Brian Crecente reviews Eye of Judgement for the Hollywood trade journal Variety:
Watching "Eye of Judgment" breathe life into an otherwise pedestrian trading card game isalmost magical when first witnessed. The creatures depicted on a card pop to life, doing battle with an opponent's miniature menagerie. But after the first couple of matches, the magic willl lose its sizzle for most gamers, leaving a fun experience anchored to an armful of equipment. Only the most zealous card-based role-playing game fan will find the setup worth the trouble.
(This review does not assign a rating or score.)
Chris Buffa (Modojo): Augmented reality is a simulated version of the real world that has become a staple of television broadcasts, most notably as the yellow first down marker in football games. You've also seen it on the news and reality shows like American Idol and Dancing with the Stars, whenever the overlay appears, urging you to vote. Suffice to say, it's improved the viewing experience tenfold.
Vita should do good for Aug Reality. The new fighting game looks cool. I would love to have a ghost hunting camera game. Like a Fatal Frame.
AR has seen relatively low success because of mainly two reasons:
1. Low key marketing attempts.
2. Limitations: Low interactivity or bound by physical glyphs cards.
However Sony did show off an impressive tech demo that showcased AR that properly reads real world spatial data, which might lead to better interactivity and applications. The fact that it was demonstrated on a mobile phone means greater audience reach.
AR has really only caught on in the last 4-5 year and it's popularity gradually rising. It's still too early to start comparing it to traditional video game mediums when that has had over 30 years to mature.
Invizimals is not really a "blip", it is actually pretty popular and has arguably the largest community for an AR game ever (due to the fact it's got multiplayer).
AR games are not to different in nature from motion controls in that they require movement from the players side. In that respect, stuff like Mario on the Wii might have done well but, there are still many IP's that work and sell nicely on motion control gaming like Wii or Move so, I don't buy that AR needs an old IP to do well.
Also, the guy stated how silly one would look playing an AR game on the 3DS than states how cool a Pokemon game would look. That is either bias or inconsistency in his/her argument. xD
PSI Writes:
"Creature Defense places gamers in a variety of stunningly illustrated worlds where they are tasked with defending their land from invading attackers and we've got multiple download tokens to giveaway!"
For people who have not played the Eye of Judgment for awhile it's time to assemble your stand and dust off your cards. With the new Biolith Rebellion 3 expansion pack you have additional in-depth storylines for each of the four elements and decks from all three sets. These features are easily accessible from the main menu. The new cards give players amazing new creatures with enhanced abilities and attack options that allow you to submerge yourself in additional modes of game play. Keep in mind, you still have to register every single card with your playstation eye, easily downloadable from the PLAYSTATION(R) Network and purchase additional booster packs from you local game store.
Its the Kotaku guy
One of the best line: "In fact, “Eye of Judgment” could easily be played, without the graphics, on a real table, in a real home, without the need of an expensive console."
Yes, but the goal is to play it with someone from Japan, Paris, and Canada in the same evening! Can you find hundreds of worthy opponents in your real home every time you play? That's a lot of people to feed...
But the best line from this "review" is still the first one: "A Sony Computer Entertainment of America PRESENTATION of a game developed by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Playstation 3. "
So even the author is admiting this is not a review, but simply a PRESENTATION based on what he likely read somewhere else...