Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City (Wii)

I have loved computer games ever since I first played chucky egg on the school computer many years ago. The one problem I have with most games is the time limits you seem to be under in most games. I have enough pressure at work with meeting targets and fitting a huge workload into too few hours without playing games that also involve rushing about. Animal crossing games are set in real time and there is no pressure to do things quickly. The game passes through the seasons so you will experience summer, autumn, winter and spring in real time. You can even make a smowman in winter. The first task when you start the game is the bus ride to your ...  Read the complete review

When I bought Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City for Wii, it was not my first encounter with the Animal Crossing formula as I already own it on the Nintendo DS, and loved playing it. Therefore I was very excited when I heard that there was a version for the Wii. I rushed out and got it, with the optional Wii Speak, and started to play. Firstly I was impressed with the new town layout - there are now two waterfalls and a greater area of land as well as a choice of five houses, for five players. This was one of the improvements that I especially liked as sharing this game, and taste, with my brother was not something I enjoyed on the DS (so much so that ...  Read the complete review

== Introduction == Animal Crossing has been a bit hit for Nintendo on the GameCube and DS and now finds its inevitable way to the Wii. It's essentially their take on The Sims, although much cuter and with an even more laid back approach. == Gameplay == You start the game by meeting the friendly cat Rover, who will ask you a few questions and set you on the bus on the way to town. There, after finding your way to the town hall, local shopkeeper Tom Nook (a raccoon) will set you up with a house (and a mortgage to pay off) and also offer you a part time job running errands which will give you a chance to learn how to play the ...  Read the complete review

Animal Crossing finally has landed on the Wii. If you have never played this before on the Gamecube or DS then it sits in the same genre as The Sims and Harvest Moon. It sounds tedious: after moving into a small town which you name yourself, you move into a tiny little house and start paying off your mortgage. You do this with money which you can earn in a variety of ways. You can pick fruit and sell it to the town's shopkeeper Tom Nook, you can sell fish, insects and fossils which you can find in town. You can also perform tasks for the local population, accruing gifts which can be sold for cash. Those who are familiar with the previous two incarnations of ...  Read the complete review

Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City is a game for the Nintendo Wii. You can purchase it on its own, or also with Wii Speak which enables you to talk to your friends via the game. The game on its own retails for approximately £27, and the cheapest I have seen it with Wii Speak was for £44 (from both ASDA and Zavvi if anyone is interested) although prices are subject to change. Wii Speak retails on its own for £25, so if you weren't sure if you wanted it, it is always possible to purchase it at a later date, although it will cost more in the long run. I had waited weeks to buy this, after many failed attempts, such as not being able to justify spending £44 on ...  Read the complete review