Golden Sun

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Description

Isaac is from the town of Vale, on the island of Angara. He is an Adept, meaning he is skilled in Psynergy, the technique of moving objects without touching them. Mages from the rival island of Gondowan plan to destroy Angara by using four Elemental Stones, so Isaac has assembled a team to snatch the stones.

In the universe of this role-playing game, four different types of elements (fire, water, wind and earth) are combined to create spells. Combat often involves facing multiple monsters at each time.

Djinni creatures can be captured and used to give one of your characters extra strengths. Energy is needed to cast spells, but this constantly replenishes while you are not using one. A two-player link-up game exists.

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Alternate Titles

• "黄金の太陽 開かれし封印" -- Japanese spelling
• "Ougon no Taiyou" -- Japanese title
• "Golden Sun: The Broken Seal " -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Group

• Golden Sun series

User Reviews

Like RPG's? This'll cook your bacon.	Game Boy Advance	Kain Ceverus (34)
A great RPG with classic game play and original aspects	Game Boy Advance	Bregalad (972)
Bottom line: Golden Sun is the best handheld RPG ever, and one of the greatest of all time.	Game Boy Advance	pocketgamer2000 (22)
One of the best original RPGs on the GBA.	Game Boy Advance	Lucas Schippers (59)
A fantastic old school RPG that demonstrates the power of the Gameboy Advance	Game Boy Advance	Ryu (56)

Critic Reviews

GamePro (US)	Game Boy Advance	Nov 14, 2001	5 out of 5	100
Gaming Age	Game Boy Advance	Apr 25, 2003	A	100
The Next Level (USA)	Game Boy Advance	Feb 28, 2002	A	100
FNintendo	Wii U	May 13, 2014	9 out of 10	90
Pixel-Heroes.de	Game Boy Advance	Aug, 2010	9 out of 10	90
Nintendo Life	Game Boy Advance	Jun 03, 2010		90
Armchair Empire, The	Game Boy Advance	Dec 08, 2001	9 out of 10	90
Game Informer Magazine	Game Boy Advance	Jan, 2002	8.5 out of 10	85
Retro Gamer	Game Boy Advance	Mar 02, 2006	82 out of 100	82
Legendra	Game Boy Advance	Apr 19, 2003		70

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Game Boy Advance version of Golden Sun appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2001 – Game Boy Advance RPG/Strategy Game of the Year

Related Web Sites

• Golden Sun.com (Official Golden Sun website)
• Golden Sun Realm (Loads of information and resources.)
• Nintendo America (Publishers of Golden Sun, Nintendo.)