Description
Arcadia is a world where continents float high above, and people travel by airships. Among the countries of this world, the most powerful one is the Empire of Valua. Guided by its greedy admirals, Valua strives to possess all the power in Arcadia. The boy Vyse and the girl Aika are members of the Blue Rogues - noble pirates who attack only Valuan war ships. During one of their confrontations with a battle ship, they encounter a girl named Fina, who is on an important mission whose secret she cannot tell yet. Involved in the conflict with the Empire of Valua, the trio of the heroes must explore the whole world of Arcadia in order to defeat the admirals.
"Skis of Arcadia" is a traditional Japanese RPG with turn-based combat and randomly appearing enemies. During battles, you can accumulate spirit points and then unleash powerful special attacks. Beside the usual party-based combat, there are also ship battles in the game, where you plan several turns ahead, using various kinds of ship weapons.
Alternate Titles
- "Project Ares" -- Early development name
- "Eternal Arcadia" -- Japanese title
- "エターナル アルカディア" -- Japanese Spelling
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The Press Says
| Gaming Age |
Dec 06, 2000 |
A |
100 |
| Gaming Target |
Dec 22, 2000 |
9.4 out of 10 |
94 |
| IGN |
Nov 14, 2000 |
9.2 out of 10 |
92 |
| Defunct Games |
Apr 24, 2005 |
92 out of 100 |
92 |
| GameSpot |
Oct 16, 2000 |
9.2 out of 10 |
92 |
| Game Revolution |
Nov 01, 2000 |
A- |
91 |
| Armchair Empire, The |
2000 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Apr 10, 2001 |
18 out of 20 |
90 |
| HonestGamers |
Jan 08, 2005 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Thunderbolt Games |
Nov 04, 2004 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
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Trivia
Skies of Arcadia was censored in its U.S. version. Some changes include Gilder's little smoking habit (he used to pop a cigarette into his mouth in some of his victory poses), making Loqua a juice instead of an alcoholic drink, changing Belleza's dancer disguise (it was semi-transparent in some of the more *AHEM*...conspicuous places...), and making Vigoro less of a filthy sex fiend in his passes to Aika (he was REALLY perverted in the Japanese version).
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Rogee
(518) on May 10, 2001.