If you're into the Shaman King anime or just love a solid GBA card battler, this one's worth a look. You start off picking a deck—I went with Amidamaru at first because, well, samurai spirits are cool—but quickly realized some of the spell combos are way more fun to mess with.

The battles feel faster than something like Yu-Gi-Oh!, with less waiting around for turns. You’re slinging spirits, stacking attacks, and trying not to get wrecked when the AI pulls some nonsense combo you didn’t see coming. The pixel art’s got that early 2000s anime vibe, and the music’s weirdly catchy for a card game.

It’s not super deep compared to modern stuff, but there’s something satisfying about how quick matches are. Just don’t expect a ton of single-player content—this is mostly about dueling friends or grinding against the CPU. Still, if you’ve got a soft spot for the series, it’s a fun little time capsule.