La Pucelle Tactics for PlayStation 2 Reviews by Gamers

While the GameFly category of "RPG" is technically correct it's very worthwhile to mention that La Pucelle Tactics is a Strategy RPG. Some people may get turned off by the fact that the whole of the game is tactical combat wrapped around a pretty deep and humorous story but don't pass the chance to play this wonderful game up.

I found the graphics to be perfectly fine for a game of this genre. Animations are smooth during action cut scenes and the still drawings are gorgeous. The graphics are all presented in a very cute anime drawing style.

The storyline is intriguing, long, and wonderfully presented with a smooth flowing presentation. The storyline also sticks to very anime-esque humor which adds to the appeal of this game to anime fans even more.

For strategy game veterans and fans the controls and command structure for the game are very simple to use without lots of cumbersome sub-menus and obscure command descriptions (Generations of Chaos, anyone?). Most actions can be performed from the single main action screen and those that can't are very well organized and easy to find.

Straight combat plays out like pretty much all other strategy games although I did find the unit support features to be slightly different in La Pucelle Tactics. Also, the game throws a curve ball in to the strategy mix by introducing energy streams scattered around the battlefield that your characters can "purify". By purifying the streams your characters effectively create chain weapons of varying effects and damage.

If you enjoy strategy RPGs this should be right up your alley simply because of the fun game play and straightforward control scheme. If you happen to be an anime fan plus enjoy strategy RPGs you absolutely owe it to yourself to play this game. Enjoy!