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Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (DS)

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Release Date: 11/29/10
Genre: Classic Role-Playing
Developer: Camelot Software Planning
Publisher: Nintendo
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
ESRB Content: Mild Fantasy Violence

A classic role-playing game branches out with a new look, countless adventures and heroic battles. The game picks up 30 years after the first two games in the series left off. At the end of Golden Sun: The Lost Age, the heroes succeeded in bringing the world-healing power of the Golden Sun back to the world of Weyard. In the years since, the immense power of the Golden Sun has changed nearly everything. Continents have shifted. New countries have emerged. New species have appeared. But the world is now imperiled by a new threat. Psynergy Vortexes, which suck the elemental Psynergy from both the land and power-wielding Adepts alike, are spreading across the world. The new generation of heroes – the children of those from the previous games – are drawn into the mystery behind the vortexes, as they cross a chaotic world that is succumbing to a new evil.

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$19.99
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Reviews

7.3
based on 4 top critics
and 1 virtual rating

7.5
Return To A Lost Age Of Boring Storytelling And Enjoyable Puzzle-Solving

7.5
Nintendo and Camelot's DS role-playing game serves up some fine weather.

6.9
Camelot improves on the Golden Sun formula but still falls short of greatness.

7.5
Golden Sun rises again, but not as bright as before.

7.0
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