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Yu-Gi-Oh GX: The Beginning of Destiny

Continuing its tradition of events, the Duel Academy has decided to hold a "Tag Duel Tournament" this year. All the students are running about trying to find the right Tag Partner to ensure they'll win! You…

43 8 February 2008

Yu-Gi-Oh GX: The Beginning of Destiny is a card & board game developed by Konami, released 8 February 2008 on PlayStation 2.

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What Yu-Gi-Oh GX: The Beginning of Destiny is

Yu-Gi-Oh GX: The Beginning of Destiny is a card & board game game developed by Konami and released in 2008. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Continuing its tradition of events, the Duel Academy has decided to hold a "Tag Duel Tournament" this year. All the students are running about trying to find the right Tag Partner to ensure they'll win! You take on the role of a transfer student who has just joined in the midst of all the excitement. Players must duel the best duelists in Duel Academy, building trust and friendship in order to find the right partner for the "Tag Duel Tournament". In this tournament, whether or not you will find true friendship and "unity" depends on their compatibility with your partner and your dueling spirit.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series

Yu-Gi-Oh GX: The Beginning of Destiny is the 41st of 91 entries we hold in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series. The next entry was Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3 in 2008. Its critic score of 43 is 20 points below the series average of 63. The highest-rated entry is Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution at 85.

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How it was received

Yu-Gi-Oh GX: The Beginning of Destiny holds a critic score of 43 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 303 rated card & board game games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 22 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Yu-Gi-Oh GX: The Beginning of Destiny launched on 8 February 2008, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Burnout Paradise, Devil May Cry 4 and Audiosurf. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Burnout Paradise, Devil May Cry 4, Audiosurf.

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When did Yu-Gi-Oh GX: The Beginning of Destiny come out?
Yu-Gi-Oh GX: The Beginning of Destiny was released on 8 February 2008 for PlayStation 2.

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