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Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters

SCORE: 78

If you are anything like me you are sick of Pokemon. Sick of all these monsters that somehow seem to get along, except when a human has them fight. Sick of the world filled with Pokemon. I am also sick of Digimon. Lets have a digital version of Pokemon where the monsters are in the digital world.

Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters has more of an intelligent design than Pokemon, and better writing than Digimon. Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters Creatures Unleashed contains the first five episodes of the show. We meet three kids who become exposed to a completely different world.

As the DVD explains it, there were once these mystical creatures in our world. They were divided into different tribes: fire, water, dark, light, and earth. When they tried to decimate humans, these shaman conjured a different world and put them in it. The veil gets broken and they sometimes enter our world.

Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters Creatures Unleashed is all about keeping this a secret from the general population. The Duel Masters fight to return the creatures, and to seal the breaches. There is an evil character who exploits them for his own greedy purposes.

Ray is the fourteen year old main character in Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters Creatures Unleashed. He breaks the rules by touching the monsters. He winds up befriending his creature, and shows the masters a different way. This does lead to turmoil since Ray is breaking ancient traditions.

Monsters will fight one another in Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters Creatures Unleashed. The human characters wear gloves that call, and control the creatures. It can also be used as a shield if a monster directly attacks them. Mana from the human is what powers the gloves.

I am not really fond of the dark creatures in Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters Creatures Unleashed. Some of them look demonic. I enjoyed the lesson about how dangerous wild creatures can be. There is a mild martial arts component to Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters Creatures Unleashed. They do these odd dances to call creatures, and close breaches.

The animation in Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters Creatures Unleashed is excellent. The voice acting is top notch, and the story writing is fantastic. Kaijudo Rise of the Duel Masters Creatures Unleashed feels like a comic book, or Justice League Unlimited. Kids like to see the different creatures.
- Paul

Graphics: 70%
Sound: 88%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 92%
Family Friendly Factor: 70%
System: DVD
Publisher: Shout Factory
Rating: ‘TV-Y7' - (material suitable for children 7 and older)
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