Customer Reviews
Not at all like FFTA on gba - By: G. Stephenson, 14 Aug 2008 
I was expecting it to be at least a bit like FFTA for the gba
but its nothing like it. You can't have all the creatures like moogles
and things, the fighting style is way too fast & it was really quite hard. My advice is, if you liked FFTA on gba & want something like it,
don't have this.
This game threw me back! - By: D. J. Parker, 14 Aug 2008 
When I ordered this game, i did not expect it to be anything like what it is. Since I recieved it, I have been playing it non-stop, & have played 27 hoursin the past week, (excluding the fact that ive had numerous Game Overs, & moments where ive reset my DS without saving.) I have currently completed 71% of the game, all of which has been very entertaining indeed. The gameplay is superb, & the ideas are unlike any others which i have seen other games, especially within the Final Fantasy series. I am still to complete the game: Final Fantasy XII, for the PS2, yet it doesnt matter, because the story line of Revenant Wings doesnt require you to know of the events which took placein the previous game. The graphics are good for the DS's capability, & the numerous monsters or 'Espers' which you get to control, are great, including well known recurring ones, such as: Shiva, Ifrit & Leviathan. The difficulty of the game varies, & the types of units which you can control, will alter how challenging each stage can be found. This is a magnificent game, & once i (eventually) get un-stuck, & complete it, i am positive that i will want to play it again.
Very interesting and tough game - By: A customer, 29 May 2008 
I played this game since I wanted something new for my Nintendo DS collection & I had already completed FF XII. To be honest, the PS2 title was not really as good as I expected, but this game was fun & kept me interested for a long time. It has good missions, it's kinda long for Nintendo DS standards & also tough! Especially the final stages are quite a challenge. I recommend it for those who played Final Fantasy XII mainly, since the others will have trouble understanding the plotin a few parts of the game. Thus, 4/5 stars.
Revered Franchise Hits DS with EXCLUSIVE title - By: Mr. DAVID HAY, 28 Apr 2008 Revenant Wings, to put it bluntly, is a hell of a game,
Setin the usual style of FF games, you command a troupe of comrades through various dungeon style levels, collecting materials & ores for creating new weapons, &in a quirky DRAGON QUEST style twist, you also get to command a horde of Monsters, these include the FF legends of olde such as Ifrit, Shiva, Ultima etc..
i'm around 50% through it now, & although up until this point i have found the game quite easy, i'm a seasoned veteran at such games so i cannot say the same for the younger generation, to whom this may be an introduction into drawn out role-playing / strategy games.
I'd say this game is like a hybrid of FF:III & YS strategy, while not-infinitely challenging, it's still a hell of a lot of fun being a Sky Pirate!!
Well, it's certainly different I'll give it that. - By: Dick Grayson, 27 Apr 2008 I, too, walked into Revenant Wings expecting a simple FF Tactics spin off, & instead I got this game that instead plays more like some sort of bastard offspring of Command & Conquer & Cannon Fodder, or perhaps to keep thingsin context, that mini-game from FFVII where you had to 'build' monsters & direct them to fight for you to defend that tower. That's what Rev Wings is... a strategy game.
Picking up where FFXII ended, you control Vaan & Penelo as they try to find the missing Fran & Balthier on a mysterious floating island, along the way making new friends & learning the art of 'summoning', using monsters to fight their battles for them Pokemon style. Obviously, unlike FFXII, plot isn't a very strong point of this game, but it does provide a fairly entertaining tale to push things along, even if it does feel a tad... childish I guess.
Gameplay is as I said, strategy based, where you summon monsters & direct them en masse around the battle maps alongside the game's characters toward enemy units & hope that you win. Admittedly, it's quite tricky trying to work out the most effective monsters to use for various missions, but the control is very easy to use & even fun when you get the hang of it, but the difficulty level does spike quite frequently, so be warned!
It has the usual staple of FF's trademark gorgeous FMV cutscenes & the game reuses FFXII's soundtrack(Sounding of course very tinny through the DS), but sadly, does not provide any voice acting at any time.
It's a simple, but fun FF title, well worth a look especially now it's so cheap. Just don't expect another epic on FFXII's scale & you'll be fine.
