Blue Dragon throws you into the shoes of young Shu, Shu is from a small mountain village that is occasionally attacked by a being known as the Land Shark and is accompanied by a "purple mist".

That Blue Dragon wasn't the commercial and artistic success Microsoft (and us) were hoping for seeing the top development studio, is by now common knowledge. We too have checked out the game and made our own conclusions.

Does Blue Dragon provide an experience RPG fanatics are craving for Or does it fall into the category of typical and boring

Quirky RPG with interesting characters

Too easy without the download content

Hironobu Sakaguchi, the father of the famous Final Fantasy series, went on to create his own game studio, Mistwalker, in 2004. This was big news, and when Mistwalker finally announced its first game – Blue Dragon – you could imagine that it was even bigger news.

Blue Dragon is about as unoriginal as they come. It's a turn-based role-playing game focusing on an impetuous and idealistic kid and his friends as they fight to save the world from the machinations of a diabolical figure with godlike powers.

Is Blue Dragon finally enough to give Microsoft's Xbox 360 an answer to Final Fantasy The short answer is a resounding "no". While Blue Dragon is by no means a bad game, it fails to reach any reasonable expectations; the pacing and story are unlikely to grab newer audiences the way more adored RPGs...

The team that brought you Chrono Trigger reunites for another anime themed RPG.

Three discs provide a lengthy game; battle system is simple and straightforward; virtually all objects can be explored for treasure; implementation of shadows is a neat concept; no random battles; skippable cut scenes to keep things from getting monotonous

Graphics may be a little too cute for the game's intended audience; navigational tools are flawed; save points are sporadic; monotone voice announces your every move; Leveling grinding is still a necessary evil; unoriginal storyline

If there is one thing that the Xbox 360 seems to be missing in its library of games, it is a selection of RPGs. But things seem to be a changin' down in Redmond as Microsoft Studios has committed to bring RPG gamers some choice in this genre.

From Hironobu Sakaguchi, original creator of the "FINAL FANTASY" series, is an epic role-playing game (RPG) featuring the original artwork of Akira Toriyama, creator of the "Dragonball" series of manga and anime.

Name: Blue Dragon Genre: RPG Platform: Xbox 360 So before I get the inevitable "omg this game came out two months ago" comments, I'm well aware that this title is not a new release. However, when you play as many RPGs as I do, you sometimes get a little behind.