This is in no way normal Yu-Gi-Oh game. It's almost like a RPG Yu-Gi-Oh game ?!? It doesn't follow any of the rules , you have to level up by fighting other duelist. It follows the plot of the battle city arc and it's honestly a lot of fun! It plays how TCG is played in the Anime. So it has weird rules , special effects , and buffs / debuffs and makes it a different type of challenge.
if you're trying to play some of the top 100 GBA games I feel this has a place in that top 100.