spend the 45 dollars here on gamefly to buy it, Which it's totally worth. Please do so, If you're willing to give it the effort, it will hook you.