Description
STORY
In Trapt, you play a female princess Allura horrified by the sudden murder of her father the King of Fronenburg and worse, being framed for his murder by step mother - Queen Catalina. Forcing unwillingly to flee the castle with her maid Rachel. Fleeing her pursuers, she takes refuge in a forbidden castle in Castle, known through rumors as the place where an evil being only known as "the Fiend" was imprisoned. It was not by coincidence she was led here, as it turns out she was chosen by the Fiend to become her servant and wielder of the evil power the Fiend possesses. This power transforms the once innocent princess into a brutal "Trapmaster" capable of summoning and activating traps at will to the unwary enemy. The game starts in this castle and the unfolding of this new-found power as well as the attempts of Princess Allura and her allies in thwarting the plans of Queen Catalina.
GAMEPLAY
The game set is in medieval Europe of which, most of the game play is located in and around castle rooms, though not specifically limited to the castle aforementioned. Game play of Trapt consist the following:
Traps/Info screen
In this section you have access to various important information to prepare for the upcoming mission/story, such as traps and items that may be bought (providing you have enough money), upcoming enemies and their stats which you will face in the next mission and room information that informs you of areas available for access and what traps are already located there.
Real-time Combat
This is where the real game play occurs. Here you have full 3rd person perspective view of your character and her surroundings. Most of the game play consists of you killing off your enemies by placing traps to the unwary pursuer. You cannot fight personally (only run) so you have to rely on your traps to survive.
Unlike other similar games with a trap system, in Trapt the traps are not automatically set. You have to activate them manually by pressing the appropriate triggers (via buttons) to activate the traps. The 3 different button/triggers represent 3 different traps: Floor traps, Ceiling traps and Wall traps. These are the only traps you have direct access to.
Other traps or devices are also located in the many rooms. You can "link/connect" them with your traps to create combos at the displeasure of your enemy. The more combo's you create the more money you get, of which means the more traps you can purchase for future planning.
Placing traps can be done at any point during this real-time setting, which is basically the uniqueness of your powers. This means you can move and place traps around, even when the enemy is chasing you. However, traps have to recharge: after it is placed and after it is sprung, so timing is also crucial here.
Part of the Following Groups
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Trapt |
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Trapt |
PlayStation 2 |
$19.79 |
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Worth Playing |
Dec 21, 2005 |
7.7 out of 10 |
77 |
| IGN |
Oct 11, 2005 |
7.5 out of 10 |
75 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Dec, 2005 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| GameSpot |
Oct 31, 2005 |
6.9 out of 10 |
69 |
| Eurogamer |
Feb 24, 2006 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
| GameSpy |
Nov 01, 2005 |
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60 |
| 1UP |
Nov 01, 2005 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
| GameZone |
Nov 21, 2005 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
| GamePro |
Nov 04, 2005 |
2.5 out of 5 |
50 |
| Pro-G |
Feb 27, 2006 |
5 out of 10 |
50 |
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Trivia
The main character Allura is mentioned as "Alicia" in the Japanese voice-overs. Although no reason has been given, it is not unusual for translations to be changed for the purpose of ease of pronunciation.
