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Rating Reviewed By jesse coleFrom usa Review Date 09/09/2002 Overall Rating  1 of 5 Visitors rate this review 3.00 of 5, 2 votes Rate this review? Summary this game sucks,with chunky graphics,no point and fruity music,don't even waste rental money on this shiny frisbee.Sound fruity pokemon type music and the way they sound when they talk,(example:fghfghihgndsdkophbkcnvhs6)just makes the game that much worse. Gameplay the gameplay is unique,but that's about where it ends.the whole point of this game is to make a living,paying bills,buying stuff,ect.which would be pretty fun if you didn't have enough of it in real life.the game starts off with you riding in a train to a city you do not know. you arrive in a forest and meet a bunch of people.then you get a job, pay bills and mortgage,and do that forever.I guess the whole point is to hook up with friends and go to their town.is that worth your hard earned money? The best thing to do with this crapload is play frisbee,but you could get one of those for 95 cents.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Chuckie NevittFrom Los Angeles Review Date 09/09/2002 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary If you can get past the sub-par graphics, and the fact that your main objective is to fix up your home, than Nintendo's "communication" game, Animal Crossing is for you! It is a non-linear simulation paradise, with witty dialouge and charm.Sound at first listen, sound seems pretty sub-par as well. Some might think that the main theme song gets repetitive, but the song makes you feel like your stuck in a Charlie Brown cartoon, and you can record and replay variations and additions, and basicly create your own themes song.Gameplay 'The game uses the GC's internal clock to synchronize the time of day and year with the real world. This means that if you don't play the game for a month or so, that same amount of time will have passed in the game's world when you come back.' This is the truly addictive element of the game. Like Ico, in certain respects, Animal Crossing is built around patience. You run errands for friends, write letters, catch fish, pay off your morgage, build relationships with the other town people, and fix up and decorate your home. No combat, just insect catching and the occassional bee sting.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Generally when Nintendo releases a game of this genre, they focus on the idea that you won't play it by yourself. The game, if played solo for an elongated period of time would lead to acute cases of insanity (due to the "Animalese" speech, and the repetitive errands). However when you look at the big picture, it opens doors in interactive games that haven't been opened before on a gaming console.Sound The sound is decent. It's customizable. If you have a GBA and a GBA/GCN Link Cable, and an E-Reader, you cna make your own "Town Theme Music". This music WILL get stuck in your head, seeing as how it is played everytime you talk to someone, or every hour on the hour!! The background music is catchy, I found myself swaying to the tropical theme.... Overall, the sound is actually pretty good!Gameplay The gameplay is very smooth. With fluid transitions and a nice amount of interactivity between your environment such as trees, rocks, etc.. Nintendo has also blesses us with the ability to speed up dialogs (yay). Errands, Fishing, Insect Hunting, Artifact Searching, Bill Paying, and Interior Decorating are all on your "To-Do" List. This game uses the GCN's internal clock, which should relate to real time (if you set it properly). Animal Crossing uses this time when you play the game. Ex. If it is night in real life, it will be night in the game. Pretty cool. Also, if someone else you know is playing the game, they can pop their Memory Card in Slot 2, and you can hop on the train, and go to their town! On another note, no two towns are the same! Usually when I give game reviews, I give a number from 1-5 about how frustrating this game is, 1 being not, and 5 being really aggrivating. I give this game a 2.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Another great game made by miyamoto is all I can say.(these words paractically speak for themselves).Sound The sound is pretty fair. With a couple of good tunes here and there...but aside from that the music in AC isnt exactly revolutionary.Gameplay gameplay outshines nearly every sim I have ever played. So much to do in AC and so much time to do it all.Pay mortgage, fish and play classic nes games is only a few things that you do in AC.Also,With a Real-time clock this experience can only get better.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Animal Crossing is such a fruity game when you first look at it. When you read about it, it sounds alot better, but when you play it, it's amazingly fun and addictive.Sound The music fits the game. That's really all I say, although it does sound pretty neat. Besides, with a game like this, who wants to listen to Twisted Sister while playing it. ( I guess that would be pretty funny though )Gameplay The gameplay is simple. You just kind of walk around and live your life, which is rather refreshing considering it's alot easier to live this one than real life.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Animal Crossing represents a return to classic Nintendo gameplay, more so than even Mario's latest game "Super Mario Sunshine". Gone are they super graphics and the fluff that fills most games today. What's here is a simple looking, simple controlling game that is extremely fun, creative, and long.Sound Besides the fact that you can make your own tunes (albeit short), the in-game music is well done and not nearly as annoying as other GameCube titles (SUPER MONKEY BALL!). It's not loud, it's not obnoxious. It's kind of just there, and what's there isn't so bad.Gameplay The objective of Animal Crossing is to collect, find, and sell stuff. Why this may not seem very interesting, ask anyone who has ever played "Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind" what their favorite part of the game is... item finding! Also you must pay off your house and furnish it with all the cool gadgetery you find, as well as run errands for the townspeople, and hunt down treasures. The addition of a real-time clock means that the game WILL be different each and every time you play it. There's just so much stuff here (items, tasks, and more items), it will take a long time to get bored with this game.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary At first glance Animal Crossing does'nt seem to be much. Thats what I thought at first too untill I read a review of it. It sounded better so I decided to rent it, I was blown away. There's so many things to do in this game. I now own my own copy and I can't stop playing it.Sound I think the sound is pretty good, sure, some of the songs are annoying, but the song changes every hour, and you can set your own tunes.Gameplay One word-fun. Something new happens everyday so it keeps luring you back the next day to see whats in Nook's store, or to see what your neighbors are doing.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This game may not be for everyone, but for most people this game will be incredible. For example, my wife has never played any of my video games for more than a few minutes, and those few minutes have always been because I bugged her to play with me. My wife is currently out of work recovering from surgery, and she's been playing Animal Crossing for 5 days straight! No lie!Sound Sound is really good. Everything sounds like it should, except I wish the songs you get from K.K. sounded better. Though that may be because I haven't found a 'good' stereo in the game yet, just my cheap tape deck.Gameplay Gameplay is incredible. Any other game would have been completed by now with the amount of hours myself and my wife have put into this game.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary still playing it...I think its a very enjoyable game; it's gamer-driven rather than story-driven. If you like being suprised, this game as plenty of that!Sound More the interesting, you can hear, all kinds of different insects, you can hear the ocean, rain, Oids (wierd fire hidrant thing-ys), stomach growl, animals neighbors jibber in their own language, doors close/open, trains, make you own town theme song, collect house theme songs every Saturday night, Event-specific music (the BGM changes every hour or during special events), excellent menu SFX....Gameplay Simple. You can fish, collect rare items, gamble with your turnips, do landscaping with trees and flowers, participate in events, remodel you house, play classic NES games, decorate your living space, sell, buy, talk to animals, pick on animals, write letters to animals, run around, catch insects, follow Balloons with gifts in the air, Shake trees, run from bees, Design T-shirts, watch your neighbors trade stuff or grip at each other, ride a train to another villiage, make a face on a cat that has no face, catch a snail on a flower in the rain, get bit by a masquito around sunset time, donate you prized catches to a local night owl, receive mail....Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary AMAZING! This game just can't be justified by even the most meticulous review. It is just so complex in a simple way and so inconspicoulsy addictive that it has turned out to be one unbelievable gaming experiences. Almost every review I have read (i've read at least 30) has stated that this game may not be for everyone, but I have yet to find one person who doesnt like this game. The guy who wrote the first review didnt play this game. With new things to do everyday, living a double life has never been this much fun. You haven't lived until you have lived until you've lived a second virtual life.Sound I would have to say nice. Not fantastic, but nice. You can get alot of different tunes. Listening to K.K. Slider sing is really cool. The guy who brings you to the GBA island sings really funny songs too. The tunes are good but the quality isnt really great. You can make your own tune for the town that will sound every hour on the hour (16 note maximum) Do you get the idea yet that EVERYTHING is customizable?! For the most part I like the music. Nothing gets boring when the songs change every hour.Gameplay This is the game. Sound is OK and graphics are just above tolerable. Nothing else matters once you get hooked though. The kiddie image should not stop you from at least trying this game. Simple mundane tasks such as catching insects and running errands become so much more fun in the world of Animal Crossing. Everything is just SO ADDICTIVE. I can't drive home that point anymore. I play this game at least two hours a day and I never get tired of it. With the real time clock making it 8:00pm when its actually 8:00pm in the real world adds the best dimension to the game. Special holidays and events occur the day they are suppose to i.e. Halloween falls on October 31, the same day as Halloween in the real world so you better cut back on the treat or treating and spend some more time prancing around in customs with your rabbit neighbor. Just get this game. The only way you could possibly hate this game is if you are completely closed minded or if you have a job at night and sleep during the day, not so much to do at night, but some people are still awake. TRY THIS GAME FOR YOUR OWN SAKE. Don't blame me when you lose your job and family because you play this game nonstop.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary from the moment i stepped of the train in the little town i fell in love with animal crossing.it's shear simplicity allows for hours of gameplay with ease. it wasn't ment to rack your brain it was meant to just be there when you were around. whenever you turn it on what ever time your game cube is set to is what time it is in the game. the little characters the little things they say and do and a vast selection of items (over 1400) make this game extremely fun and addictive.Sound the sound is good also it flows with the game and you can also make your own tune to play at all major events in the day such as going in the post office or the time striking another hour.Gameplay gamplay is extremely simple. almost everything is done just by pressing a. it alson runns very smooth and has areas mapped off to allow easy use of the map you can get.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By CookepussFrom Bronx, NY Review Date 09/24/2002 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary In 3 words, "Life Nintendo Style". As there are a huge amount of tasks taking place in real-time, this game can conceivably last you well beyond the Gamecube lifespan.Describing Animal Crossing is like describing the taste of a great pastry. It's impossible. It has to be experienced firsthand. Had this game been released by any other company, it might have been a failure. Thankfully, there's Nintendo magic oozing out of every pixel. Sound Well, the sound is pretty cool.... for a Gameboy Advance. This is MIDI at its most basic. The sound cues are pretty cool, but it take a trained ear to distinguish between a cricket and a bell cricket. It's not much to write home about. The GC is capable of so much more.When a game plays this well, the sound doesn't matter. Gameplay Animal Crossing is an acquired taste. You cannot go in with the same mentality that you'd take toward something like Mario. There is no ending to this game. There is no winning. To describe this as a cross between the Sims, Pokemon, & Harvest Moon would do Animal Crossing an injustice. It's life, only more fun. Live it the way you choose.Even the lamest sounding tasks are fun in Animal Crossing. Pay your mortgage. Pay for house renovations. Suck up to neighbors for gifts or advice. Collect stuff. Write letters. Visit tropical islands engage in special events. This game will fit your style of play. Be the nicest, most accomodating person on the planet if you want to. No need to be completely nice either. It is possible to anger the townies, if you're so inclined. From start to finish, this game is addictive. You'll want to do things for others. You'll want to attend the special events. You'll want to do so many things that would otherwise seem boring? Why? Personality. This game exudes it. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Yirmeyahu AveryFrom Canada Review Date 09/25/2002 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary The other reviews cover this topic well enough.Sound The music turns into white noise, but isn't bad to begin with. Sound effects are pretty minimal, but all the little touches (bees buzzing, crickets chirping, etc.) make the game work. Why can't we turn the music volume down without turning the FX down too? Making your own town 'soundbite' is a neat idea. Mine plays "O Canada..." right now. :)I wish the characters spoke for real instead of pseudo-gibberish. They actually talk in English, but it's layered and garbled. WHy did the garble it? I would have liked voices, even if it was synthesized. Only other minor compaint is that you can't skip thru convos even faster, but the B button does speed it up. Gameplay Elegant and astounding! It's a fun version of life. There are many ways to get money, and once you have money you can work on a bigger house, and buy all sorts of things. It may not seem like it should be fun, but running errands, decorating your house (in thousands of different ways), making your own clothing and logos, treasure hunting, gardening, are all a blast.On top of that there are holidays to celebrate, and all kinds of special events hidden in the game. I've read probably 50 articles on this game, and yet today, my first full day of playing, I had an event no one else has ever mentioned. ON MY FIRST DAY! :) I don't even have a butterly net or fishing rod yet, nor have I got my letter from Farway Museum, but when I do, I have TONS more to do on top of what I can already do on the first day. And I still haven't visited any new towns, or had new villagers, or traded any stuff. Two minor complaints: I wish there was a way to trade with the other human players. You can give them something in the mail, and ask for something in return, but it's up to them. Also, I wish I could give gifts to the computer characters without mailing them. I guess getting mail from them in return kind of makes up for it though. This could be the best family game ever made -- with one condition. This game is best played by each family member for maybe 30-45 minutes a day while no one else is around. Much of the fun of this game is in the surprised you leave for one another. If you watch another player play, a lot of surprises will be ruined. WHy a good family game then? Because it's awesome to get into the game and see what has changed in town after others have played. This game is delightful. Probably will end up playing this game more than any other, long-term. SO much variety. (And di you know you can exchange items with people across the country using specially created codes?) I think you should try this. It's takes video games into a peaceful, imaginative, and friendly setting, without be dull and bland. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Darth BasicallyFrom Lincoln, RI Review Date 09/27/2002 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary WOOOOOO! Animal Crossing is the greatest game since Disney World Racing! Sick of life? The constant terror attacks and threats, the black guy down the street beating you up, the complete utter waste of your time? Well spend it playing this!! Pick a little guy, name him and your town and live. Play video games, help people and build your house. It's awesome!Sound Not that great too...the animalese sounds funny at first but gets annoying, like the music. Nintendo rocks, the games sound cool.Gameplay The control is funky, and a litttle "squashy". Anyway, god bless you if your into that sort of thing.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary It's basically a life simulation game. You can do almost anything in this game and never get tired of it. You start of at a train station and live your way though life. Choose your own name, town and stuff. It's a great game and for those who don't like it think what you want but if it was such a bad game, why did you get it? I'm a girl and I easily get tired of games but I can barely let go of the control. (Only right now)Sound The sound is pretty cool. when you go to the post office, you can hear a song "its that gansta lovin" You can almost hear the animals talking and, everythings cool!Gameplay There is so much to do in this game. You get a job, do errands for you friends for free stuff, give and recieve mail and well you get my point, it's like life. i love fishing and planting and stuff but i love getting stuff for my crib and doing this and that with it. the game never ends! So you dont have to waste 50 bucks for something you can beat in what, 2 days!Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Evil_ToesockFrom North Carolina (eastern) Review Date 09/28/2002 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary This game is great! It hasnt gotten boring yet. I got it last friday, and havent had much time to play. But the time that i had to play it has been great!! I also have to share it between my brother (20) and sister (15) Im 16. My sisters playing it now, or else i would be. You have already seen what the game is about. The seasons change, and the time is on our time, along with the real date. The clocks even work in the game. When your not playing it, the time is still changing. You have to pay on your house every week, and if you dont get a chance to pay it in a week ( you dont play a week) well then your in trouble. You get to actually go to a small town store, and buy stuff for your house.Sound Sound is okay. the characters do lalskdika lalalkdidk, when they talk, but at least their mouth stops when they actually quit talking, unlike some games where their mouth will continue moving. The sound is neat though,b/c you can play music on a radio.Gameplay Gameplay is great depending on what kind of games you like. Its very interaactive and social. Theres is some strategy but not in a way you would think. If you like the sims you will love this, But then again, i saw a boy who didnt like the sims but loved this! i dont know.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I walked into work this past Friday to look at the new games on display (I hadn't worked all week, therefore I was completely clueless as to what was there). It was a toss-up between Starfox Adventures and this game. After hearing my co-worker rave up and down about how addictive this game is, I decided to buy it. I want to both thank and hurt him. Yes, this game is awesome, but it's the videogame equivalent to crack-cocaine. Don't let the cute animals in on the cover fool you: this game is EVIL!!!Sound Pretty much "In-your-ear-out-the-other" stuff, but the voices are a riot! It's like a throwback to the teacher on the Peanuts cartoons! Very good stuff!Gameplay Basically, you own a house, have a job, and take care of mundane (but really, really fun) things around you. So you are controlling a miniature version of life. Things happen around you according to the built-in internal clock of your Gamecube: seasons change, people start to miss you, certain events happen.The people in the game are all likable. Doing chores for them is a great experience. This is the bulk of what I've been doing as of late (seeing as how I don't have a shovel, fishing rod, or an NES yet). In fact, I got into an interesting argument with my brother while playing. I was getting an item for Bob, the neighborhood kitty, and my brother called for me: Chris: "Bob, you're gonna be late for class!" Me: "NO!!! Bob needs his glass case!!!" Chris: "Why are you addressing yourself in the third person?" Like I said, this game will make you do crazy things like that. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Wow, this game is something very different! Im not even sure I would call it a "game". Basicly this is something for people that dont like games. It would good for old women or maybe 8yr old girls. Me being 26 and a long time hardcore gamer...I cant recomend this game to anyone that plays alot of games! In summary: you run around a small town doing things that have no enertainment value and are basicly pointles. I will say they game is inoavtive...but thats about it!Sound I dont like the sound either...very anoying beeping voice language spoken by the towns folk. This can be turned off but then all ya hear is....uh...background music....wich isnt really anygood I might add!Gameplay Uh...err:(. So far I gave been picking up shells, delivering boring items to a few chessy charectors, (and basicly wondering why this thing costs $50). You gotta deliver items, collect shells, design clothes (yay), it is all very slow and unexciting! Everything I have been asked to do by the town folks has been boring and I cant wait to get it over with to maybe see something entertaing....but I keep being disapointed.You can...uh...make little tunes and ugly clothing designs for a couple hours!.....? You can get classic nes games....but I have spent 5 years of my life playing all those games to death...Ive played them all hundreds of times and plus I have an NES....you can get emulators off the internet...so if you have a PC...this feature means nothing! Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Well, this game is very boring at first, so that is probrobly why many people play this game for 5 minutes and say "this game stinks!". But after playing it for an hour or so, it suddenly starts to become very fun. One of the most interensting things is that this game runs in eal time, and even better is that on holidays, special things will happen. if you have a GBA or an E-reader, this game is even better.Sound The music changes every hour. cool.Gameplay This game is great because it is like an other "real life" game, but about 100 times better. Why? Well, the seasons change, the music changes every hour, and about a bajillion other things. The game is a little bit confusing at frst, but once you get used to it the game gets much better.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By ChankFrom Nashville, TN, USA Review Date 10/07/2002 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary I will admit that I was skeptical. Afterall, I am 32 years old, and I have been playing video games for eons it seems. When I first started playing this game, my initial thoughts were, "uh oh". It looked like a kiddie game and I instantly thought I had just wasted $50. But don't let those kiddie graphics fool you. What it boils down to is this: I patiently gave the game a chance. On one hand, I am very glad I did because I find Animal Crossing to be one of the funnest games I have ever played. On the other hand, I am frustrated that I patiently gave this game a chance. This is simply because it is so addicting that I am now spending most of my time playing the sucker. All I can say is this: Buy the game, and give it a chance. You will be glad you did because it is a game that never ends!Sound The sound in this game is fine and dandy. There are countless songs in this game which change every hour. This way you won't have to hear the same old song over and over. Pretty cool. The animals with whom you interact have an odd yet humorous type of speech. Listening to them is funny, but it can drive one insane if he listens to it too much. HA! All in all, the sound fits the game perfectly. There is no need for big, fancy musical scores in a game like this.Gameplay The gameplay for this game is unlike any other. It is a communication game. It is an item search game. These two characteristics are what keeps me going back to the power button of my Gamecube.The trading system is just icing on the cake. How powerful is this characteristic? Well, it is powerful enough to make a 32 year old man go online at various messages boards to beg others for fruit. How sad is that? HAHA! There are so many things in this game which can be done: Trading, fishing, insect collecting, fossil collecting, Art collecting, furniture collecting, tree-planting, house decorating....the list goes on and on. I gave Gameplay a score of 5 only because there wasn't an option to give it a score of 6. So there! | |||||||||||
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