Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 85.50% |
| Metacritic | 86/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B+ |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8.17/10 |
| Eurogamer | 9/10 |
| Famitsu | 34/40 |
| Game Informer | 8.75/10 |
| GameSpot | 8.8 out of 10 |
| GameSpy | |
| IGN | 8.5 out of 10 |
| Nintendo Power | 9.5/10 |
| X-Play | |
Tales of Symphonia garnered positive reception from critics. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the game 85.50% and 86/100. Over 100 thousand copies were sold in the United States during the first two weeks of its release. In December 2007, Namco announced the GameCube version sold 953,000 copies worldwide, and the PlayStation 2 port sold 486,000 copies in Japan. The game has appeared on many top game rankings. It received a Japan Game Awards in 2003 for excellence. The January 2009 issue of Game Informer listed it at #24 in its "Top 25 GameCube Games". Nintendo Power ranked Tales of Symphonia 107th in a list of "Top 200 Nintendo Games Ever". IGN users ranked it 75th in a Top 100 Games list, while GameFAQs users put it at 81st in a similar list.
Critics have praised the game for its cel-shaded art style and real-time battle system. GameSpy praised the amount of small details added to scenes and the steady 60 fps. IGN and GameSpot also noted the amount of details and criticized the blandness of the overworld. X-Play also praised the art style and animation as "wonderful" and 1UP considered the graphics to be "gorgeous". As for the battle system, GameSpy described it as "wonderfully fast and to the point" while X-Play praised the accessibility and how it could even attract non-RPG gamers.
Meanwhile, the story and audio have received negative criticism. Eurogamer, GameSpot, GameSpy, IGN, and X-Play criticized the plot for being cliché and un-engaging. The reviewers also all agreed on the music and English voices as acceptable. However, GameSpy and X-Play praised the character interactions for being likeable.
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