This game looks good at first with the visuals but that is one of the only bright spots in this entire game.The bad in this game is many so ill list them. First of all the camera is horrible and annoying, you find yourself wondering around the battle field after you defeat an opponent looking for the other that's also running around in circles. Another con is the fact that you have to run around everywhere. Its so annoying to have to run from place to place completing tasks and sometimes you have to run somewhere just so the person there can tell you to run back to where you were previously.Also if you die it restarts you back at the beginning of the level just so you can run all the way back to the boss which will take forever.The puzzles in the game were alright and a welcomed change to the ho-hum routine of digging and fighting but still some puzzles didn't explain themselves well enough and were a pain in the ass to complete. Another thing i disliked was the fact in order to level up and evolve your spectrobes you had to feed them crystals which wouldn't have been a problem if you didn't have to dig them out which can get very boring and monotonous after a while. The story itself is very generic and linear where you are simply searching for the main enemy while defeating his lackeys. There is barely any character development and you the player barely connect to the characters and see their individual personality's.The controls themselves are mediocre. they work for some parts of the game but not for all. IN the game you battle both as rallen and the spectrobes so it can both be fun and annoying at times. The pros of the game are the many different spectrobes you can collect and raise. They are very creative and unique. Another pro is simply the ending. the ending alone was the best part. Also the fact that you can trade items and spectrobes from the first game to this one is very useful as well. The main pro for the whole game is the wifi multiplayer. you can buy, battle and download spectrobes whenever you want. They have a very effective way of dlc. They distribute 10 dl points every Friday for free to download content that is powered up and special only available online. Also the integration of Disney d gamer as a chat room of sorts works well also.The farther you progress in the story the more items you receive to customize you d gamer avatar so this is a pro as well. The graphics and visuals are also decent at best but the horrible controls and camera really take away from that. All in all this game is decent at best with few bright spots and many dark spots. Just wait for Pokemon platinum if you're looking for a creature raising/battling game.
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