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Skies of Arcadia

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Platform: Dreamcast
Tags: RPG
Developer: Overworks
AKA: Eternal Arcadia (JP)
Publisher
Region
Released
NA
11/15/2000
EU
04/27/2001
JP
10/05/2000

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Staff Reviews

Skies of Arcadia review

Review date unknown

Zack M says: "This is perhaps one of the best RPGs ever created. Excellent graphics, a moving, imaginative story, a simply amazing soundtrack, awesome gameplay, wonderful detail... They all add up for what is one of the best experiences in video game history. This game is brilliant."
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Reader Reviews

Skies of Arcadia review

Reviewed February 26, 2009

Cornwell says: "A game doesn't necessarily have to do anything different to be a good one. While many tout games such as Donkey Konga or Rez for their "innovations", they forget that a simply yet expertly crafted game almost always ends up offering more beef than these so-called breaths of fresh air. Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid, Doom; many of the games considered to be revolutionary classics never really revolutionized anything at all, polishing their wheels to a perfect shine as opposed to reinventing t..."
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Skies of Arcadia review

Reviewed May 25, 2007

lisanne says: "Like Ivana Trump, Skies of Arcadia really does have it all. If it were appropriate to give Christmas presents to games, I'd have a mightily hard time trying to pick something out for this one. From the epic storyline to the orchestrated music, the beautiful, huge world just waiting to be explored and the myriad of side quests and bonuses that add to the playing experience, Skies of Arcadia is un underground classic for good reason. This is one of the few relatively recently released games that h..."
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Skies of Arcadia review

Review date unknown

pestes says: "The term ''greatest game ever'' or ''greatest RPG ever made'' is used about everytime a RPG- be it Square or somebody else- is released. Skies of Arcadia is the latest epic to- hopefully- get this moniker. "
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Skies of Arcadia review

Reviewed August 26, 2002

rxfang6 says: "Introduction - Skies of Arcadia - The Greatest Dreamcast Game "
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Skies of Arcadia Reviews Around the Internet

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AVG
8.8

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6/10

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