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 Not for me, but interesting February 24, 2006
Daniel Kleinfeld (Brooklyn, NY)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
As you probably already know, Animal Crossing is one of Nintendo's many "un-games". There's no score, no competition, and not much objective. You live in a little town, make friends, catch fish, design clothes, hang out... And live, basically. It's scarily addictive, especially since the events in town are connected to your system clock, so something different is happening every day. Me, I found it addictive without being fun---I was logging in daily to see what was happening and catch fish and dig for gyroids... but was never really enjoying it. But I can understand how other people would find it fun, especially if they're into the various customization options, like designing clothes and flags, making a town anthem, and so on.
 Animal Crossing - the game that never gets old! June 6, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
So, you're thinking about getting Animal Crossing: Wild World, eh? Maybe this review will help. Animal Crossing is a different kind of game. It's a happy, silly, addicting, somewhat weird but satisfying video game. When you first purchase an Animal Crossing game, it's normal to be skeptical. Yeah, it IS sort of weird that your neighbors are all animals. I thought that it was really dumb the first couple days I played it. Boy, was I wrong.
Animal Crossing really has no point other than to have a whole lot of fun in your own little village. You name your town and your character, and you move into a house; your house. You start out working for the local shopkeeper as sort of a tutorial. Once you are finished with that, you can pretty much do whatever you want to do. Decorate your house, do some gardening or landscaping, collect items like furniture and wallpaper and carpet and gyroids and clothes, design your own fashions, make some money, fish for one of the 56 kinds of fish, look for one of the 56 kinds of bugs, go shopping, hunt for buried treasures, write letters, shoot balloons out of the sky, invite some friends over, or just explore and hang out with your animal neighbors. The possibilities are endless, and with each day you play you become even more hooked.
Time passes in your town like it does in the real world, and events will happen whether you are playing or not. Special holidays happen all of the time, and there is nothing stopping you from making your own holiday. Seasons pass and your town changes. You get presents and a cake on your birthday, and your neighbors have birthday parties as well. You really get to know your neighbors, and new ones move in as often as they move out. Your town is also the only town of its kind--every town is different--which means that your friends' towns will each have different locations, neighbors, fruits, and such. Every town has a store, museum, town hall, tailor, and gate, but they are all in different locations. In other words, enjoy your town; it's special.
Other than the sheer playability of Animal Crossing: Wild World, the multiplayer options are the best part. I've had countless fun visiting my friends' towns, and although I've never gone on the wi-fi feature, I've heard a lot of good things about it. It is safe because you have to have the person's friend code and they have to have yours to go to their town. People from your friend's town might move to yours, and vice versa! I love to bring my Animal Crossing game to parties and get-togethers; you never know who might have theirs! Overall, the multiplayer capability adds a nice "vacation" touch to the game.
Animal Crossing: Wild World probably isn't for everyone, but you should definitely give it a try. You might want to try the Gamecube version, too; it's just as fun and is quite similar. They both are a whole lot of fun, with some similarities and differences. And don't take it back the same day you buy it because you don't like it; give it time and let yourself grow into it, like everyone else. Animal Crossing is one of the best games out there, and everyone should try it out. Now excuse me, I think I'll go play Animal Crossing.
Want a peaceful car/plane ride? Buy this for your kids now! July 17, 2006
Erin M. Cohen (Central Illinois)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
My kids wanted this game and we told them they'd have to buy it themselves. Tried to convince them to buy one and share but they each had to have one. Thank god they each had their own. Never have we had a more enjoyable, quiet, peaceful car ride home from vacation than we did last weekend. This game entertained them for hours and hours. And apparently still many to go. I'm seriously considering reimbursing the kids the money they spent on this because it really proved more for my benefit.
nintendogs vs. animal crossing July 27, 2006
random thinker
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
this review will probably not be rated highly but...
in my opinion animal crossing beats nintendogs hands down. I mean I've had animal crossing since christmas and nintendogs since easter
,yet I would still choose to play ac(animal crossing) over ndogs(nintendogs). OK, I have to admit ndogs is pretty cute but you cant get a job or go fishing in that game can you? In ndogs you pretty much can go through every aspect of the game in a time period of 2 weeks. Animal crossing gives something new to do just about every time you play. so if you are one of those guys deciding which one is best to get choose ac. its less repetitive and more entertaing
- Raquel
 Addictive fun... again. December 18, 2005
SerpentSatellite (MN, USA)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
Fans of Animal Crossing for the Gamecube will find almost everything they loved about that game in the new DS version. And that pretty much sums up the pros AND cons of this game.
A few things have been removed from the game to make it DS friendly, but nothing that seems to hinder gameplay or fun. But, nothing really has been added to the game (at least in single player mode.) So, while I thought Animal Crossing GC was a great game, I wasn't completely addicted as many were... and I was hoping to see some differences (meaning additions.) There isn't even really a good implementation of the touch screen.
However, none of the fun of the original has been lost, either.
So, if you're craving another run through another crazy, tree shaking, hole digging, crazy animal quest running adventure... there's nothing to complain about here.
I would believe some people would find this game very boring... honestly, the majority of the game revolves around scrounging things up to sell so you can pay off your house debt and decorate your pad... but I have yet to meet anyone who was bored with it! Something about this game makes it highly addictive... even if it is just the simple joy of seeing what your town store sells each day. (Because, like the first game, days and seasons pass in real time! But, this time around, seemingly no holidays.)
Now, the WiFi capabilities DO add a little something to the game. After hooking up with a friend (or friends) you can visit each other's towns, buy and trade their items, and even dig large holes all over their town...
Hooking up, on the other hand, presents some problems. Basically this: it isn't easy. You need to enter your friend's code into your game, and vice versa. Then, you need to both be online at the same time. Getting codes from personal friends is pretty simple; coordinating codes with one of the many people on online message boards, since you need BOTH codes, is nearly impossible. Which can be good! It makes it much more difficult for children to play the game with questionable strangers... especially when you consider these visitors will be leaving you written messages (whatever they want to write) and pictures in the form of constellations. (I've seen a few... 'questionable'... things so far, but fortunately not many.) Also, if you don't have a WiFi hookup at home, this feature is going to be useless... unless you want to get together and go sit at McDonalds for a few hours.
No matter what though, the most important thing about this game is this: it is terribly terribly addictive. Well worth your purchase money (even if there isn't much new here) and is going to suck up large portions of your time...
Or... it will... if my boyfriend ever stops playing, and lets me use the DS again... maybe...
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