Another Code - Two Memories (DS)

This was one of the first games I bought for the DS. I jumped on the title being a fan of old-school adventure/puzzle games, and in general I was not disappointed. The plot of the game follows a girl named ashley, who, in travelling to meet her long-lost father must rediscover repressed memories of her past (and those of an unlikely companion she meets along the way) in order to solve myriad puzzles and eventually save the day. The puzzles themselves are ingenious, and use the functionality of the DS far better than any other game I have played. It isn't gimmicky, it's intuitive and clever. In some cases, the game goes beyond even the vision of ...  Read the complete review

Ok so I told you about my wonderful Nintendo DS in the previous review so now I guess it is only fair to start reviewing my games that I have. The first up is Another Code: Two Memories which let me tell you I have been addicted to ever since I got the game. I have given it five stars so here let me tell you all of you who are thinking about buying this game why to go ahead and just buy it. ----- So what is the game about? Ashley an innocent vulnerable girl is looking for her father. When she arrives at an Island her Aunt Jessica disappears and with her father nowhere to be seen, Ashley must find her way through puzzle after puzzle and ...  Read the complete review

The DS may want to pioneer new game styles and ways to play but it is also a console that can suit the old fashioned type of game to the ground. The adventure genre may not be as big as it once was but with the DS it will hopefully find a niche because the console suits the style of it well. Soon after the DS was announced two adventure games were on the tables, Lost In Blue and Another Code (Trace Memory in the US), both using the DS in new ways to breathe a bit of life into the adventure genre. In Another Code you play as a young girl called Ashley. Ashley has been cared for by her aunt from a young age due to both her parents dying. Before her 14th ...  Read the complete review