The Eye of Judgment (PlayStation 3)

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Description

The Eye of Judgment is a turn-based card battle game using the PlayStation Eye camera peripheral and a 3x3 rectangular table mat with real trading cards. The camera not only recognizes the cards (using CyberCode matrix codes), but also the position and the rotation. The mat represents a battlefield where players can summon creatures and cast spells.

The story takes place in a fictional world, shaped by The Source. Mankind's vain leads to the construction of the Bioliths, devices of iron to help defeat the gods. After a long war, Jeano, the son on the Source, turns all the devices to rust. Eventually, after a time of re-establishment, four sages found four different nations: fire, water, earth and wood. There is a time of peace, until a mechanical fortress appears in the sky and the Biolith surprise attack wipes out 3 of the 4 nations. The remaining one, wood, receives a message to send a lone wizard to Cape Edgeworth with a single chance to defeat the Biolith Castle.

The game can played through singleplayer (adventure with a path and different kinds of opponents), head-to-head modes, or online. Through the camera, movement is tracked and the creatures seem to come to life on the screen. Each turn, players move a card, rotate it or change its position. The abilities change according to the position and placing a card face-up summons a creature. While attacking, the screen shifts to a battle mode where spells can be used. The center area is always Biolith, while the others are randomly divided over the 4 different elements, influencing the abilities and providing bonuses or weaknesses to certain creatures. Action are performed through mana, received at the beginning of a turn or through certain cards. The first player to capture 5 areas of the field, wins.

Neat tricks with the camera include a profile mode where the player can hold a card in front of the camera to view the information and interact with the creature.

The base game comes with 30 summoning and 4 function cards, and a booster pack with 8 additional summoning cards (5 common, 2 uncommon, 1 rare or ultra rare). Additional packs can be bought separately.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Hybrid board / computer games
• Physics Engine: Havok
• The Eye of Judgment series

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The Press Says

Gamesmania	Oct 30, 2007	87 out of 100	87
4Players.de	Oct 10, 2007	85 out of 100	85
Game Shark	Nov 19, 2007	B+	83
Game Informer Magazine	Dec, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Video Game Talk	Nov 23, 2007		80
GamesCollection	Nov 03, 2007	7.5 out of 10	75
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Nov 06, 2007	7 out of 10	70
The Review Busters	2007	7 out of 10	70
Thunderbolt Games	Apr 14, 2008	6 out of 10	60
Super Play	Oct, 2007	5 out of 10	50

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Trivia

PlayStation Eye

The Eye of Judgment is the first game to use the PlayStation Eye input device. Bundled with the game, the peripheral was launched at the same date.

Related Web Sites

• Penny Arcade comic (A satirical view in a comic)
• The Eye of Judgment (Official game website)
• Wikipedia: The Eye of Judgment (Article in the open encyclopedia)