Croket (Nintendo DS) - Description

Croket! DS: Tenkuu No Yuusha Tachi is a game based on a popular manga from Japan. The game was developed by Konami and as of now has only been released in Japan. It is considered to be the fourth game in the Croket series, but all previous games were for the GBA.

The game plays like an ingenious mix of a tactics RPG and a 2D Smash Bros (or Jump!) game. You'll move your main character around a World Map and enter into missions one by one. A mission gives you a board split into a grid pattern where you'll be moving members of your team around, looking for hidden coins and attempting to finish off your enemies.

On the surface, Croket DS is a Final Fantasy Tactics or Tactics Ogre clone. What sets it apart is the fighting. While other tactical RPGs force you to rely on strength, attacks and numbers, Croket gives you the chance to actually wail on your opponents. Upon encountering an enemy, you'll be thrust into a 2D dual screen battlefield. The fighting is very simplistic - jump, attack, block and special attacks. Up to four characters can rumble at once, making for some very intense action.