Lunar: Harmony of Silver Star

Game details

Game:: Lunar: Harmony of Silver Star
AKA: Lunar: The Silver Star
Genre:: Action
Sub Genre:: RPG
Release Date (US):: March 2nd, 2010
Release Date (UK):: N/A

Players:: 1
Online Players:: N/A
Developers:: Game Arts
Publisher:: Xseed Games
Rating:: T [Teen]
PSU Rank:: 0 of 1167 Games
PSU Rank on PSP:: 0 of 0 Games

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About Lunar: Harmony of Silver Star

For ages past the Dragonmasters have served the Goddess Althena and safeguarded the world of Lunar, but for 15 years the title has lain unclaimed and the Goddess silent in her tower. During this time a young boy who dreamed of one day claiming that honor set off with his friends to chase the legend, and none too soon as the rumblings of disaster began to ripple across the peaceful land. As the Dragonmaster and final hope for humanity, it is up to Alex to somehow transcend the power of one of the world's greatest heroes and restore Lunar before all is lost.

Review

PSU Review Score: 8.0
Avg. user review score:: 8.7

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Summary

Lunar: Silver Star Harmony is a great remake of a classic RPG game. With updated graphics and audio, fans of the series will flock to this PSP version, while those new to the series will enjoy is cheerful and humorous take on the RPG traditions.

We like

The redrawn and enhanced graphics
The brilliant orchestrated soundtrack
The humorous approach to the often stale RPG principles

We dislike

The frequent and distracting load times
The repetitive grind of combat
The antiquated leveling system

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Role playing games are a dime a dozen, but a good role playing game only comes along once in a great while. It seems a lot of the classic RPGs get remade countless times, usually touting better graphics, more monsters and quests, smoother gameplay, and richer music. Lunar: The Silver Star is one such game that has been remade several times. From its heyday on the Sega CD in the early ‘90s to the subsequent PlayStation po...

Posted Mar 16th 2010
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