Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics is a video game for the Game Boy Advance. It is based on the manga and anime series YuYu Hakusho created by Yoshihiro Togashi. The plot follows the protagonist Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who dies in an accident and is brought back to life as a "Spirit Detective", a protector of the living world. Tournament Tactics specifically adapts the Dark Tournament story arc of the manga, in which Yusuke and his companions participate a deadly, demon martial arts competition.
| Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics | |
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| Developer(s) | Sensory Sweep Studios Screaming Games |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
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| Genre(s) | Tactical role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Tournament Tactics is a tactical role-playing game. Gameplay involves having the player move up to five characters on a grid-like battlefield, engage enemy units, and complete objectives. As player characters gain experience points, they level up, improving their statistics and granting them access to special "spirit attacks". Tournament Tactics was co-developed by Sensory Sweep Studios and Screaming Games as part of a publishing deal for Atari to distribute YuYu Hakusho games outside Japan. Tournament Tactics is the third Yu Yu Hakusho game that never saw a release in Japan.
Game modes
editDestroy All Enemies - in this game mode, the player must destroy a set number of enemies. This battle type can be broken down into two sub types. It can be a Floodgate battle, in which floodgate statues spontaneously produce more enemies until destroyed. It could also be a Timed battle, in which all enemies must be destroyed in a set number of moves.
Pursuit - in a Pursuit battle, the player must chase down and destroy a turtle demon in a track suit. This must be done before the runner reaches a blue square on the map.
Timed Destination - the player must guide at least one member of the team to a red square on the map. Demons are interspersed around the map to hinder the player.
Timed Floodgate - this variation of the Floodgate battle is a combination between Timed Battle and Destroy All Enemies. The player must wait a set amount of time on a red square on the map until the floodgates are destroyed. After the floodgates are destroyed the player must destroy the remaining demons.
Playable characters
editReception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 43 out of 100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
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| GamesMaster | 55%[4] |
| GameZone | 4.6 out of 10[5] |
| NGC Magazine |   [6] |
| Nintendo Power | [7] |
The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Yu Yu Hakusho Tournament Tactics (GBA)". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
- ^ Funky Zealot (November 18, 2004). "Atari Ships Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics for GBA". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
- ^ a b "Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ "Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics". GamesMaster. Future Publishing. June 2005.
- ^ Knutson, Michael (December 2, 2004). "Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics - GBA - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ "Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics". NGC Magazine. No. 107. Future Publishing. May 2005.
- ^ "Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics". Nintendo Power. Vol. 187. Nintendo of America. January 2005. p. 141.