Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game: Cybedark Impact Set Review

We review the new Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game set: Cyberdark Impact!

Courtesy of Upper Deck

The new Cyberdark Impact set brings a bunch of aliens, dragons, machines and new combos to the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game! It's a 60-card set that does something crazy � it shuts down Special Summoning! That makes it way harder to summon huge monsters and totally messes with decks. It also has Zane's monsters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX TV show! Here's the 411 with Gary's set review.

Cyberdark Impact - Dragons, Aliens, Combos and Barriers

What's in this set? More aliens, piles of Cyber monsters, combos and more. Here's the 411 on the new cardsin this set.

Senet Cards - Line these cards up with cards on your opponent's side of the field to activate special powers.

Chain Cards - React to your opponent's card with one of these, or use one of these in a chain of reactions, to activate their power.

Barrier Cards - These cards block Special Summons, which is the number one way to summon huge monsters, which totally messes up your opponent.

Cyberdark Cards - These Machine monsters attach Dragons from your Graveyard and combine the Attack/Defense from both cards!

Cyberdark Impact - Awesome Cards and Combos!

Cyberdark monsters, Chain cards and Senet cards all have cool powers and tons of combo potential. But, what really kicks butt is the Barrier cards. They shut down Special Summons which are what let you summon huge monsters out of nowhere, making the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game so goofy. With them out of the way, strategy and deck-building skill becomes way more important, which is awesome!

Cyberdark Impact - Lame Creatures and Weak Combos

Cyberdark Impact tries to be awesome, but it's too tricky to use the cards! The Cyberdark monsters are super-cool, but they only work with L3 or lower dragons and really suck if you don't have a dragon in your Graveyard. The chain cards are solid, but only if you really know your rules and build a deck around 'em. Oh, and the new alien monsters are a waste of time.

Cyberdark Impact - Final Review

If you're a Yu-Gi-Oh! pro, you can cause some serious damage with the cards in this set. But, new players will just get a pain in the brain. The best part of this set is that it can shut down Special Summons and turn your opponent's combos upside-down. If you have mad skills, grab a heap of cards from this set. Otherwise stick to the Structure Decks.