Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 79.6% (GBA) 66.3% (PSP) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Famitsu | 31 out of 40 (WS) |
| Game Informer | 8.25 out of 10 (GBA) |
| GameSpot | 8.7 out of 10 (GBA) 7.0 out of 10 (PSP) |
| GameSpy | 3.5 out of 5 (GBA) |
| IGN | 7.0 out of10 (GBA) 6.2 out of 10 (PSP) |
| Nintendo Power | 6.5 out of 10 (GBA) |
Riviera: The Promised Land generally garnered middling to positive views, with Game Informer giving the Game Boy Advance version 8.25 out of 10 and GameSpot giving it 8.7 out of 10. 1UP described the game as "the most streamlined RPG imaginable". Praise went out to its gameplay design which allowed conversations to occur frequently and smoothly. 1UP, however, also claimed that the experience and item systems were "a bit damaged" and "slowed the pace of the quest to a grinding halt". GameSpot greatly praised the Game Boy Advance Version version's graphics as being "gorgeous" and the backgrounds as "quite beautiful and detailed, even if they're also static and repetitive". 1UP showed similar views, saying that while the graphics are nice, their repetitiveness weakens its impact. IGN described the fights as being "a real drag in Riviera", and that "each fight is hedged by a number of annoying rules". Overall, 1UP said that Riviera was "lengthy, engrossing and above all unique", and GameSpy called the game "one of those unusually entertaining titles that takes time to genuinely appreciate".
The PSP remake received a lower score than the GBA version on GameRankings. 1UP considered the PSP remake as more of a port than an enhanced remake. The site thought that the graphics "are only slightly reworked", and that the art "merely looks like jumbo GBA sprites". GameSpot, also noted that the "character sprites, while impressive on the GBA, don't hold up quite so well now".
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