Arc Arena: Monster Tournament (1997)

Developer: UNiT
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game

How it feels

A deliberate, old-school monster battling experience that plays out like a tabletop tournament with fantasy creature collecting and measured tactical decisions.

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About

A PlayStation spin-off of the Arc the Lad series.

Screenshots

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