IGN reviews Chrono Trigger DS - 8.8

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http://ds.ign.com/articles/932/932438p1.html

Closing Comments
There’s a reoccurring theme in Chrono Trigger DS, and it’s an important one for a game this historical. The game is virtually unchanged in its core, having a new script re-write, but retaining the visuals, music, character designs, interface styles, and options of the source material. At the same time, Square Enix also ensures that this is the definitive version of Chrono Trigger out there, as the game comes complete with every option you could ever want for touch vs. button control, two or single screen display, or game pacing and difficulty. Where things should have been left the same, they were. Where fixes or additions could be made, they have. Yes it’s a $40 game for a title many of us have played until our thumbs were sore, and it’s unchanged in a lot of ways from what you played back in 1995 or in 2001, but it’s also just as captivating, imaginative, or well made now as it was then. I could write volumes on this game, but it isn’t needed. If you’ve never played Chrono Trigger before, buy this game. If you’re a die-hard fan and want to support one of the greatest games of all time, buy this game. If you’re having trouble validating a $40 purchase for what is ultimately the same game, it’s the wrong choice for you, and your cash is better spent elsewhere. Any way you slice it though, Chrono Trigger is one of the greatest RPGs of all time, and it’s a game everyone – whether on DS, PSX, Super NES, or in the future – should play.

IGN Ratings for Chrono Trigger DS (DS)

Rating	Description
out of 10
8.5	Presentation Virtually unchanged from its original Super NES design, but still very easy to navigate, tweak for touch or button controls, and make your own. There are a lot of options for this Super NES design.
8.5	Graphics Beautiful 2D work may feel dated to some more recent gamers, but it still holds up extremely well on DS, and the added animated sequences from FF Chronicles is a nice touch. Unchanged, but impressive.
9.5	Sound Simply some of the best music you’ll find. More could have been added to the package, but it’s still an incredible offering.
9.0	Gameplay The hybrid turn-based/semi-random design is pretty classical in flow and feel, but it also holds up very well if you dig this type of game. There’s an incredible sense of a “do anything” world.
8.5	Lasting Appeal One of the best RPGs of all time, but most players have played it already. Multiplayer is interesting, but not needed, and the added quests flesh out the experience a bit. A port, but impressive.
8.8 Great	OVERALL (out of 10 / not an average)

 

 

Basically they say that the game is one of the best RPGs of all time, but that the port doesn't bring anything new. So I guess it's worth it for those who never played it, not so much for those who did. I was thinking it would get higher, nut I get they're tired of ports.