Yu-Gi-Oh Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion

List Price: $19.99

Features:

• Yu-Gi-Oh! adventure on PC with head-to-head LAN dueling
• Stand-alone or used in conjunction with previous versions
• Duel against Joey to collect 450+ additional cards
• Tutorial mode teaches advanced strategy and techniques
• Trading card art faithfully reproduced; 3 exclusive cards included

Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Zonealarm Internet Security Suite [Old Version]

Customer Reviews:

BIG improvement over Yugi the Destiny [Posted on 2005-02-16]
So Konami did OK with Yugi, but left room for a lot of improvement. They did better with Kaiba, but still had some things to work out. Would the third time be the charm with Joey, and see them produce an excellent game?

The short answer: an emphatic YES. For starters, Joey has over 700 cards you can access, including all the ones from Yugi and Kaiba. You don't have to do anything to access cards already won on the two previous games, the program automatically gives them to you. Joey also contains a "level stars" system that allows you to track your skill level, and Joey alters his deck and his playing abilities to match yours. Even better, you can LOSE levels with losses, so there's always incentive to win enough times just to stay where you are! For fans of the cartoon series, Joey plays with a variety of decks as featured in various episodes: Escaroba's "Jinzo" deck, evil Bakura's "Spirit Board" deck, Weebil Underwood's "Insect Queen" deck, the "Revival Jam" deck used by the Marek slave that had "Slyther, the Sky Dragon" (though no Slyther is in it), etc. (I've not gotten to level 9--it's tough just trying to stay at level 8--so maybe Joey uses Marek's or Pegasus's decks at that level?) The game always remains a challenge, and with all the new cards, there's always something new to try for.

In addition, the graphics and music are great, and Joey's smart-aleck dialogue gets you into the action enough to where you want to put your fist through the screen to shut the little punk up. (Unfortunately, you still have no way of turning it off in case you want to save your monitor from such violence.) You also have the option of limiting Joey to just the cards in the "Joey" set, or allowing him access to all the cards available. You can block "forbidden" cards from being used or allow them into the game for more possible playing combinations. And you can import/export cards as you can in the other versions.

The only minor complaint I have (other than not being able to shut Joey up short of turning off the sound) is that you can sometimes win a special-tribute monster card before you win the necessary cards to summon it. I've won three "Red-Eyes Metal Dragon" cards...but STILL haven't won the "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" card needed to use it! Eh, well...There's plenty of other strong monsters to be more than a match for Joey. This is an excellent game.

this rocks!@!!!!!!!!! [Posted on 2005-06-10]
okay, lets get started. this game is for veteran players (i recommend) cuz joey is very cunning and tends to go for flashy moves, and uses brute strength too with a very nice combination of magic and trap cards. he also may be very annoyin sometimes. i liked this game cuz it was a grea t improvement over yugi the destiny ( which i have and think its too easy to beat) and kaiba the revenge ( which was too hard for beginers and had WAY too many complicated cards) i'm a pretty decent duellist myself too.

some combos to look out for: summoner of illusions effect: summon a fusion card on the field and at the end of the turn, destroy the fusion card. activates by sacrificin summoner of illusions. he really got me with that one. it's hard to counter and it's surprisin to see blue-eyes ultimate dragon attackin u.

Great game plus free cards! [Posted on 2005-12-15]
I think this game is cool because you can play against many other duelists from the Television series and you can also get free cards as well. I am getting this game for Christmas and it's going to be cool. It's even a big improvement for Yugi the Destiny and Kaiba's revenge. So I hope you everyone enjoys this game.

cool and good-looking- what more can you want [Posted on 2006-01-28]
From the mind of Kazuki Takahashi (creator of the YuGiOh series) and the gaming genius of Konami games comes the new game in the Power of Chaos series, Joey the Passion.

The good: You can access (I believe this is right) over 700 cards in this game and can customize your deck whenever needed. But beware: Joey will not only modify his deck to match your skill level (represented by stars) but can also use decks from other famous duelists, including Weebil Underwood, Marek's slave, and possessed Bakura (which, in my opinion, is a kick-ass deck). For those of you who like downing people with sarcastic phrases, Joey does that very well, too.

The bad: For those of you who like downing people with sarcastic phrases but don't like hearing them over and over again, too bad. Aside from turning down the volume (which, by the way, prevents you from hearing the superb in-game music), you can't shut Joey up.

This game is what the YuGi and Kaiba versions weren't- and much more. This is clearly the best version of the game, so save your money and buy this one- not the other two versions, which just leave you hanging and wanting more. From a lifelong YuGiOh fan to the rest of y'all just like me, adios and happy (simulated) dueling.

I love this game - except for "I won cuz you stink" [Posted on 2006-07-16]
I love this game! I love it even more after trying Yugi the Destiny (I haven't been able to get hold of Kaiba). Joey the Passion is far superior, and greater value for money, for several reasons:

1: The starter deck is more fair. There are more Spell Cards, Traps and Effect monsters, so you have a better chance of winning when you start.

2: Joey has a Level-Up and he can advance with you. So he offers a better challenge and more educational for Duellists

3: Joey is more versatile and surprises you with different cards, strategies and combos

4: Joey can incorporate decks from Yugi and Kaiba (but not the other way around, apparently)

However, I do agree with one review which says Joey is too smart. In particular, his comment: "I won cuz you stink" could upset or offend. If that is the case, I advise you to respond: "So did you when you started out!" or "Kaiba thinks you stink, too!"

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