Slow start to a big game.
Animal crossing for the DS starts out virtually the same as in the gamecube version. You find yourself in a cab going to the town (which you name). Unfortunately, you have nothing to your name but the clothes on your back. Don't worry, though, Tom Nook is more than willing to let you work off your debt on a house.
When you initially move in, there's not much to do. The townsfolk don't know you enough to trust you with errands. However, with time, they will come to give you more stuff to do. But even with those delays, I should be able to pay off my initial debt (of about 18,000bells) within the first day of owning the game.
You can customize your character's appearance from your hat, to your umbrella (for rainy days), your clothes, and even leave little marks on the ground.
About the characters and maps, I cannot give you any information since it is completely random what your town looks like and who will inhabit it. However, every town comes with Tom's Nook (store), A tailor, the Mayor's office (where you will send letters and pay off your debt to Tom), and at least 3 residents to start. relationship will determine who stays and who leaves. So you won't be getting married like in Harvest Moon, but it's a good idea to write to your neighbors every now and then. You can also gossip with them, and every now and then they will give you something to do.
Other than making money off of errands, you can plant flowers, collect fruit off of trees, find shells and coral, and fish. You can also create designs and sell them back to the tailors
The game also uses an intenral clock, same as the gamecube version. Events are planned in game and for those that are hour-two hour long, it's a either your there or you're not. Attempting to change time (through your DS's time clock) will wield bad results. I won't go into those right now but they will ruin your game. Also, Mr. Resetti (and perhaps Mr. Reletti [sic]) come back. If you reset your DS while playing (as most people do to go off of a saved game) Mr. Resetti will be waiting at your door.He may punish you for resetting so don't. That's what you get for cheating the game.
As for the internal clock, the events are weather changes, holiday events, and more. Your birthday is greeted by a nice present in your mailbox.
The only problem I have with this game is the inconvenience caused by the internal clock. Like I said before, the events are played out as either, you're there or your not. You can find out ahead of time what the upcoming events are from the bulletin board stationed outside of the mayors office. Also, the town can be pretty big, and finding people to do deliveries can be a daunting task.
The only problems in this game are small ones which had no effect on gameplay. I give Animal crossing for the Nintendo DS, a 10 out of 10
The only problem i have with the game is the inconvenience caused by