Luminous Arc - Reception

Reception

Review scores
Publication Score Review
GameBrink
84 of 100
HonestGamers
80 of 100
Game Informer
60 of 100
GamePro
6 of 10
Nintendo Power
8 of 10
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Metacritic*
70 of 100
X-Play
2 out of 5
Notes: *Provides aggregate scores.

Luminous Arc was met with mixed reviews. HonestGamers gave the game a solid 8/10, saying, "I realised that it was exactly because Luminous Arc refused to take itself seriously that it was so much fun."

However, 1UP.com rated the game as "average", giving it a C. The editors called it a "Final Fantasy Tactics Advance clone" because of its similar gameplay and overall feel. While not impressed with the DS's touch screen capabilities used in the game, the editor wrote that "the game's biggest attraction, in theory, is wireless multiplayer, either locally or online". GamePro's 6/10 review noted, "It's a decent enough game but it isn't the grand strategy RPG experience that we've all been waiting for."

Japanese publication Famitsu gave the game a 28 out of 40. Luminous Arc managed to sell 25,676 copies during its debut week in Japan.

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