Ys Strategy

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Ys Strategy
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Developer(s) Future Creates
Publisher(s)
Composer(s) Kinji Nomura
Series Ys
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release
  • JP: March 23, 2006
  • EU: November 17, 2006
  • AU: December 7, 2006
Genre(s) Real-time strategy
Mode(s) Single-player

Ys Strategy is a 2006 real-time strategy video game. A part of the Ys series, it was developed by Future Creates and published by Marvelous Interactive in Japan and Rising Star Games in Europe and Australia. [1]

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Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one six, one five, and two sevens, for a total of 25 out of 40. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Future Creates. Ys Strategy (Nintendo DS). Rising Star Games. Published by Rising Star Games Ltd. Development by Future Creates Co. Ltd. Text on box for Ys Strategy (European version)
  2. 1 2 "Ys Strategy (ds:2006): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Freund, Josh (March 15, 2006). "News - Latest Famitsu reviews - Yggdra Union, Ace Combat Zero, more". GamesAreFun. Archived from the original on March 20, 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2016.