I Could Write A Book About This Game (100 Classic Book Collection (DS))

Member Name: doodle-dum

Product:	100 Classic Book Collection (DS)
Date:	21/05/09 (133 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Loads of books, nice little details, good background music, I could go on for ages!

Disadvantages: My DS cant hold much charge! Sometimes you accidentally click on a book you didnt mean to.

I first thought about getting this game after a friend was playing it and I spotted a few titles that I was looking out for but couldn't find. I looked on Amazon and you can currently get this for £12.76. I bought it and was instantly pleased that I had!

When you first turn on your DS, it is sideways like a book. You get a little warning saying:

"These Classic books of the past are presented in their original versions, and the texts may include words and expressions that could be considered inappropriate in a modern text."

Beside that is a little picture of some thick and very old looking books in a little pile, which I think is quite nice, once you have clicked on that, you either go to 'The Shelf' as I have called it, or if you are still reading a book then you get the option on whether or not to go straight to your bookmarked place. This is a good option as it saves you having to scroll through all of the books.

If it is your first time playing this game, then it takes you through a little tutorial telling you how to work it. The controls are really simple as you mostly just use the stylus. One thing I like about when you are actually on the books, you get to choose the controls that are used as you can choose between using the buttons or the stylus. I usually opt for the buttons.

On the home screen, you are greeted by a wise looking owl. You can choose to alter the settings, download more books from Nintendo Wi-Fi, go to a book guide with your host, The Owl, or fiddle around with the settings.

Book guide
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I love this little bit! You can choose to do a quiz, or Check some rankings. On the Rankings for the book ratings, The adventures of Sherlock Holmes is in first place for just now. This is quite good for people that are looking for a book that the majority of people like. The books you have already read are surrounded by an eerie light green glow. My favourite book is currently Little Women and that stands at number 8 out of 100.

If you choose to do a quiz the little owl tells you not to think too hard about your answers. Some of the questions are;
What is your favourite kind of TV show?
Who is the best person to take shopping?
What would you do if you saw someone who was lost?
Are you fascinated by the mysteries and the unexplained?
Do you like theatre?
And many more!

The owl will then show three books based on your answers. If you have read that particular book then welcome back the eerie green glow! If not then you can start reading it there and then.

On 'The Shelf' There is a wide array of, you guessed it, books. These are all in different colours which somehow relates to their ratings. At the bottom of each book there is a little picture and if you have read it then the little picture turns green. Some of the books included are;
Little Women (that's my favourite so far)
Jane Eyre
The Adventures Of Pinocchio
What Katy Did (I have just started reading that as it is another I have been looking out for)
Oliver Twist
The Phantom of The Opera
Moby Dick
Hamlet
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Black Beauty
And loads more from famous authors like Mr Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare.
Sometimes when you are scrolling through the books, it accidentally picks on off the bookshelf which is quite annoying but that is the only flaw I have found so far.

Reading a book
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When you read a book in 'The Real World' where paper cuts are a possibility, your book wont play you some background music will it? Well in this game, you can choose from Classical music, to a roaring fire in the living room. I also like the Beach background and the moving train one. My very favourite little tiny detail, which I think in its tiny-ness, brings the whole game together, is that whenever you close your DS, you hear a little soft *Thud* like a book closing. When you open it again, you are greeted by a page turning. This sound is also played whenever you turn the page.

Overall
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I would thoroughly recommend this book to everybody that likes reading books. Even for people that only really read books on their holidays. This game is really good and I have found myself reading more and more since I bought it.

Summary: An Amazing Game With Good Little Details.