Rank and Play ID: RNP-IGDB-4630

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses

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Critic rating

80.8 / 100

26 votes

Release

Sep 6, 2001

Genres

Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Overview

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses is a video game developed by Konami based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime series. Its main characters, Yugi Mutou and Seto Kaiba, play opposing teams known as the Lancastrians and the Yorkists. Each team is playable, battling various characters throughout the plot to prevent a ritual summoning by using sorcerous rose cards.

Storyline

The game is loosely based on the Wars of the Roses, a series of conflicts fought between the House of Lancaster and House of York for control of England in the 15th century. Yugi Mutou takes on the role of Henry Tudor, the head of the House of Tudor, while Seto Kaiba plays Christian Rosenkreuz, the leader of the Yorkist clan force. Other characters from the series take on the roles and names of those involved in the conflict. The player controls the "Rose Duelist," who is summoned from an unknown time period to 1485 by a Lancastrian druid to help them defeat the Yorkists and reclaim the throne. Both sides have eight "rose cards" with sorcero…