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 It's a Wild, Wild World. January 9, 2006
Charles H. Martin (Burlington, VT United States)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Animal Crossing for the Game Cube was in many ways revolutionary. It introduced a game that could be played in any number of different ways, with a multitude of mini-games and nearly endless fun. Animal Crossing: Wild World for the DS takes the original concept of 'Zing and brings it to a whole new level, opening it up to multiplayer support and allowing you to share your town with the world.
From the moment you start 'Zing up on the DS, you will get the same familiar feel of the original game. Cap'n, the lustful sailor from the original, will bring you to your town hall where you'll meet the likes of Pelly, Tortimer, and the slave driver himself, Tom Nook. The gameplay has changes slightly. For example, the world is no longer flat; as you move, so does the horizon. However, almost everything that made the original so fun is still here. You can play the game in any number of ways, from diligently doing chores for the townsfolk to redesigning the landscape in your own image. Some added features include the ability to slingshot things out of the sky and even design your own constellations, as well.
There are a few things left out from the original. As you can't connect to a Game Boy Advance, the island is not in this version. Personally, I don't see that as a huge loss. What gets under my skin a bit more is that you can no longer purchase old NES games. That takes away one small aspect of the game, as I used to spend hours playing Donkey Kong. However, it doesn't effect the game overall. You play Animal Crossing for Animal Crossing, not for games made in the 80s. At any rate, the new features easily make up for the removal of these minor bits.
For newcomers, 'Zing is a rather unique experience. Imagine the Sims, only with chibi-style anime and talking animals. That probably sounds like a strange combination, but that is 'Zing in a nutshell. Animal Crossing allows you to play a human character in a community of talking animals. You define your own goals. You can strive to have the biggest house or the perfect collection of objects, you can dig up artifacts for the local museum, you can plant trees and redesign the landscape, or you can just socialize with the animals in the area. The game seems initially like a quick distraction that won't reel you in, but you'll be surprised at how addictive the game becomes.
The best feature that Wild World adds is the ability to travel into other people's towns. In the Game Cube version, you could travel to other towns saved on other memory cards but you couldn't interact with other players. In this version, you can visit your friends and play games with them in their own town. You can also play with friends and strangers alike from long distances thanks to the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Overall, Animal Crossing is and has always been a social game, and Wild World expands upon it, bringing the fun to friends both near and far.
This game is a real-life simulation for the real life August 14, 2006
Z-Saber (Vernon Hills, IL)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
In any game, there are different catagories they belong to, and different characteristics that make them special. In this case, Animal Crossings is a slow-paced game, but with lots of customizing, and laugh-out-load humor.
Originally, Animal Crossings found its home on the Gamecube, where a broke guy moves into a wacky town full of animals. Gameplay was of full quality, until....One day, people got bored of always inserting the Animal Crossings disk, turninging on the T.V., setting up the system, just to see what was new in the local shop. That was why producers, who most likely suffered from that problem, changed history, and made an Animal Crossings for the Nintendo DS.
Portability is an important aspect of Animal Crossings. Since there's no real action like Metroid Prime Hunters to look forward to, there needed to be less of a hassle to actually get the game started, or else, the gamer wouldn't even feel like playing it in the first place.
Starting up the game is easy, making Animal Crossings very appealing to the impatient.
Although this game is protable, that is not the only reason why this game is special.
What makes this game unique and have its own aura, is that there is a sort of "happy feeling" I guess I'd have to say, when you talk to your neighbors who have countless things to tell you, when you walk along the sandy shore of the beach, or when you run around with your bug net catching butterflies. The thing is, Animal Crossings has this unique, one-of-a-kind EXPERIENCE that makes it worth your time.
There are tons of things you can do. You can customize your town, by making it have a desert theme, techno theme, water theme, anything you want, really. Or you can listen Saturday night, to the traveling guitarist and take home the tunes to-go. And while you're at it, have a cup of coffe from the legendary Brewster. If you need a new wardrobe, go to the Able Sisters for the latest fashion updated everyday. Fish in the ocean for fresh fish, donate it, or sell. Plant trees to grow an orchard, or get enviro-ated to try and have your enviroment on "Perfect" status rated from your fellow neighbors. But if that's not enough, log onto Wi-Fi, and visit other Animal Crossings Towns- ruin them, or nourish them!
But in every good game, the actual point of the game has to be fresh, crisp, strong. And the bad thing is...Animal Crossings Wild World ....has no point. Basically, when you go into town, your only goal is to pay off your debt from Tom Nook, expand your house, and do it all over again. There is no point of the game. No ending, no goal, no anticipation.
Wait. Not so fast. Do not draw immediet conclusions. Because there is no point, no goal, that does not always mean bad. One of the reasons that is good....is that the game never ends. There's no "The End, you've finally finished" or "The End, find another game to play because this one's over" No. This game says, "This game Never Ends, live life, and Animal Crossings will live it with you." Because there is no point, no ending, you can just continue to do what you like. I mean, in our busy life styles, this game fits in. There's no rush to play it. And if you come home from a long day at work, you can talk to your neighbors to cheer you up, or express your feelings on the message board, or if you're mad, ruin your town by littering...
Really, the truth is, Animal Crossings is just a one-of-a-kind game that NEVER ENDS, so you can enjoy it forever, without a "The End".
 Yea, so I'm pretty much obsessed... November 4, 2006
Kara
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
When I first got Animal Crossing: Wild World on Christmas 2005, I was immediately hooked. The game has no real point, yet still has you playing for hours. It may seem a little pointless to buy the game, but once you play it, you see there is so much flexibility in the game. There are so many ways to play.
I told one of my friends about it and and at first, he completely detested the idea of buying a game such as this. But as soon as he played it, he wouldn't put it down so much as to wash his hands for dinner.
There is so much to do and explore and that's what makes the game your own. You can collet items and make the HRA love your house, dig for fossils, run errends and trade with neighboors, and much much more.
WiFi adds a whole new demention to the game when you invited other Animal Crossing: Wild World players into your town. My friends and I always play hide-and-seek in our towns. One of us hides and gives everyone else clues via the message option in the game menu.
There's basically no right or wrong way to play. It's really fun and I'm sure you and your friends will love it.
Very Addictive! December 5, 2005
mike minson (Matteson,Ilinois)
9 out of 19 found this review helpful
First off,this game is very addictive.Their are over 75 chracters.Including Tom Nook.K.K.Slider,Mr.Resseti and more!
You can expand your house and their lots of Holidays.You can even pay your morgage!Just like the orignal one this is exciting!
Animal Crossing WIld World Rocks February 2, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This game is amazing!!!
IF you were hooked to the animal crossing on the gc(gamecube) then you'll bee even more hooked to this one.
unlike the gc version u can get +600 new items.
you can also make your house much bigger than you could in the gc version.
the only thing that really got me stuck was paying off my debt to my house. hint. catch a whole bunch of sstring fish and sell then to nook. you can also see mr. resetii's house (hes the mole that pops out of the ground when you dont save and turn the power off.)
one thing is that if your impatient like me you have to quit to save and then load all over again to get on your other files.
here are the pros and cons to this game.
pros.
1.its much easier to type messages with the touch screen
2.+600 new items
3.WIFI ROCKS
4.you can get a much bigger house
5.the characters are a lot smarter in this version
6.something gc could never dream of...shooting presents out of the sky
7.gettin the haircuts in nookingtons
8.booker...hes a guard dog at your gate. he seems to always be tense. i think that is hilarious.
cons.
1.town is slightly smaller than the gc version
2.loading is long (but so is the loading in gc)
3.hard to catch fish & bugs with touch screen (use the directional pad.)
4.can lose connection in wifi.
There are a whole lot more pros than cons in this game.
overall a great game.
10 out of 5 stars (if i could)
you wont waste your money on this game.
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