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 Kids love it.. I dont get it??? August 16, 2009
Cynthia Blevins
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Kids love it.. I dont get it???
They love to play and can play with friends, which takes a PHD to connect, but they figured it out and play for hours!
 An incredibly addictive and fun game August 14, 2009
Patricia Wray (USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Anyone who's played any Animal Crossing game and likes it knows it's always hard to put down. I played the first game on the Gamecube but not Wild World on the DS-i. In all honesties, I was expecting City Folk to be like a carbon copy of the previous game. I'm delighted to say that though it shares similarities, both games stand on their own.
You arrive in your town on a city bus (unlike the train from the first game, or from what I believe a taxi cab in Wild World) and like its predecessor you must move in and pay off a debt to Tom Nook. One big plus about this game is the scrolling screen when you walk/run around. In the Gamecube game the screen shifts abruptly as you walk around town, much like in the original Legend of Zelda. The scrolling screen for me makes the game run a lot smoother and it's a little more difficult to be caught by surprise by rare fish and rare bugs, because often times you can see them from a distance. Along with the scrolling screen I love that you can look up at the sky, which ends up being very useful when looking for balloon carrying rare items, or constellations in the sky (that you can draw yourself).
The gameplay is a typical Animal Crossing game. You run around your town running errands and interacting with your animal neighbors, all in real-time. One big aspect of the previous game that's present in this one is all of the animals from the other games return in this one, in addition to new animals. Not all of them can move into your new town, but you can see them in the city. I'll get into that later.
The post office is gone, having been merged with the town hall (which to me seems more practical). You pay off your debts via the ATM located here and even in the city, and you can store money away almost immediately in a savings account. Pelly and Phyllis are back as the clerks for the town hall/post office, though you can see Tortimer snoozing behind a desk on days with no special events. Pete pops up every now and then too, but he mostly makes his appearance known if you receive a special letter from Nintendo.
The museum is back, along with new additions of an observatory to draw constellations, and a cafe called the Rooster where you can drink coffee and meet K.K. Slider. You don't have to mail you dinosaur fossils out anymore because the museum can examine them for you, which for me is a lot more practical.
One big thing to like about this game can be summed up in 2 words: THE CITY. You don't need an internet connection to get there, and once you get there you can visit many shops of many characters from the previous games: Redd and his sketchy wares, Gracie and her expensive items, even the fortune-teller Katrina. You don't need to wait for these guys to just show up in your town because a hop-skip to the city allows you to meet them all at once.
As fun as this game is, there can be some setbacks. You don't need the WFC connection to play this game, but without it the game can get boring pretty quick. You can't meet anyone from other towns (yes you can visit other towns via the internet) and the auction house ends up being worthless if you're working on your town yourself. I HIGHLY recommend getting the connection before you get this game. Then hook up with fellow players through any website (I recommend [...]) and you either might be able to visit them or they can visit you. Granted, if yours or their gate happens to be open. It can also be a real treat to hear about the happenings in other towns via animals in the city, or your own neighbors.
Even with the WFC though, it can be very difficult to meet friends via Animal Crossing. I feel like if Nintendo had designed the City as being like a chatroom, where you can meet anyone from around the world, then it would be easier to find and visit new towns. But you unfortunately have to meet people outside the game, get their friend code and put it in, and then hope they're on one day. It'd be nice if the animals went vacationing in different towns through the WFC, much like they can vacation through memory cards on the Gamecube. Even better is if animals who moved away retained memories of your town and if you randomly met them in the City they could recognize you and tell you about their new town. I constantly see former neighbors in the City but they act like everyone else. I also miss the wild-goose-chases my neighbors would send me on in the original Animal Crossing. The "can you get my Gameboy/Pokemon cards/Magazine/whatever" to "oh, I lent that to someone else" was still fun, especially if you had to chase somebody to a different town. Mostly your errands in this game involve delivery packages and trying to find fish, fossils, bugs, or furniture your neighbor likes. The hunt to find items usually has a 3-day limit, but they don't hold it against you if you can't find what they're looking for.
One major thing that bothers me is the saving system in this game. In the Gamecube version you had the option to save/continue or save/quit. Now you can ONLY save/quit, which in my opinion can make things a little difficult. I thought the old system worked, and I don't know why they changed it.
But anyways, despite some faults this game is a lot of fun. I highly recommend this game to everyone, although I warn that it's hard to put down once you get started. The real-time continues to make things interesting and makes me come back for more.
kids lvoe it August 8, 2009
S. Scarpello (Fort Collins, CO)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got this for my 6 year old boys (twins). They love it. They can't read the text, but that hasn't taken away from the gameplay for them - no bad guys, and they can run around and collect stuff and explore. It's only one player at a time, but up to four different people can make characters, which all live in the same city. So, when one of the kids is playing, he can visit the other one's house, and see that character sleeping, or send him mail, or see stuff that he dropped on the ground. For example, one character planted a seedling outside the store in town. The next day, the other character noticed that it had grown bigger.
Fun and adicting game! July 28, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is soooo fun! i got this game for christmas and im adicted to it! I got the ds animal crossing before this one and that one was ok but if i had to compare the 2 of them the wii version kicks the ds versions [...] im serious! I just love how u can go to the city and chat with friends and decorate your room and fish and more! I play this game non stop for hours and it never gets boring! Oh, and the best part about this game is that....IT NEVER ENDS! You get to play it forever! yay!
anyways.....buy this game!!! if u want a fun game to play get this one! u will not be disapointed!
ADDICTING!!! (But Super Fun) July 28, 2009
jag4723 (The Heart of it all)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is totally addicting - but it is so much fun! - It is very cool that the town changes in real time (if you are playing at night, it is night in your town, if it is winter then it is winter in the game, etc.) They even celebrate holidays with you! That is an awesome idea - although, be careful because it can be very consuming and addicting - it is hard to stop playing sometimes! Also, even though the idea that it is in real time is exciting, that does mean that if you want to do certain things you will have to play at specific times - like, to gain music to play in your stereo you have to go to the cafe and listen to K K Slider but he only plays on Saturday nights after 8 p.m. so if you have a life this might be difficult =) And some stores close at night so if you are someone who likes to stay up late and play there will be some things you cannot do. But all that aside, there is definitely enough to do even if there are some things you can only do at specific times. Fishing is very fun. You can catch bugs, donate to the museum - it is very fun to donate fish to the museum and see your collection swimming around. It's a great game - just be aware that to do certain things in the game you'll either have to make a point to play on a certain day or time or just forget about it and come to terms with the fact that you might not get that much music because you'd rather be at a bar on Saturday night. Either way, I love this game.
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