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

The game sequence The game itself is the third of the series the first originating on the Gamecube, although not available in the UK I obtained the US version and played it with a freeloader disc on my UK GameCube. The second was released on the DS and although it was fairly similar there were some fun updates, the most current game is available on the Wii, though I am not overly impressed with it. The plot You are moving away from home for the first time to a society of animals who gossip; partake in fishing, bug collecting, fashion and local festivities such as Christmas and Halloween. The idea is to obtain as many animal ...  Read the complete review

I've never been as rabid a fan of Animal Crossing as most people, but I do enjoy the games. However, with the most recent game, too much has been excised to the detriment of the game. Simply, what was previously charming and intuitive has now become trite and routine. Even some of the innovations from the Wii, such as the ability to play online, are hampered by the fact that it relies greatly on communication, which is difficult because typing is so difficult. Admittedly there is still plenty to do in this game, but the problem is that none of it is really any fun, and the small bits of invention wear out very quickly. The premise is also very tired by now ...  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

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