Arcana Strikes is a 1997 Japan-only hybrid RPG / card battling game. You are drawn into an ethereal world where people’s dreams give power to cards… but people have stopped dreaming, and Arcana is in danger of vanishing. There are RPG elements such as an overworld to explore and people to talk to, and card battles are very visual – think JRPG visuals but with cards as the battle gimmick. Excellent visual effects and a memorable, refined soundtrack makes this Takara game worthy of a look!
A Saturn fan since the beginning, Peter plays Saturn almost exclusively. For Peter, Saturn represents a moment in time where 2D games were at their best, 3D was just rising, and fascinating gaming ‘firsts’ were commonplace. There are very few Saturn games that Peter cannot find some enjoyment in!
I played so many hours on that game. I suggest you to buy the guide book because it will help you to find rare monsters and to get all cards ( very hard ). The sad news about the 100% cards ending is … nothing, no congratulations no special message no bonus… I was upset 😠
A game that we must have a sequel
Ps : Takara has done a card game based on the game in 2021
I LOVE that game and I have replayed it for 3 times. First time in 1997, then 2010, now 2024 🙂