Tales of Symphonia

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8.9

very good

CRITICS SCORE

8.5

(80 ratings)

GAMER SCORE

9.3

(8954 ratings)

Game Overview

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The Bottom Line

Tales of Symphonia for the Nintendo GameCube brings with it many familiar elements from previous entries in the series, most importantly the trademark "Linear Motion Battle" system, which makes battles very action-influenced. For the first time in the series, Tales of Symphonia plays in a fully three-dimensional environment. You actually are in more control over the battles than ever before thanks to the added number of strategic options you have. You can set the AI characters to behave in very specific ways, determining when and how often they use skills, how they move and how they attack enemies.

Expert Reviews

88/100

score

Fans of Japanese role-playing games will take to its style and the depth of its battle system, and those curious about the genre who loathe the idea of turn-based battle and scads of random encounters, will appreciate the quick fighting pace.

85/100

score

A symphonic masterpiece. Such a statement may sound repetitive, but when an RPG is this good you can't help but repeat yourself.

85/100

score

Tales is a lot of fun. Plain and simple. And, due to its hybrid RPG/adventure game nature, it's got the customization, strategy, and experience system that RPG fans admire, as well as a battle system and puzzle solving elements that appeals to action/adve

Game Features

Namco Brings Tales of Symphonia Exclusively to the GameCube

Game Specs

Memory
3 block

Modes
Full Mission Co-Op, Full Mission Single-Player, Story

ESRB Game Ratings

This game is Rated: Teen
Content is most suitable for children ages 13 and up. This game may contain violence, gambling, suggestive themes, crude humor, or some strong language.

Content Descriptors:

Fantasy Violence, Language, Suggestive Themes

Game Info

Platform:	Nintendo Gamecube
Release Date:	7/13/2004
Publisher:	Namco
Developer:	Team Symphonia (Namco Tales Studio)
Genre:	RPG
ESRB Rating:	T
Gamesite:	--

Game Quality Ratings

Overall

8.5

Gameplay

8.5

Graphics

Sound

8.7

Concept

Difficulty: Medium/Hard

OVERALL

8.5/10

Recent Customer Reviews

My Opinion On Tales Of Symphonia

This is a great game and I would reccomend it to any Teens. It provides hours of fun addicting...
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Published 817 days ago by mattsetzer

tales of another great game.

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Published 859 days ago by tommy_lop

Tales of Symphonia

I would recomend this game- it is an amazing RPG. It has a lot of characters, side quests, and is a... total blast
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Published 1270 days ago by sealightbreeze

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