Konami ships Yu-Gi-Oh! PSP game

Nino Marchetti • Nov 17, 2006 • Comments ()

Rounding out the Konami tri-fecta of PlayStation Portable games released this week is Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force. This is the first entry in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise for the PSP system. Notes from a corporate press release described this title as follows:

"Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force immerses players in the Duel Academy, an elite school for young duelists, as they join
the Slifer Red dormitory and go head to head with other students from the opposing Ra Yellow and Obelisk Blue
student associations. The school is holding a new type of dueling contest this year, letting students team up in
groups of two and compete together.

Breaking new ground in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force features an original tag team battle
system in which players can team up with a computer controlled teammate and take on two other duelists. Each
teammate utilizes a different deck, allowing for countless new strategic opportunities as players bring each
character into the dueling fray. The game also features a larger selection of cards than any previous Yu-Gi-Oh!
video game, providing players with more choices in building their decks and new custom animations for each
card as they are brought into play.

Building upon the competitive foundations of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force features ad-hoc
wireless multiplayer functionality for two duelists. Players can select two unique characters and decks to use in
each battle, setting the stage for intense head to head standoffs."