Editing Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004

{{Infobox video game
| image           = WC4-VideoGameEN.jpg
| en_name         = Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004
| ja_name         = {{Ruby|遊|ゆう}}☆{{Ruby|戯|ぎ}}☆{{Ruby|王|おう}}デュエルモンスターズ エキスパート{{Ruby|３|スリー}}
| romaji_name     = Yugiō Dyueru Monsutāzu: Ekisupāto Surī
| languages       = 
* Japanese
* English
* French
* German
* Italian
* Spanish
| ja_trans_name   = Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Expert 3
| developer       = [[Konami]]
| publisher       = Konami
| platform        = Game Boy Advance
| ja_release_date = February 5, 2004
| na_release_date = February 10, 2004
| series          = Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship
| prev            = Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel
| next            = Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005
| guide_book      = Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Expert 3 Game Guide
}}

'''''Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004''''', known in Japan as '''''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Expert 3''''' ({{Ruby|遊|ゆう}}☆{{Ruby|戯|ぎ}}☆{{Ruby|王|おう}}デュエルモンスターズ エキスパート{{Ruby|３|スリー}} ''Yugiō Dyueru Monsutāzu: Ekisupāto Surī''), is a video game based on the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' franchise.

The game has been released on the Game Boy Advance.

In the game, the player can assemble three Decks and can play Duel Monsters against a variety of computer opponents.

The game features 1,138 cards (201 spells, 109 traps, 55 fusion monsters, 16 ritual monsters, 224 effect monsters and 533 normal monsters). "[[Dark Magician (World Championship 2004 alternate artwork)|Dark Magician]]" and "[[Polymerization (World Championship 2004 alternate artwork)|Polymerization]]" can be collected in two different artworks, counting as different cards.

==Changes since ''Stairway to the Destined Duel''==
The following changes were made since ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel]]'':

'''General'''
* Players can have three Decks.
* [[Password]]s have been removed.
* No games are played as [[Match]]es. As such, the [[Side Deck]] has been removed.

'''Campaign'''
* The story element has been removed.
* The game returns to the format of choosing opponents from a list, rather than a map.
* Characters do not speak.
* The option to choose a random opponent is added.
* Opponents have on-screen numbering.
* A Deck theme is displayed for each opponent.
* Opponents are given scores from 1 to 5 for "Attack", "Defense", "Strategy", "Intellect" and "Luck"

'''Cards'''
* On-screen numbering is re-introduced.
* [[Monster Token]]s and the cards that Summon them have been removed.

'''Deck edit'''
* Cards can be filtered by Level group (1–4, 5–6, 7+).
* Cards can be ordered by category (frame color).

==Cards==
{{Main|List of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004'' cards}}

==Campaign==
===Opponents===
{{Main|''Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004'' Opponents}}
{{See also|Portal:''Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004'' characters}}
There are 28 opponents in the game. Each opponent has different skills and Decks revolving around a certain theme ([[Yugi Muto]] = Basic, Rare Hunter = Exodia, [[Yami Yugi]]  = Ultimate, etc.).

There is no conversation, you just start Duels right away. 

The speed of game play is slow but can be sped up by holding '''L''' while Dueling or just hold '''L''' while choosing an opponent.

The weaker opponents Decks are full of junk monsters that aren't worth battling like "[[Winged Cleaver (World Championship 2004)|Winged Cleaver]]".
The stronger opposing Decks (Level Four and above) put up a higher challenge since they ignore card limitations.

Since many opponents do not use cards against your spells/traps the use of stalling cards like "[[Gravity Bind (World Championship 2004)|Gravity Bind]]" can make winning a pretty easy task.

==Edit Deck menu==
The number of total cards shown in the top bar is sadly not the number of different cards collected so far. It really means the total number of all cards you have.

The other numbers in the sub categories only refer to the number of cards in your actually used deck.

You can sort cards (only ascending) by choosing sorting criteria one after another. The previous sortings are kept as far as possible. (i.e. sort by 1) name 2) DEF 3) ATK)

There is no useful sorting criteria for spells and traps beside "name".

For faster scrolling through the card list push the left/right-button. You will jump to the next 4 cards. For even faster scrolling hold the B-button and press up/down.

You start the game with 120 random cards. The default Deck can be optimized right away with other cards in your trunk in most cases.

There are cards which are Limited or Semi-Limited. (for you but not for the opponents of higher level).

==Link Duel menu==

==Options menu==

==Obtaining cards==
===Initial Deck===

===Packs===
{{Main|Portal:''Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004'' sets}}
Each time the player wins a Duel, they can open a pack, which contains five cards. Often one of the five will be a rare card, whose name will be displayed in a holographic pattern. The rare card is more likely to be one that the player has not yet received than a duplicate of one of their existing cards.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Pack
! scope="col" | Basis
! scope="col" | Unlocked by
|-
| [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon pack (World Championship 2004)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]
| ''[[Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (Japanese)|Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[Red-Eyes B. Dragon pack (World Championship 2004)|Red-Eyes B. Dragon]]
| ''[[Phantom God]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[B. Skull Dragon pack (World Championship 2004)|B. Skull Dragon]]
| ''[[Revival of Black Demons Dragon]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[Barrel Dragon pack (World Championship 2004)|Barrel Dragon]]
| ''[[Metal Raiders (Japanese)|Metal Raiders]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[Black Luster Soldier pack (World Championship 2004)|Black Luster Soldier]]
| ''[[Dark Ceremony Edition]]''
| Available from the start
|-
| [[Relinquished pack (World Championship 2004)|Relinquished]]
| ''[[Magic Ruler (Japanese)|Magic Ruler]]''
| Beat [[Rex Raptor (World Championship 2004)|Rex Raptor]] ten times
|-
| [[Toon Summoned Skull pack|Toon Summoned Skull]]
| ''[[Pharaoh's Servant (Japanese)|Pharaoh's Servant]]''
| Beat [[Espa Roba (World Championship 2004)|Espa Roba]] ten times
|-
| [[Jinzo pack|Jinzo]]
| ''[[Curse of Anubis (set)|Curse of Anubis]]''
| Beat [[Weevil Underwood (World Championship 2004)|Weevil Underwood]] ten times
|-
| [[Thousand-Eyes Restrict pack|Thousand-Eyes Restrict]]
| ''[[Thousand Eyes Bible]]''
| Beat [[Bonz (World Championship 2004)|Bonz]] ten times
|-
| [[The Masked Beast pack (World Championship 2004)|The Masked Beast]]
| ''[[Spell of Mask]]''
| Beat [[Mako Tsunami (World Championship 2004)|Mako Tsunami]] ten times
|-
| [[Zombyra the Dark pack|Zombyra the Dark]]
| ''[[Labyrinth of Nightmare (Japanese)|Labyrinth of Nightmare]]''
| Beat [[Mai Valentine (World Championship 2004)|Mai Valentine]] ten times
|-
| [[Dark Ruler Ha Des pack|Dark Ruler Ha Des]]
| 
| Beat [[Bandit Keith (World Championship 2004)|Bandit Keith]] ten times
|-
| [[Yamata Dragon pack|Yamata Dragon]]
| 
| Beat [[Joey Wheeler (World Championship 2004)|Joey Wheeler]] ten times
|-
| [[Guardian Sphinx pack|Guardian Sphinx]]
| ''[[Pharaonic Guardian (Japanese)|Pharaonic Guardian]]''
| Beat [[Maximillion Pegasus (World Championship 2004)|Maximillion Pegasus]] ten times
|-
| [[Yami Yugi pack 1|Yami Yugi 1]]
| 
| Beat [[Arkana (World Championship 2004)|Arkana]] ten times
|-
| [[Yami Yugi pack 2|Yami Yugi 2]]
| 
| Beat [[Rare Hunter (World Championship 2004)|Rare Hunter]] ten times
|-
| [[Yami Yugi pack 3|Yami Yugi 3]]
| 
| Beat [[Umbra & Lumis (World Championship 2004)|Umbra & Lumis]] ten times
|-
| [[Yami Yugi pack 4|Yami Yugi 4]]
| 
| Beat [[Strings (World Championship 2004)|Strings]] ten times
|-
| [[Yami Yugi pack 5|Yami Yugi 5]]
| 
| Beat [[Rishid (World Championship 2004)|Rishid]] ten times
|-
| [[Green Millennium Puzzle pack (World Championship 2004)|Green Millennium Puzzle]]
| All [[Spell Card]]s
| Beat [[Simon (World Championship 2004)|Simon]] twenty times
|-
| [[Red Millennium Puzzle pack (World Championship 2004)|Red Millennium Puzzle]]
| All [[Trap Card]]s
| Beat [[Yami Bakura (World Championship 2004)|Yami Bakura]] twenty times
|-
| [[Yellow Millennium Puzzle pack (World Championship 2004)|Yellow Millennium Puzzle]]
| All [[Effect Monster]]s
| Beat [[Yami Marik (World Championship 2004)|Yami Marik]] twenty times
|-
| [[Purple Millennium Puzzle pack (World Championship 2004)|Purple Millennium Puzzle]]
| All [[Monster Card]]s
| Beat the [[Duel Computer (World Championship 2004)|Duel Computer]] twenty times
|-
| [[Eye of Wdjat pack (World Championship 2004)|Eye of Wdjat]]
| All cards
| Beat [[Yami Yugi (World Championship 2004)|Yami Yugi]] twenty times
|}

==Limited list==
===Limited===
* "[[Cyber Jar (World Championship 2004)|Cyber Jar]]"
* "[[Exiled Force (World Championship 2004)|Exiled Force]]"
* "[[Fiber Jar (World Championship 2004)|Fiber Jar]]"
* "[[Jinzo (World Championship 2004)|Jinzo]]"
* "[[Morphing Jar (World Championship 2004)|Morphing Jar]]"
* "[[Sangan (World Championship 2004)|Sangan]]"
* "[[Sinister Serpent (World Championship 2004)|Sinister Serpent]]"
* "[[Slate Warrior (World Championship 2004)|Slate Warrior]]"
* "[[Witch of the Black Forest (World Championship 2004)|Witch of the Black Forest]]"
* "[[Yata-Garasu (World Championship 2004)|Yata-Garasu]]"
* "[[Exodia the Forbidden One (World Championship 2004)|Exodia the Forbidden One]]"
* "[[Left Leg of the Forbidden One (World Championship 2004)|Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]"
* "[[Right Leg of the Forbidden One (World Championship 2004)|Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]"
* "[[Left Arm of the Forbidden One (World Championship 2004)|Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]"
* "[[Right Arm of the Forbidden One (World Championship 2004)|Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]"

* "[[Card Destruction (World Championship 2004)|Card Destruction]]"
* "[[Change of Heart (World Championship 2004)|Change of Heart]]"
* "[[Confiscation (World Championship 2004)|Confiscation]]"
* "[[Dark Hole (World Championship 2004)|Dark Hole]]"
* "[[Delinquent Duo (World Championship 2004)|Delinquent Duo]]"
* "[[Graceful Charity (World Championship 2004)|Graceful Charity]]"
* "[[Harpie's Feather Duster (World Championship 2004)|Harpie's Feather Duster]]"
* "[[Heavy Storm (World Championship 2004)|Heavy Storm]]"
* "[[Limiter Removal (World Championship 2004)|Limiter Removal]]"
* "[[Mage Power (World Championship 2004)|Mage Power]]"
* "[[Mirage of Nightmare (World Championship 2004)|Mirage of Nightmare]]"
* "[[Monster Reborn (World Championship 2004)|Monster Reborn]]"
* "[[Painful Choice (World Championship 2004)|Painful Choice]]"
* "[[Pot of Greed (World Championship 2004)|Pot of Greed]]"
* "[[Premature Burial (World Championship 2004)|Premature Burial]]"
* "[[Raigeki (World Championship 2004)|Raigeki]]"
* "[[Snatch Steal (World Championship 2004)|Snatch Steal]]"
* "[[Swords of Revealing Light (World Championship 2004)|Swords of Revealing Light]]"
* "[[The Forceful Sentry (World Championship 2004)|The Forceful Sentry]]"
* "[[United We Stand (World Championship 2004)|United We Stand]]"
* "[[Upstart Goblin (World Championship 2004)|Upstart Goblin]]"

* "[[Call Of The Haunted (World Championship 2004)|Call Of The Haunted]]"
* "[[Ceasefire (World Championship 2004)|Ceasefire]]"
* "[[Imperial Order (World Championship 2004)|Imperial Order]]"
* "[[Magic Cylinder (World Championship 2004)|Magic Cylinder]]"
* "[[Mirror Force (World Championship 2004)|Mirror Force]]"
* "[[Reckless Greed (World Championship 2004)|Reckless Greed]]"
* "[[Ring of Destruction (World Championship 2004)|Ring of Destruction]]"

===Semi-Limited===
* "[[Guardian Sphinx (World Championship 2004)|Guardian Sphinx]]"
* "[[Morphing Jar 2 (World Championship 2004)|Morphing Jar #2]]"

* "[[Nobleman of Crossout (World Championship 2004)|Nobleman of Crossout]]"
* "[[Reinforcement of the Army (World Championship 2004)|Reinforcement of the Army]]"
* "[[Riryoku (World Championship 2004)|Riryoku]]"

* "[[Backup Soldier (World Championship 2004)|Backup Soldier]]"

==Glitches==
===Card text===
* In both card text and card names, "Magician" has been replaced by "Spellian". This affects cards including "[[Dark Magician (World Championship 2004)|Dark Magician]]", "[[Magician of Black Chaos (World Championship 2004)|Magician of Black Chaos]]", and "[[Dark Magician Girl (World Championship 2004)|Dark Magician Girl]]". This is likely as a result of a last-minute changing of "Magic" to "[[Spell Cards|Spell]]" using a mass-text replacer on the ROM before release.

===Card effects===
* You are not asked if you want to activate a trap on an empty game state. So it is not possible to use "[[Call Of The Haunted (World Championship 2004)|Call Of The Haunted]]" during your opponent's end phase i.e.

* You cannot confirm your opponent's deck by yourself when using cards like "[[Nobleman of Extermination (World Championship 2004)|Nobleman of Extermination]]".

* "[[Axe of Despair (World Championship 2004)|Axe of Despair]]" is not placed on top of your deck even if you have offered a monster for its effect.

* You take all the damage from "[[Burning Land (World Championship 2004)|Burning Land]]".

* Terrain bonuses sometimes do not benefit the player, but it does benefits AI.

* Despite the text saying otherwise, "[[Maiden of The Aqua (World Championship 2004)|Maiden of The Aqua]]" does give the same stat bonuses and penalties as "[[Umi (World Championship 2004)|Umi]]" when it is face-up on the field. Until another field card is played then it deactivates.

* After "[[Spear Dragon (World Championship 2004)|Spear Dragon]]" has attacked, activate "[[Book of Moon (World Championship 2004)|Book of Moon]]" and "Spear Dragon" would be flipped facedown, therefore, the effect of "Spear Dragon" makes the card into facedown Attack Position.

* Your monster is destroyed even if you chain "Book of Moon" to your opponent's "[[Trap Hole (World Championship 2004)]]".

* Monsters gained through the effects of "[[Red-Moon Baby (World Championship 2004)|Red-Moon Baby]]" are glitched.

* Despite the text of "[[Spellbinding Circle (World Championship 2004)|Spellbinding Circle]]" saying otherwise, if the targeted monster is Tributed, "Spellbinding Circle" is destroyed.

* If "[[Spirit Reaper (World Championship 2004)|Spirit Reaper]]" is targeted by an Equip Spell, only the Spell is destroyed.

* The opponent can switch "[[Man-Eater Bug (World Championship 2004)|Man-Eater Bug]]" into [[Defense Position]] the turn it is [[Flip Summon]]ed if no other cards in play prevent it.

* When you activate "Call Of The Haunted" during your own battle phase while your opponent has no monsters the summoned monster attacks automatically.

* After "[[Book of Moon (World Championship 2004)|Book of Moon]]" was chained to set the target of an opponent's "[[Ring of Destruction (World Championship 2004)|Ring of Destruction]]" the ring is sent to the graveyard even when "[[Banisher of the Light (World Championship 2004)|Banisher of the Light]]" is faceup on your side of the field.

* The effect of "[[Nimble Momonga (World Championship 2004)|Nimble Momonga]]" activates even when it was destroyed by the effect of "[[Sasuke Samurai (World Championship 2004)|Sasuke Samurai]]".

* The opponent can pay LP for "[[Chain Energy (World Championship 2004)|Chain Energy]]" even if it reduces them to zero.
* The opponent  doesn't pay for Chain Energy when playing a card that destroys it, like "[[Heavy Storm (World Championship 2004)|Heavy Storm]]"

* In the following situation you receive Damage equal to the (600) DEF points of an opponent's "[[Man-Eater Bug (World Championship 2004)|Man-Eater Bug]]": You Attack i.e. with "[[Gemini Elf (World Championship 2004)|Gemini Elf]]", the AI activates "[[Mirror Force (World Championship 2004)|Mirror Force]]", you chain "[[Ring of Destruction (World Championship 2004)|Ring of Destruction]]", opponent chains "[[Seven Tools of the Bandit (World Championship 2004)|Seven Tools of the Bandit]]".

* when "[[Zombyra the Dark (World Championship 2004)|Zombyra the Dark]]" is removed from the field i.e. by the flip effect of a "[[Cyber Jar (World Championship 2004)|Cyber Jar]]" it just destroyed, a replacement monster gets his ATK reduced by 200 (even if it is summoned in facedown DEF mode).

==Smartness of AI==
* The AI...
** shows signs of "knowing" face-down cards. i.e. they never attack a set monster if it has higher DEF than their monsters ATK.
** never attacks a monster with highest ATK on the field even if they have an equally strong monster and would be able to attack with other monsters afterwards.
**will [[Normal Summon]] "[[Slate Warrior (World Championship 2004)|Slate Warrior]]" in [[Attack Position]] and [[attack]] on the same [[turn]], even if your [[monster]] has an equal ATK. 
** on the turn after [[summon]]ing Slate Warrior, will switch Slate Warrior to [[Defense Position]], even if it's the strongest monster on the [[field]] and it would make sense to keep it in Attack Position.
** only attacks an opponent's monster with equal or higher [[ATK]] in Defense Position (like i.e. "[[Spear Dragon (World Championship 2004)|Spear Dragon]]") when they have a monster with piercing effect.
** activates (all of its) traps/spells even while "[[Royal Decree (World Championship 2004)|Royal Decree]]"/"[[Imperial Order (World Championship 2004)|Imperial Order]]" is in play. They are all negated though.
** doesn't use their "[[Mirror Force (World Championship 2004)|Mirror Force]]" as long as they have "[[Fairy Box (World Championship 2004)|Fairy Box]]" in play.
** sometimes only returns 1 of the opponent's monsters to their hand using "[[Penguin Soldier (World Championship 2004)|Penguin Soldier]]"
** sometimes uses their "[[Mystical Space Typhoon (World Championship 2004)|Mystical Space Typhoon]]" on their self.
** Always Tribute Summons, even if the tributed monster was stronger than the new monster.
** Even Tribute Summons when the tributed monster is the same monster as the new one.
** tributes a face-down flip effect monster without [[Flip Summon]]ing it first
** activates "[[Monster Reborn (World Championship 2004)|Monster Reborn]]" in [[Main Phase 2]] even if they would have won the [[Duel]] when using it before their [[Battle Phase]].
** does not hesitate to finish them self  i.e. by destroying a face-up opponent's "[[Black Pendant (World Championship 2004)|Black Pendant]]" while having less than 500 LP
** never uses their "[[Snatch Steal (World Championship 2004)|Snatch Steal]]"
** often gets the correct outcome when it activates the effect of "[[Time Wizard (World Championship 2004)|Time Wizard]]".
** uses "[[Backup Soldier (World Championship 2004)|Backup Soldier]]" when its activation requirements are fulfilled even if they don't retrieve any monster from their graveyard at that time.
* If a card effect would make one of the AI's monsters stronger than your highest-ATK monster, but the monster is naturally weaker than the latter, the AI will still play it in Defense Position. However, it will switch the monster to Attack Position at the next opportunity.

==Promotional cards==
===Japanese===
{{Main|''Duel Monsters Expert 3'' Promos}}

===International===
{{Main|''Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004'' promotional cards}}

==Game guides==
{{Main|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Expert 3'' Game Guide}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
WC4-VideoGameEN.jpg|North American English cover
WC4-VideoGameFR.jpg|French cover
WC4-VideoGameDE.jpg|German cover
EX3-Box-JP.jpg|Japanese cover
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*The Japanese version of this game uses the censored ''[[TCG]]'' card artworks instead of the Japanese, except for some few cards.

==External links==
* [http://www.konami.com/gs/worldchampionship2004/ English World Championship Tournament website]
* [http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/yugioh_ex3/ Japanese Expert 3 website]

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