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

Member Name: pablosanpedro

Product:	Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City (Wii)
Date:	28/05/09 (12 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good replay value, strangely addictive

Disadvantages: can be boring, its a long wait for winter until i can see snow in the game!

When i had an amazon voucher, and I couldn't decide between three games I wanted, the decision was made easier by my girlfriend. She, after hearing the games of choice, quickly decided on animal crossing - probably because it was the only game she had heard of!

When it came in the post I opened the package and took out the light blue CD and wacked it into the Wii. The game began with me sat on a bus and a cat asking me various questions, which i excitedly answered. Getting of the bus revealed my character; a big headed character who's eyes looked like he had a few too many drugs. I got past this and began to play the game.

Having had the fortune to play the original animal crossing on the gamecube, i knew the basics of what to do, and quickly got working. The game is VERY similar to the original, the main themes of the game involve running around collecting fruit, fossils and bugs. While that sounds very mundane, there is something strangely satisfying with this repetitive gameplay.

Talking to the other animal in the game is interesting, but i found it quickly became a chore, and they often repeat the same thing, and doing tasks for them soon become extremely boring.

The City left much to be desired, there was little to do and found it was not worth the 1 minute loading time between them...

While this review does sound overly negative, I have had much fun playing ani crossy (as me and my girlfriend call it), and i have got a strange bond with the other animals in the village (especially when you begin to pick words they say, all though it stops you getting X-rated), and find it disturbingly enjoyable buying a variety of hats for my character.

I'm not sure its worth the money some places sell it for, but I think it is a fun game, and it is different; which is always a good thing in the somewhat stale game industry. And the fact that it goes in real time feels a bit special, and im excited about playing it in winter to see my snow covered village.

Summary: A good game but could have more activities to do in it...fishing can only go so far...