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| From: Atlus Video Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $29.98
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 4937
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 70004
Model: BA-70004-2
UPC: 730865700042
EAN: 0730865700042
ASIN: B0011GD54K
Release Date: April 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Super Fast Shipping!-Sealed!
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| Features:
| • | Hardcore dungeon crawling RPG action | | • | Many ever changing levels and perverse monsters | | • | each time your character dies more secrets are revealed | | • | deep customization options with vast amounts of weapons | | • | aquire powerful stat boosting parasites to multiply their potency |
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From the Manufacturer
You awaken to find the world in ruin, your heart beset with unexplained guilt. A cataclysm has destroyed the cities and empires of men and disfigured the spirit of humanity. In this nightmare, it falls to you to descend a mysterious tower in search of absolution. Battle merciless foes in treacherous dungeons, scour for new items to aid you in your travels, and unlock the secrets of a devastated land. You will find death in the depths, yet learn that death is not the end of the story; in the twisted world of Baroque, it is only the beginning.Wii Extras:- 16:9 Widescreen.
- Progressive Scan.
- Subtle motion control integration for power attacks.
- Intuitive controls using Wii Remote and Nunchuk.
- Classic Controller support for traditional play.
- The Wii version of Baroque will be one of the few games developed in Japan that will be released first in North America.
Product Description
You have just awakened in a world of ruin, having lost your memory. The world has been devastated by the "Blaze", which twisted the laws of nature. Meta-Beings now wander the barren land. In order to survive the world, people cling to their delusions, called "Baroques" and become warped by their own ideas. You must descend upon a mysterious tower, fighting through the foul denizens. The tower is constantly distorting, so you'll be in a new labyrinth every time you enter a room.
Acquire powerful stat-boosting parasites and combine them to multiply their potency
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Lame- couldn't even begin to pretend its fun July 29, 2008
Philip Owens (PDX USA)
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
You read the back cover and you think awesome idea, too bad an old man like me who is used to the worlds crappiest graphics thinks this poop fest looking dungeouns was the most boring game I've played since...
...I don't know when
man this game suct big old donkeys
 Caution: Not for the unintelligent July 21, 2008
Danny Robert
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game is a lot of fun. It's a great action-RPG, but be warned it is frustrating at times. The point of the game is obviously to advance the story line and also to figure out what exactly the story line is. The frustrating part about the game is that every time you complete a tower and advance the story line you start over at level zero with no items. There are ways to save a limited number of items from your last trip through the tower and you figure that out as you play. Give the game some time and enjoy it. Don't get frustrated and quit after the first time your character gets reset.
 Great Game....Completely Underrated... May 8, 2008
Jeremy C. Johnson (San Diego, CA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I pre-ordered this game and only played it once since writing this review, but I fell in love with it immediately. I eagerly waited for it to come after ordering it and, in the meantime, I looked up every screen shot, video, and review I could find. I wasn't put off by any bad reviews because I knew what the game would be like having played many others like it in the past. Playing the original Rogue throughout my childhood, and loving it even more in adulthood, I knew that Baroque would be exactly what I've been looking for in a Wii game since the console came out. I personally have zero complaints with the controls or graphics and I'm looking forward to enjoying countless hours of game play for years to come. People who own the PS3 or XBOX360 may be put off by the graphics and repetitive nature of the game, but gamers who enjoy Rogue-like RPG's will love it.
Evergrace, Chocobo and a shooter/slash-em-up game mixed. April 29, 2008
Pendulums Kiss (Either P.A. or Germany)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
Baroque
Haven't gotten through the whole game yet but I love it enough to write a review. I like the voice acting and the fact that people talk when you approach them and you dont have to press a talk button. People do that in real life, they'll start talking to you if you stand in front of you, like in other games you could stand in front of a person and they'll be like duuuhhhh until you press a button. I just liked that hint of realism.
The first time I played my aunt was sitting with me with the dog and her commentary was funny. She thought the Angelic rifle on the protoganist's back looked like a can opener about to go up his bum.
I don't know about any one else but the beginning confused me. It was one of those games I payed realy close attention to at the beggining and then when I'm finaly walking with the controller I still didn't know what was happening... but this time that was intended. The protoganist has lost his ability to speek and his memory, and the intro leaves you as confused as he is.
Baroque is not a game for people with patience issues. You'll throw the controller through the screen the first time a gliro takes an item from you and hops off. Most annoying monster I've ever encountered and on top of that it hops around on it's tail and makes boink boinks.
The first time I encountered a Moon (a pirahnna-like boney robot looking flying creature) my aunt blurted "hey look a fish!" real good Tina. It was like the time I called a squirrel a beaver. These monsters are weird, they're gross, they're scary. No matter how slow those "fish" move they still get me almost every time I see one floating down the hall towards me out of the shadows. Scary.
There's often a fun character in video games that has that phrase or word he always says. For example, Moogles saying "kupo", Naruto saying "beleive it". The Coffin Man cracks me up. He says "Goddamn" in every sentance almost. Or "goddammit". It's histericle. usually characters that have "frequent word syndrom" won't use the word damn. It's because of the fact that he curses as a signature word that it cracks me up. It's like they were making fun of characters like that. But he's adorable I love that guy. Favorite character right there. I have an acount on IMVU named TheCoffinMan now cause he made me laugh and so deserves it lol.
The introduction video you watch when you first turn on the game is like one I've never seen. It's so cool and unique my mouth was hanging open. I expected a cliche opening, you know how they do, the protoganist walking to music with feathers with absolutely no symbolism as far as I know blowing randomly, and a short fight scene between him and the main boss, and a clip of the chick that he falls in love with. That's what I mean by cliche. Nope. I applaud the makers of this game. Thank you for making a unique intro that actually gets you interested in the game. I remember going oooh who are these characters and what are they like? You Don't wonder that in a lot of intros. You can often just watch the introduction to a show or game and be able to pick out "the hero" "the bad guy" "the guy the fangirls pair the bad guy with" "the wizard" nah. This one has a cool opening, and if you think the game isn't worth your money, the intro is at least worth looking up on Youtube since everythings on youtube, to admire creativity and uniqueness.
Like the title of my review suggests, a lot about this game reminded me of the 3rd video game I ever owned- Chocobo's dungeon 2. Probably because of the dungeon. And the traps. The traps remind me of the chocobo traps.
Also there was something about this game that was reminiscent to evergrace to me. I'm not sure what. And as that guy said in the other review it is a bit like a shooter. A bit. There are a lot of monsters (meta beings) to fight, and you aren't going to just run past them. They will chase you to death, and if you run into a bigger metabeing (there is a huge face thing that takes up the whole darn hallway like they say about yo momma) and you get stuck so you can't run from the mob anymore, you're metafood.
Awesome game, cute coffin man, and scary meta beings. Two thumbs up for being realistic. Haha for the sequel set heroine as one of the things you "inject" and give it a "high" status ailment. (I'm just joking around, don't or else your company will be criticised for that probably.)
Don't be mislead! Great game just get your genre straight. April 18, 2008
R. W. Dowbiggin
7 out of 14 found this review helpful
This game is not an action game. It is a mystery dungeon style dungeon crawl with some weird psychological themes in the realm of persona or shin megami tensei.
Very fun and complicated.
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