Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards - Gameplay

Gameplay

The game consists of a series of card games based on Yu-Gi-Oh!. To win each game, the player must lower his opponent's life points to zero. This is done by declaring attacks onto him using monster cards. The player loses if his own life points are reduced to zero. Everyone starts with 8000 life points.

There are three alternative ways to win the game. One is to have all five cards known as Exodia in one's hand. One spells out the word "FINAL" with the specific spell cards. The other way is to have the opponent's deck run out of cards.

In between card games, the player can walk around the city and talk to people. There are two ways to talk to people. One is to simply chat with them and the other is to challenge them to a duel. Each is done with a different button. While the game is paused, the player may re-organize their deck. The deck must contain exactly 40 cards. There are 900 cards in the game in total as well as the 3 exclusive cards that come with the game including:

• Negate Attack
• Riryoku
• Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth

The rules of the game are slightly different than the real card game. They resemble the rules of Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories. Unlike the real game, there is an elemental ruling. For example, water beats fire, electricity beats water. Also, there is a notable absence of game phases and numerous card effects have been removed or changed.

There is no multiplayer available in the game.