Engaging, Beautiful But Short. (Another Code - Two Memories (DS))

Member Name: Mask_and_Mirror

Product:	Another Code - Two Memories (DS)
Date:	10/07/09 (5 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Wonderful story, uses the DS hardware better than any other game

Disadvantages: Very short

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 the console's designers and involves its actual physical properties in the puzzles (sorry to be vague; trying hard not to spoil the best ones here!)

The main weakness of the game is it's shortness. On my first playthrough, I think my final play time was 8 hours, and that includes any puzzles I got stuck on. Subsequent playthroughs have been much shorter even than that.

On the other hand, the fact that I *have* played through it multiple times is testament to the lovely story and beautifully designed puzzles that this game has to offer.

Summary: Great for old-school adventure/puzzle fans, but it really isn't very long.