Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Links

There is an astronomically strong community centered around all kinds of trading card games. TCG die-hards have spent decades cultivating their craft and developing safe spaces for fans to gather and play while companies continue to evolve and upgrade their offerings. One of the oldest, most popular TCGs is Yu-Gi-Oh! The Yu-Gi-Oh! card game and anime have been around since 1998, over two decades' worth of fans, shows, and cards to fill endless convention centers with dueling fanatics. If you’ve enjoyed Yu-Gi-Oh! In the past and would like to dip your toes into the dueling world, you could jump into Konami’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links video game. This game combines the rush of collecting all of your favorite cards with the thrill of heated battles against die-hard duelists all over the world. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links has a lot to offer fans, and if you’re one of them, here is everything you need to know.

Made for the Fans

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links arguably has more to offer fans of the TV show than the physical trading card game. In it, you can pick from many of your favorite Yu-Gi-Oh! Characters to play as, including Seto Kaiba, Joey Wheeler, Mai Valentine, and even Yami Yugi himself. Once you’ve selected your character, you can begin collecting hundreds of cards to battle with, and each one has a special 3D animation when it is drawn and placed on the field.

Blue Eyes, White Dragon throws his head and roars into action, while Dark Magician takes his action pose in preparation for an attack. The currently available cards aren’t even the end of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, as new cards are added at regular intervals to keep players coming back and enjoying the game. In the midst of battles, character portraits pop up and deliver their classic lines from the show as well, just for some extra fan service. This is no Pokemon game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links has all of the action and edge of the show, with the interactivity of an awesome video game.

Game Modes to Test Your Skills

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links will start you off in the engaging single-player campaign, which feels like an entire season of the show. In it, you will cycle through your favorite Yu-Gi-Oh! characters and accomplish Stage Missions that will grant you a bounty of rewards. Succeed in challenging missions to unlock new duelists and earn points you will need to level up your characters and learn new valuable skills.

Pros

• Contains all of your favorite cards and characters from the show
• Easy to use, intuitive controls that won’t scare off newbies

Cons

• There could be more animation during the duels