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Spectral Souls
5.5 out of 10

Spectral Souls

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Overall 7
7.0

Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empire

Just RPG
3 May 2009
  • Excerpt: Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empire is a strategy-RPG that was originally developed for the PlayStation 2, but was never released in the states.
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Overall 5
4.5

Spectral Souls

Playstation Illustrated
2 April 2008
  • Excerpt: If you’ve read my handheld reviews for any length of time, you already know that I am skeptical about portable RPGs, at least when it comes to the PSP.
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Overall 3
3.0
Gameplay 2
2.0
Graphics 6
5.5
Sound 5
5.0
Playability 4
3.5
Replay value 2
1.5

Expert Review

Lawrence.com
30 October 2006
  • Excerpt: QuickView: Good: Inventive battle system Bad: Long, frequent load times Required personality trait: Patience A bad game usually falls into one of three categories:
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Overall 6
5.5

Spectral Souls Review

IGN
27 October 2006
  • Conclusion: Spectral Souls is one of those games that is completely undermined by the technical difficulties of the UMD.
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Spectral Souls Review

GamerNode
10 October 2006
  • Excerpt: Spectral Souls has made the transition from the PS2 to its younger handheld cousin, the PSP. Formerly a Japanese release called Shinki Gensou: SSII Unlimited Side (that,s...
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Overall 6
6.0

Spectral Souls

xbox360.gamespy.com
28 September 2006
  • Summary: Find out why we can't just get along.
  • Pros: Interesting approach to story flow; solid combat system with original elements; compares well to top games in the genre.
  • Cons: Not incredibly well suited to portable format; crippling load times could potentially ruin the experience.
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Overall 6
5.8
Gameplay 5
5.0
Graphics 9
8.5
Sound 8
7.5
Storyline 9
8.5
Control 9
9.0
Replay value 7
7.0

Spectral Souls

Project COE
26 September 2006
  • Conclusion: Spectral Souls is a great example of what happens when the hardware limits the developer. NIS America is one of the best developers currently working on Sony platforms.
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Overall 2
2.0
Gameplay 3
3.0
Graphics 3
3.0
Sound 5
5.0
Control 4
3.5

Spectral Souls

TotalPlayStation.com
26 September 2006
  • Summary: I would have loved to experience a different kind of strategy RPG, but this is NOT the kind of different I was looking for.
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Overall 2
2.0
Gameplay 2
2.2
Graphics 9
8.9
Sound 6
5.6
Storyline 7
6.7
Replay value 1
1.1

Spectral Souls

RPG LAND
17 September 2006
  • Excerpt: Spectral Souls , a tactical RPG by Idea Factory, is the latest addition to “The Big List of Games That Could Have Been Good, but Ended up Sucking.” Several PSP RPGs have
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Overall 4
4.0
Gameplay 3
3.0
Graphics 4
4.0
Sound 6
6.0

Expert Review

Video Game talk
12 September 2006
  • Conclusion: Ouch. Just ouch. Spectral Souls had so much potential working in its favor. PSP gamers were on the cusp of getting a great SRPG title only to have the rug ripped out from...
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