This game haunted my childhood.
Sure, this game has it's moments, like the whole friendship simulation, and when the game works, its cute and entertaining. But... gamespot got one major thing wrong, kids who get frustrated easily, or adults, will NOT enjoy this game.
Here's why:
- its too convoluted.
- the game gets repetitive, day by day.
- the objectives range from gimmicky to boring.
- The voice recognition SUCKS!!!
I mean, ok, I can't blame the game for it's kiddy style, its for kids. So yeah, you'll do things like fish, and whack the pinata, and make a stew, and explore in the meadow... yeah. But here's the kicker, when you get to the more complexed stuff, the voice recognition simply doesn't want to work. For the simple stuff, like calling pikachu over, it's not so bad. But when you play games like the fishing game, I would find myself HOPING he would catch the fish if I just yell at him. Or in the pinata level, no matter how much I try, I cant get him to hit the pinata. Certain commands just don't want to work. If this is suppose to be marketed at kids like me, why is it so tedious? And even when it does work, it doesn't feel THAT rewarding. Your playing a SIM, a bad sim.
Overall... this game is just a toy. Its frustrating, the missions are boring, the voice recognition sucks, and its by no means, a family game, unless you have some sibling you want to annoy.