Ever since Konami scored a major worldwide hit with the Dance Dance Revolution series, it seems everyone wants in on the act with games that feature either (1) licensed music, (2) some sort of wacky controller or, preferably, both. Nintendo’s Donkey Konga series manages to include both of the above but, in true Nintendo fashion, also squeezes in (1) lots of Nintendo’s franchise characters and (2) a totally unique controller that looks weird but works well.
May 2005
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Donkey Konga 2 (Review)
Tuesday, May 10, 2005Filed under Happy Puppy , Published Works , Reviews , Video Games.
Pokemon: Emerald (Review)
Monday, May 9, 2005Filed under Happy Puppy , Published Works , Reviews , Video Games.
Serious Role Playing Game fans may be quick to dismiss the Pokemon franchise as too simplistic or too child-oriented for any further consideration. Critics sneer that the games have no gripping story, there’s little to none of the character development that characterizes other RPGs, and that the type-A-beats-type-B battles don’t provide enough of a challenge for an experienced RPG player.
These critics are right, to an extent, but they also miss the entire point of the Pokemon universe and what makes it so endearing to millions, young and old alike. Collecting and battling Pokemon can be fun and interesting… if you let it.
