Yu-Gi-Oh! GX – Tag Force 3 [PSP]

I’m so glad the PSP still get’s quality games like this. Every time a YGO! game comes out the whole gaming community freaks,especially on GameFAQ’s, no matter for what system the game is. This itme the PSP get’s it esclusively,a third installment of the Tag Force series. Now, what makes this game stand outMany things.

Box Art

Basically,not many things have changed.You still have the semi free-roam,the partner system,same old places etc. And probably as seen in Tag Force 2 you have to strengthen  the bond between you and you’re partner.The more hearts you fill up, the more events will pop-up. You start the game with 0 DP,so you have to fight to earn some.

Now,the most important question is, what has changed?  First are the characters.You can fight up duelists from Season 3 and Season 4 – Dark Johan, Mr.T, Yubel, Supreme King…and the ones you had before.The dueling system. is same as before.Destiny Draw etc. you can choose from 3,501 cards to build up your deck.

As for the deck,it’s a average Warrior type deck,that can’t stand up to the updated decks of other duelists.AI has also been updated,so now you will break a sweat for some duelists to beat ‘em.

Technically,it’s all the same.If there weren’t the events, which are different for every character,this game would get boring for experianced duelists.We’ve been through the same in both Tag Force 2 and one.Dueling against new people is fun.Like as dueling Supreme King,or Trueman.It’s nice to see new characters.Other then that, Konami just packs the same game just with a few updates every year.Besides the Story Mode,you have the Free Duel,where you choose the opponent you wan’t to duel,Options,Database and other normal settings.

Ways to fill up your partners hearts:

• Sandwiches – Well,this method mostly worked for TF2 and TF1.A Sandwhich costs 200DP.And unlike in TF2 ,you need to buy a dozen of sandiwiches for your partner to ”fill up”.Note: Golden Sandwich does not fill up a whole heart!
• Dueling – As expected, duel with your partner as much as you can.That is probably one of the most efficient ways.

For duelins videos with the new as well the old characters go to Ashfire ‘06 channel,you can find the link on the right navigation ba

Some characters models are untouched, while some like Jaden’s have been updated from Season 4.The event system is same as before,some backgrounds have been changed.

As for the Heart system…after you fill a heart,as said above,an event some up.

Jaden Events:

• Event 1: Jaden remembers his time being the Supreme King. Duel: You vs. Supreme King
• Event 2: Jaden remebers the duel with Yubel. Duel: You/Jaden vs. Yubel/Adrian
• Event 3: Trueman comes! Duel: You/Jaden vs. Trueman/Trueman

There are four events for each character.The main goal of the game is to beat the Story Mode with every character you can partner wit.So basically it can entertain you for months,if it doesn’t get boring.

Besides cards from decks,and booster packs from 5D’s,there are also Synchro Monsters,mostly all of them.

Each characters loves a specific kind of food.For example, Jaden likes spicy foods,Lobesters,Ham Sandwiches,Dried Mackerel etc. while Chazz likes expensive top-gradesandwiches like Caviar,Stake and Top-Grade Salad.

There is also UMD recognition,where you insert TF2/TF1 in order to get Bastion Misawa as a duelist in the game.

To wrap this up…this is basically the same game just with a few updates that are nice to see,nothing else.If it’s your first time to play,then it’s loads of fun.To other who already played the previous parts it get’s a little boring.

Gameplay: 8/10

Sound: 7/10

Graphics: 7.5/10

Replay Value: 9/10

Overall: 7/10

For those who wan’t a game save,the good people form GameFAQ’s game up a few,credits goes to the uploaders:

PSP Game Save Directory (ZIP) (Europe)

Save Game File *new*	11/30/08	NeonCyber78	314K
100% all cards 99x & all receipes [EU]
Save Game File *new*	12/01/08	furymeteor	314K
Beginning of game. Only used UMD recognition with tag force 1 & 2, nothing else unlocked.
Save Game File *new*	12/05/08	zakarocco	315K
UMD Recognition unlocked, all cards unlocked x99, 1,000,000 DP, all booster packs unlocked, all recipes unlocked, player name Satan-EU

How to? Connect your PSP to your PC via USB.Go to USB Mode with PSP,download the .zip save you want,unpack it and you will have a folder with a prefix ULUS/ULES and some number.On your PC navigate to PSP:

X:PSP/SAVESTATE

Copy the folder you downloaded to the SAVESTATE foler,and your done.

X is your PSP’s drive.