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Game

Golden Sun

2001 · Wii U · Game Boy Advance · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure

86IGDB player score
147 ratings

Previously Take

An 86 average from its 147 true believers. An RPG that understands the assignment: fantasy, meaningful choices, and combat with actual teeth. A full single-player game with a multiplayer side that refuses to die. From 2001, back when games shipped finished.

About this game

Evil is slowly covering the world. Forces of darkness are pursuing the lost art of Alchemy, and the fate of mankind hangs in the balance. You and your companions, armed with weapons, Psynergy magic, and a host of elemental creatures, must return peace to the world. Golden Sun is an epic role-playing game with an engrossing story, set in a massive world. Gather the elemental Djinn – fire, water, wind and earth – and combine them in unique ways to produce awesome magical effects.

Screenshots

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Trailers & videos

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Game facts

Release date

Aug 1, 2001

Developer

Camelot Software Planning

Publisher

Nintendo

Platforms

Wii U, Game Boy Advance

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Themes

Fantasy

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Franchise

Golden Sun

Perspective

Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Critic score

90 / 100 (1 reviews)

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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