January 29th 2007
Not that it’s a waste of 20 bucks but… I coulda used that for gas instead. Cooking Mama reminds me of everything gimmicky and cliche about the DS when it first came out. It probably hits more on that chord since I’m going through the same routine with the Wii right now, but Cooking Mama definately is nothing new.
I guess as much fun as it could be to prepare a steaming plate of virtual fried rice, the skill of the game goes no further than touching here at the right time or before time runs out. After completing dishes, new ones might open up involving the exact same shit. It’s kind of like WarioWare except a lot less fun and interesting. The only other bonus with this gem is a skills menu where you can hone such skills you’ve learned, like chopping or what i like to call “autisticly tapping the screen repeatedly”.
Maybe this could have been worth it with some type of multiplayer or innovative ways to use the stylus, or even smarter, real world recipies for the meals your making and creating them in the game like you would in real life.. eh, that sounds dumb too.
I guess if you like shiny objects or the same gimmick over and over again, this is probably awesome for you. I’ll stick with my Final Fantasy III.
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December 23rd 2006
I managed to barrow someone’s DS lite this weekend! To bad they only gave me one game, Mariocart DS. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 21st 2006
For the review, here is a link to the description (it takes a while to load), and the review follows with the more button.
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October 30th 2006
I finally wrote a new review! Since I have a DS now, I can finally start to review some DS games. This week’s review is the first DS game review and ironically, it’s of the game that launched with the system. That game is known to us mortals as Super Mario 64 DS. Now, when I first heard that Mario 64 would be ported to the DS, I didn’t really think much about it. “Spend more money for a port with updated graphics and four similar characters! Woopdedoo!” Plus I was deathly afraid of controlling a 3-D game with a control pad. Now that I’ve actually played it, I can say that everything I thought about it is true. HOWEVER! It actually seems like they tried a little on this one. More stars, mini-games that are actually fun, characters that play differently, much better graphics sans textures, and so on. It really is a great game to show off the power of a DS, and I think it accomplishes it quite well. Read the rest of this entry »
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Not that it’s a waste of 20 bucks but… I coulda used that for gas instead. Cooking Mama reminds me of everything gimmicky and cliche about the DS when it first came out. It probably hits more on that chord since I’m going through the same routine with the Wii right now, but Cooking Mama definately is nothing new.