Product Review

From some of the visionaries behind the Final Fantasy series, Persona, and Soul Hackers comes this strategy/role-playing game where players use magic to control their environment. Kartia is named after a card game that the game's characters use to conjure all sorts of magic. You'll freeze rivers, raise or lower ground, and clear fields to give your army a tactical advantage. And you'll also be able to create your own weapons, armor, and phantoms to go with you into turn-based battles--some of which comprise over 20 characters.

In Kartia, you'll choose between two characters whose unique, intermingling stories come to different endings. As a bonus, players can trade special items from the game with friends via a standard memory card.