Cross Edge: The Official Strategy Guide

As a long time RPG player (20+years) I can say that this is a horrific excuse for a guide. The walkthough is sparse with too few screen shots. If you have ever played a NIS title then you knw there are about an infinate number of idems and variations, as well as a variety of ways to create/find them. There is nothing useful of that nature here. The tables in the end of the book have no key so you have to play the game and expirement to figure out what they actually mean. The skills (attacks) are not accurate as far as what they actually do in battle. The costumes (secret upgrades for each charecter) are described with the in-game description and their stats but no location or even hint as to how they can be found. Same with all other weapons, armor, items, and skills. There is no explination on leveling up and what the stats actually do. There is no explination on levels required for Alchemy (making weapons, etc.) other than what to combine. The maps, are the only detailed...Read more

A guide that made most of the battle system easier to understand and the section about the items was helpful too.

I bought it for my son. He says it is an excellent guide and he shows me pictures and reads to me from it, so I assume it is a good product of its genre.