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The Centra War is over and a year has passed. A new wrestling federation is starting to be formed, and it's focus is on entertainment. That is the gist of the new expansion. While I believe this to be a great expansion it definately has a different feel than the previous aCe sets, with the removal of special card mechanics and the sci-fi/horror feel.
Story: 3.5/5
Kris Osk is an amazing writer and it shows with this set as well. Alot of the story is left open ended but that is expected with the developement of the new fed and introduction of new characters. It gives some room for development. Some of my favorite storys going on is how the tag team The Others will be going into singles and whoever wins the title will stay in existance while the other one phases out.
Game Parts: 5/5
Once again the cards look great! This set still have some beautiful drawings and favorite characters like Shepard, Godsend, and the Archangels. Some characters have new artwork like Nemean, but there is not a bad looking card in the bunch.
Game Play: 3.5/5
The only reason that I'm giving this a set 3.5 instead of a 4 or 5 is because with the removal of the war and sci-fi/horror feel, some of the special game mechanics have been removed. The special mechanics gave the game a special twist that the other Champions of the Galaxy sets did not have. Don't get me wrong though it is still great just not as unique.
Fun/Creativity: 6/5
While there is a story to go off of. The creators have left it open enough to run your fed as you like. You can run promos for your characters or even run specialty matches that are given in the sets or bootleg specialty matches created by fans of the game, or create one yourself like I did for my Hardcore division. Included in this set are even two charts called the Nemean Show. They are charts for when Nemean interviews a guest and what happens during the interview. What is actually said is left to the creativity of the one playing which works great!
Overall: 4.5/5 even though it deserves a 5
The only reason I did not give it a five is the missing special mechanics. However, this has been some of Kris Osks best work and with the introduction of the Amazing Mann, and New School this edition has me excited for the insert edition comming out in September. The previous aCe sets sucked me into the game. This set is maintaining my interest and has me waiting for more!
Also as a side note if you never got the previous sets this is a good jumping on spot for the story.
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