Project Rub (DS)

When I first picked up Project Rub I wasn't quite sure what to expect - scantily clad girl on the cover, the word 'rub' in the title - but as it turns out, the game itself is nowhere near as dodgy as it seemed. This is a creative, quirky little game which will keep you amused for hours as you blow, tap, rub and shout your way through the various mini-games, all with the object of gaining the affections of a girl (who in my opinion, is far more trouble than she's worth, but oh well...). The games are unusual and imaginative, ranging from fighting off angry bulls to rescuing your girl from the jaws of a carnivorous plant, and although they lose their novelty ...  Read the complete review

Project Rub is a Nintendo DS launch title, that flaunts the new and unique attributes of the hand-held console. Also known as Feel the Magic: XY/XX, and Kimi no Tame nara Shineru in Japan, it was released at the E3 Media and Business Summit in 2004 by the then-executive managing director, Yuji Naka. It has since the "Best Concept" award at the 2006 Imagina Games Awards. A quirky, Japanese-influenced game that bares striking similarities to the Wario Ware series, Project Rub is comprised of a number of puzzle games that become increasingly fiendish as you progress through the levels. The story mode puts you in the place of a young man who is smitten ...  Read the complete review

Project Rub is what the touch screen was made for, utilising every facet of the new control techniques made possible by Nintendo, this game is as inventive as it is wacky and weired. From the opening game which involves coaxing goldfish out of someones stomach to helping youths manage a downhill slalom in a shopping trolley. The game does seam a bit adult type when you look at the box, but it's nothing like that in the game, unfortunately. Still, this is a game that promises to keep you amused for hours, just make sure your girlfriend/wife/mother doesn't catch you lovingly stroking the focus of the game's attentions. I do think that this game is a ...  Read the complete review