A Great Game for Occasional Gamers (Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City (Wii))

Member Name: Yzmarocks

Product:	Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City (Wii)
Date:	29/08/09 (21 review reads)
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Advantages: Good interface and graphics

Disadvantages: Not portable

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 now we have a copy each). Otherwise the story is very much the same, your character is driven to the town on the bus where the are showed the town and are allowed to explore and choose their house. Tom Nook, the shop keeper, then informs you that you are to pay him the morgage and will work for him to pay a little off. I really liked this idea on the DS and was disappointed when I didn't have that committment to keep (something that I love on the Sims 2). Anyway the formula seems to be the same - fishing contests, fireworks, and coffee with the obvious exception of the new bus stop. By catching the bus to the city, a whole host of new opportunities await you.

The city boasts lots of new shops and places to visit, for example there is Gracie Grace (the high end fashion boutique which I LOVE!), the auction house (beyond my capabilities at this present moment, and Craaaaazy Red. Shampoodle has also moved from Nookington's to the city, another improvement.

The graphics are pleasing, very 'cute' and 'cuddly', and some residents that just make you go "awww"! The sound quality is also very good and cheery. One of the downsides is the letterwriting - it's just not as simple to use as on the DS, something that the WiiRemote just isn't perfect for. Also, I don't believe that it is worth getting solely on the Wii if you could get it on the DS - which is portable and you can play it anytime, whereas going on the TV just sometimes isn't feesible.

Finally I think that this is a very good game, though the DS version just beats it; if there were more improvements then that my opinion might be swayed. However the WiFi (if available in your house) does enhance the game considerably.

Summary: A colourful, fun game but needs time to get the most out of it