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| Get Carta for your PS2 Magna Carta is an epic RPG from Softmax. Your name is Calintz, a mercenary from the military unit known as 'Tears of Blood'. Your aim is to exact revenge against a powerful race of human-like creatures called the Yason. During your path along the mystical land of Efferia - a land of nature and powerful magic ravaged by the Human-Yason war - you'll experience battles, friendships, and new encounters with mysterious strangers. One such meeting is somehow the key to your journey. A young woman called Reith, suffering from a strange amnesia, seems to have a special link with your mission of vengeance and a connection with the Magna Carta ? an intense magical ritual that has the power to turn the tides of war against the Tears of Blood. Being a member of a hardened military unit, battles feature heavily in Magna Carta. The game's battle system offers players a dazzling array of fighting styles, magical spells and combo effects with which to devastate your rivals in battle. Innovations include a mixture of real-time and turn-based combat and a Leadership meter, where the more respect your recruits have for you, the higher your leadership will be and the more frequently you can act in battle. Leadership and respect are gained by protecting your friends, encouraging them regularly and even by giving them gifts. Magna Carta also features an innovative 'Dash or Detect' system for exploring the field, which eliminates random battle encounters. When exploring towns and non-hostile areas it's safe to use Dash mode, but where danger might be lurking, a press of the R1 button switches to Detect mode which widens the field of view around Calintz, allowing players to see enemies at a greater range, spot treasure chest and secrets, as well as ambush enemies from behind in surprise attacks. Magna Carta will be released on 7th April. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Game News :: home page |