The player needs only to hit Triangle in the middle of battle to pause the game instantly. Dot Hack lets you turn combat almost into a turn-based affair. Some of Dot HackвЂ™s many monsters do not stand around waiting to be pummeled, rather some you need to catch. As you approach, the landmark dissolves, monsters come at you big-time, and, undoubtedly, players will feel a healthy adrenaline rush.

Monster combat icons appear as large yellow twirling landmarks. Much like the action-RPG, Kingdom Hearts, button mashing can be effective to beat monsters.

(Remember though, the end of this game in no way comes close to wrapping up the story, to be completed in the three games to be released later this year.) One visual treat, however, was lifted directly from PSO вЂ“ the cascading rings that accompany the teleportation of characters to and from different areas.Дot HackвЂ™s combat engine can best be described as modified real-time. Dot HackвЂ™s plot is deep and complex, with each subplot advancing the story just a little bit further. PSOвЂ™s world is relatively small, and plot is threadbare, with meaningless, though fun, side quests, which instill no enthusiasm in the player. Dot HackвЂ™s world is gigantic with a seeming infinite number of locations to explore. Dot HackвЂ™s monsters resemble the beautifully-drawn monsters of the later Final FantasyвЂ™s. The Fields and Dungeons contain many colorful, over stylized backdrops and settings, including weather effects. We feel Dot Hack has far better graphics than PSO. Many have compared Dot Hack to Phantasy Star Online Episode I and II (PSO) on the Gamecube.

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