The Eye of Judgment (PS3)

Sony and Wizards of the Coast team up to pull a few neat card tricks over on gamers.
1/31/2008 12:00 AM | 0 Comments | Page 2 of 2

The artificial intelligence in Eye of Judgment will be more than a match for most players, but for those of you looking for the human element, the game's got you covered with support for two-player matches, both online and off. Offline matches are played just how you would expect, with each player sitting across a table from each other in straight-up duels. Online play is a little different, though. In order to keep players from unfairly stacking their deck when out of the view of their opponents, the game requires players to register the decks they plan to use online. Then, instead of trusting the players to shuffle and draw their own cards, the game shuffles the cards and deals to the player. Now, players still need to have the physical deck in front of them so they can place the cards on the field, but by handling the rest internally, it prevents a lot of the potential for cheating online.

Eye of Judgment is one of those games that you either get or you don't. Sure, it takes a little extra setup, you'll need to sink a little extra dough into it for new cards, and its big hook seems on the surface like little more than a novelty. Fire it up once though, and you can't help but get pulled in, and you'll soon find yourself wanting to get in just one more round. Hopefully, Sony and Wizards of the Coast will play their cards right and continue to support the game with future card sets. If so, Eye of Judgment could be dealing PS3 owners a winning hand for a long time to come.

This review was based on a retail copy of the game purchased by Crispy Gamer.