Particle systems Or Not

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Question:

I have been looking at a few particle systems and they all seem to produce pretty cool effects.

Now, should I consider coding particle effects into games from scratch or do I use Animated textures (Image Strips) to generate the effect in the game.

These effects can make a game a lot more professional but I am stuck as to how best to implement them into games with the minimal amount of coding.

Any suggestions or examples greatfully accepted...