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Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled on DS

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Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled is a Adventuring game available on the DS. It can be played in Turnbased modes.

Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled is a Adventuring game. Adventure games are enjoyed for two reasons: they provide enemy encounters that require tactics and strategy to conquor, and they create a fantasy world in which to explore and adventure.

Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled can be played in a Turnbased mode. Turn Based games are played in turns, so that players can stop and consider their next move. This is common in tactical experience such as strategy or adventure games as this enhances the sense of control and planning the player has. Other genres - such as sporting, fighting and rhythm action games obviously rely on realtime game play.

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Microcosm Gamer review Sun, 28 Nov 2010

Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled DS creates a detailed, interesting world, but suffers from too many tedious random battles. I suspect there is more to enjoy beneath the surface, but it quickly became too frustrating and tiresome to penetrate.

Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled is a Canadian-developed but Japanese-styled role playing game. Fans of popular old-school role-playing games may well appreciate the clear influence of Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger on the mechanical and graphical style. The plot of Black Sigil centres on spiky-haired protagonist Kairu, the adopted son of a Duke. Kairu suffers significant prejudice and fear from the people around him due to being born without magic.
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Story Gamer review Wed, 28 Jul 2010

Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled DS is a staggeringly dull and cliched fantasy RPG not even remotely enlivened by oddly flippant dialogue and characterisation.

Black Sigil is an original game for the DS, developed in Montreal, Canada, which desperately wants to be a cheap asian import that's been given a quickie localisation for English language markets.
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