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The Bargain Nexus - Chrono Trigger
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List Price: $39.99
Our Price: $36.62
Your Save: $ 3.37 ( 8% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Square Enix
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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Square Enix
EAN: 0662248908298
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone 10+
Feature: After 13 years, the role playing game of the ages returns with Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS
Label: Square Enix
Manufacturer: Square Enix
Model: 0662248908243
Platform: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: 2008-11-25
Studio: Square Enix
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Features
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After 13 years, the role playing game of the ages returns with Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS
Crono, meets an adventurous girl named Marle, and accidentally travels back in time 400 years
Past, present, and future worlds collide as Crono tries to save the planet
Revised version of the groundbreaking Active Time Battle (ATB) System delivers exhilarating combat
Special Tech skills and powerful combos, known as Dual and Triple Techs, encourages strategic battle plans
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Customer Rating:
Summary: "it's about time"
Comment: this game is the same as the snes game(yeah) with the little cutscenes of the playstation version. i loved this game forever and was glad that it was being put out on the ds. i have a couple of rpg'er grandkids and they are discovering chrono trigger,marle,lucca and the rest. the grapics are old school but hopefully they will be more engrossed in the story and not the pictures, myself i love the graphics.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best of the Best Revival
Comment: This game is a must have for all DS owners.
P.S.
If you were ever a fan of Chrono Trigger(like me who grew up on SNES). Than you just Have to get this game.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Would give more stars if I could!
Comment: I'm reliving the magic right now. This game is so addicting! Plus it has cute lil' cut scenes scattered throughout! I'm so glad it's on a portable system now where I can take it wherever I go. I will never get tired of this game. Great music, storyline and action. Because I preordered it, it came with a cd which had two orchestrated tracks on it. Not only that, but the first press of games come with a free poster! Kickass! Now I have a poster on my closet and one of my favorite games in my DS collection.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Ageless Story Telling
Comment: If you consider yourself a gamer, and have not experienced this title, you owe it too yourself to pick it up. It doesn't have to be on the DS, though I believe that version to be the definitive one.
The SNES version is the original masterpiece and I just bet you could find it here on Amazon.
The PSX (Play Station 1) version has all the extras of the DS version but loses stars for strange load times before and after battles and while opening the menus which can detract from the over all immersion of the experience.
Sound:
This is the only video game I have ever ordered the sound track for! Haunting melodies from the forests of Guardia, epic themes while rocketing through time, and a sweeping final theme you may find yourself humming for hours. The battle music is standard Final Fantasy fare, but hey, is that such a bad thing? The sound effects are witty and even though this is still midi sound you can tell a lot of thought went into putting it together.
Graphics:
This is a game for the Super Nintendo. It has sixteen-bit graphics. No particle effects, no bump/mip/or any other form of texturing, no specular lighting or bloom effects, but let me tell you... the art direction and simple, yet sometimes powerful animations of the characters convey a sense of nostalgia that's hard to come by these days.
Game play:
You won't find another Final Fantasy game like this. And I find that hard to understand. The tech system is brilliant, combining techs to create effects is sometimes a greater joy then that last 10 minute mega summons you pulled off in the last Final Fantasy game. you just can't wait to get to the next one and see whose battle strategies it will effect.
Presentation:
Highly customizable. Everything is tweakable right down to the backgrounds you look at on the text and menu screens. Battle speeds, active/wait battle gauges. Best of all the battle menus are now removed from the play field and pushed down onto the second screen so you can watch everything unfold without any clutter.
Lasting appeal:
If you grind through this epic game the first time, you'll find a feature waiting for you the next time you fire it up(and you will!!)on the menu screen called new game plus. It allows you to keep your stats and items collected from the previous game and go through for another round. Which is handy becuase beating this game at different stages of the story will give you new endings. There is a multi player mode for raising monsters(haven't had time to review this yet) and two new dungeons that seem to be placed just right for grinding out those 99 levels for each character. They also add some new story elements and a new ending.
Just go get this game...you won't regret it, and if you do, well, it makes a great christmas present for that other nerd you know with the DS....happy time traveling!!.....
Customer Rating:
Summary: 3 Words
Comment: BEST...GAME...EVER!
I played the Japanese version last night, and all the memories of the original SNES version flooded back in, making me remember how much I loved this game. I'm glad they didn't mess around with the graphics by changing everything to 3D, because I feel they would have destroyed a classic, but I am happy that they added two new dungeons, one of which gives you a new ending to the game itself. (Don't worry, there's already 13 original endings, adding another one won't ruin it. They could have taken out the horrible anime cut sequences, but I do like the fact that you can disable them as an option.)
To the younger generation, I really can't say what they will think of it. When I first played this game, I was part of that generation, but nowadays, it seems like 3D games have taken over, and kids will pass this game up because it's not "cool looking" enough to sit down and enjoy. I hope that's not the case though, because Chrono Trigger is really one of the best games that has ever been made.
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Editorial Reviews:
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After 13 long years, the role playing game of the ages finally returns with Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS. This chapter begins when a newly developed teleportation device malfunctions, and young Crono must journey through time to rescue a mysterious girl from an intricate web of past and present perils. Enhanced with Nintendo DS's dual-screen presentation, stylus controls, and a host of great new features, this classic tale returns to a modern, portable platform.  | 
After 13 long years, the role playing game of the ages finally returns with Chrono Trigger for the Nintendo DS. View larger. | 
Gameplay is enhanced with Nintendo DS's dual-screen, stylus controls, and a host of great new features. View larger. | And so the Story Goes. . .
Through a chance encounter amid the festivities of Guardia's Millenial Fair in Leene Square, the young hero, Crono, meets an adventurous girl named Marle. The two decide to explore the fair together and soon find themselves at an exhibition of the Telepod -- the latest invention by Crono's long-time friend, Lucca. Marle, fearless and brimming with curiosity, volunteers to assist in a demo. However, an unanticipated malfunction sends her hurtling through a rift in the dimensions. Taking hold of the girls pendant just before she's whisked away, 
Explore the past -- Prehistory, Antiquity, and the Middle Ages -- Present, Future, and even the End of Time. View larger. | 
This game utilizes a revised version of the groundbreaking Active Time Battle (ATB) System. View larger. | Crono bravely follows in pursuit, but the world into which he emerges is one of four centuries ago. In Chrono Trigger prepare yourself to journey into the forgotten past, distant future, and even to the very End of Time. The Worlds of Past, Present and Future
In Chrono Trigger you'll journey back to Prehistory (65,000,000 B.C.) where humans and reptiles battle to wipe each other from existence. Antiquity (12,000 B.C.) is an age where the world is divided between people whose continent is buried in snow, and the magical kingdom of Zeal, a highly advanced civilization. The Middle Ages (600 A.D.) is an era of swords and sorcery, a dark time when the armies of Fiendlord rule over the land. The Present (1000 A.D.) is the time period in which Crono, Lucca and Marle live. It is a bright and peaceful age. However, in the Future (2300 A.D.), an era of despair has taken hold with rogue machines ruling the world. After the day of the apocalypse in 1999 A.D., the prosperous civilization of humanity crumbled and the remaining people struggle to stay alive. And, finally, there remains the End of Time -- a place with no era to call its own. This confluence of time's streams transcends spatiotemporal boundaries. It is here at the gravitational center for all temporal flotsam that Spekkio -- the Master of War -- serves as your guide on time's treacherous roads. Battle Systems and gameplay
This game utilizes a revised version of the groundbreaking Active Time Battle (ATB) System. Chrono Trigger features exhilarating combat in which the clock is constantly ticking. Characters must first wait as the ATB gauges charge, and then perform an action. This makes strategic timing a crucial element in your battle plan. In addition to standard attacks, each character has an array of special Tech skills and powerful combos known as Dual and Triple Techs. Cooperate with other characters to unleash over 50 unique and devastating moves! Chrono Trigger utilizes great story-telling, interesting characters, action-packed gameplay, and the unique controls of the Nintendo DS to deliver a fun and well-rounded role-playing game on a portable platform.
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