The sound in this game is minimalist, consisting mostly of music with a few sounds of combat. There are incredibly drab sound effects that accompany most of actions, from characters getting hit to the casting of spells. The only real point of note about the sound is the music. It has a very epic feel to it and it is quite nice to listen to. It really is a shame that it isn't a bit more present. When in the dungeons it is barely noticed thanks to how low it plays and how much attention you are trying to pay to navigating the menus.

Adding to all of this is the fact that this game is riddled with glitches and bugs that hamper the game even more. When moving around the camera you will sometimes encounter random lock-ups, these are always fun so save your game fairly often mid-battle. At other times you will encounter glitches that can cause your game to crash to the point of your PSP powering off, freezing and every other fun problem you could ever hope for. After trying three copies of this game it seems to be the game glitches and not the disks, which is seriously unfortunate as this makes the game near unplayable when it's feeling finicky.

While this game may have some good points, namely character customization on part with the pen and paper game and solid turn based gameplay, it staggers for life almost everywhere else. You are far better off picking up Neverwinter Nights and sitting down for a couple of days playing it than taking this game on the road. Heck, pick up a few expansions and mods if you already have the game but take a pass on this one. This is for hardcore turn-based fans only and true Dungeons and Dragons fans may be disheartened at what has been done to their game.

In The End, This Game Hath Been Rated: 50%. D&D: Tactics is a fairly solid game mired with horrible graphics, game crashes due to glitches and bugs, and a storyline devoid of life.

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