The Eye of Judgment (Sony Playstation 3, 2007)

For us who know the concept behind Yu-Gi Oh!, players place cards on a field and are then projected in 3d in front of them, it was a great way to get interest and hopefully be something card games, and video games would soon achieve. Well now it has, but it was not Yu-Gi Oh! who was the first to coin it. Sony released this game with the same concept behind Yu-Gi Oh! but a reality.

The game comes with:
The game
A Camera
Play Mat
A Starter Deck
1 Booster Pack

The entire package it actually a great deal. The game and Camera alone are a great deal together. The package lets you play right away no extras are needed. The problem with the game is, it IS a card game so you will want to and maybe have to buy more cards, and as we know thats the best and worst part of card games.

The game as a whole is fairly enjoyable. The single player is more about trying out cards, and practice. There is not a in game campaign or story just straight up matches. The real meat of the game is the online. Online has lots of players around the world with many cards and strategy. There is also a mini game where the strongest card wins, but that seems like a useless tacked on feature.

The game is played by placing the cards in front of the camera, then the camera reads the card and displays on screen. Your lighting and setting effect the camera response but the camera reads the cards very well. Set up for the camera is not very hard. Its simply placing a few pieces in simple slots, takes less than a minute. The actual camera can be used to other PS3 features being released now and to come. In the near future the camera will be sold seperatly for around $50.

If you are a card game fan that wants to play them in a way that lets you see the monsters and effects rather than imagining them, this is for you. If you are someone who does not enjoy card games this is not you you.

I don't quite understand why Sony and Wizards of the Coast let this one mostly get away. Perhaps it will come back in force when the PSP version hits next year?

This game is extremely cool, clever, and fun. For certain, it is a VERY unique take on tabletop, trading card gaming. I am looking very forward to getting a better handle on the strategy and deck building that will eventually lead to online play.

This is a game I'd recommend for sure, and now is a good time to jump on board again while the prices are lower due to being out of print. I expect this may change if the title takes off again in 2010, as I think it might.

At a penny shy of $70, this game is a bargain. Only $10 more than a standard PS3 game, yet you not only get the game itself, you also get the EOJ Starter Deck, a booster pack of eight cards, plus the new Playstation Eye camera.

This camera looks at your card when you place it on the field mat (also included), then loads it into the game in impressive graphic mode. No, this is not up to Heavenly Sword standards graphically, but it does look pretty dang good. You can play against the computer, against a friend (who needs his or her own deck) or take it to a foe online. The EOJ takes Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh to new heights, but even if you aren't into this kind of card game, the price is worth it just for the PS Eye.

According to interviews with developers at Sony, the Eye has a HUGE untapped potential that will reinvent how you use your PS3. Obviously many people have seen the value in this bundle, as I have seen many EOJ sets for sale here without the camera. Definitely one of the better buys out there.

The Eye of Judgment is great unique game which also uses the PS3 Eye, playing cards, booster pack, gaming mat and cam stand all included within this bundle. Stores have stopped stocking this bundled game so it's been hard to find and EBay was the only place Ive seen it. It's like a stratigic game of D&D and Battle Chess on a Tic Tac Toe board.A fun game with friends and Family.

I have always loved a great card game. This game is absolutely no exception.
On-screen graphics are incredible especially with the HDMI connection which is recommended. My nephew who has also taken a liking to the game is going on twelve years old. He is in to the card games (digimon, pokemon, yu-gi-oh) so I figured this would hold to be a great interest for him. While it does require a reading of the manual and a few notes for future play, This game is a great addition. This game required me (27 years old to teach my nephew how to play it); now I'm not saying its very hard to learn but it does require direct attention to learning and reading which is very difficult to some of the younger players like my nephew who do not like to read a manual. I have troubles seeing anyone under the age of twelve getting really interested in this game only for the reason of how much concentration it takes. Learning the game was worth it for both me and my nephew, watching the cards come alive on my pioneer elite HDTV Plasma was awesome, That was the single most reason why I started to learn the game in the first place. The game is entertaining and has some great suspense in it as well. but check it out for yourself, some of the local game stores have it setup to play. I would recommend gamestop if you are near one, they seem to get the employees who are hardcore gamers and are really a great resource for buying games for people.

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