Card-Jitsu Party 2013 Review (2/2): Card-Jitsu Snow

Hey guys! Chill here, back again. Today I'll be wrapping up my review of the Card-Jitsu Party with a review of Card-Jitsu Snow itself!

I'm just going to say, this is probably the best Card-Jitsu game ever. However this time around, instead of battling against other ninjas with cards, we're using our power cards to defeat evil snowmen and team up with other ninjas.

First of all, the music and graphics are amazing and really nicely done. Also, unlike the previous Card-Jitsu games, there's more of an in-game storyline to it. Defeat enough of the evil snowmen to get a Snow Gem to battle their boss, Tusk.

It also sets a record for most items from a Card-Jitsu game. Whereas in the original you get 9 belts and a Ninja Mask, and in the elemental games you get merely four suit pieces and an amulet gem, this game has over TWENTY FOUR UNLOCKABLES. I'm not kidding. Even after you've beaten Tusk, there's tons of items to get. This game can keep you playing for a long, long time.

Also, the longer you play, the more of Sensei's backstory you unlock, which was mostly unknown up until now.

The game is really fun to play, but unfortunately some flaws exist. Those of you who attended the launch knew that CJS was EXTREMELY glitchy and in some cases, unplayable due to bugs. It was eventually fixed about a week later however.

Also, you can't play with friends. Everytime you go in to play you get randomly matched up, and playing with friends is next to impossible. My suggestion is that CP should add CJS Mats.

Another thing, although not technically a problem with the game, however I will point it out. A lot of times you get matched up with noobs who have no idea how to play the game. This makes it irritating for GOOD players trying to get their Snow Suit. These examples coming up are real events.

Fire Ninja and Water Ninja are down. The only snowman left is Tank with yellow health. Snow Ninja with red health, instead of strategically healing his teammates, decides to burst forward into Tank's attack range, without even attempting to attack the enemy. Tank swipes, Snow Ninja faints, and the ninjas lose the game, because of a noob player.

Here's another scenario. Fire Ninja has disconnected. Water Ninja and Snow Ninja are left to face Tusk alone. Snow Ninja gets knocked out. Water Ninja, instead of reviving the Snow Ninja, simply ignores him and charges toward Tusk. A few turns later, he gets knocked out, a scene which could have been prevented had he not ignored his teammate.

So, although it's a great game, with these few flaws, I'll give it an 8/10 score. What do you think about Card-Jitsu Snow? Let me know in the comments!

Waddle on!