Legacy of Y's Books 1 & 2 for Nintendo DS Reviews by Gamers

It's difficult to review this. In 1987 and 1988 I could see (and rate) these games as 8 or 9s. Unfortunately, in 2010, the whole experience just comes off as incredibly generic.

The story isn't anything to write home about, I would go so far to say that it's lacking a bit. You'll sometimes find stretches of 30 minutes to an hour where there's just nothing story related happening. In a normal RPG, this wouldn't be a killer, but you'll only get about 12 hours of play out of both of the games included.

Book 1 (3-4 hours long) serves more as a very long tutorial. There's not a whole lot to say about it, really. One thing worth mentioning is that despite a number of reviews and tutorials claiming that you can play the games in any order, this is not correct. It appears at first if you jump into Book 2 first that there is no connection, but you will regret not having played through the first one once you manage to get to the end of the second book.

Book 2 (8 hours long) is where the meat of the game resides. Both games play in a manner that comes off as a sort of Zelda clone mixed with the frantic pace of Half Minute Hero for the PSP. Book 2 doesn't play substantially different than Book 1, the only new concept it really introduces is magic, which really isn't too complex and serves mainly to give you a projectile attack.

The graphics are passable. They're on par with a first or second generation PS1 game.

Don't bother using the stylus controls. They're awful and will end up getting you killed during some of the later areas and will make boss battles impossible. There's just no way to manage any difficulty setting above easy while using the stylus.

The music, on the other hand, is amazing. If you're into mid-90's 16-bit music, you'll love the soundtrack. Book 1 is more Mega Man X-era Capcom stuff, Book 2 sounds more like a typical Sega Genesis game.

All in all, it's worth a rent. I wouldn't keep this one (no replay value), but it wasn't bad.

there isn't mutch to say. i turned this game on and gave it like 5 mins then sealed it away. the talking in the beginning of the game was REALY anoying and went on forever, ok i crashed on an island but DAM you dont have to remind me every 2 seconds. then they told you to go somewhere and i got outside and there was no map and i was walking around endlessly. then the thing that made me send it back was the fighting system, a monster bumped into me and hurt me, i ran away and accidentally bumped into a monster and killed it!!! if thats the way you fight in this game then no that is not an acceptable fighting system. i read the reviews on this game and was kinda iffy so i still got it, i do NOT recomend this title to anybody. you have been warned dont make the same mistake i did, literally the worst game ever.