Rec Room Games
SCORE: 85
Family Friendly Gaming was provided with a
pre-release version of Rec Room Games on the Nintendo DS. This is a mini
game compilation with twenty games in it. The twenty games are Air
Hockey, Alley Ball, Beanbag Toss (Tic Tac Toe), Box Maze, Bowling,
Cards, Chinese Checkers, Darts, Dodgeball, Flying Disk, Foosball,
Gorodki, Ladder Toss, Peg, Ring Toss, Rubber Band Sharpshooting, Table
Hockey, Table Tennis, Trashcan Basketball, and Smack-A-Squirrel. Nice
list of game eh?
The graphics range in Rec Room Games. Some of these games look great,
and animate nicely. I loved the Beanbag Toss (Tic Tac Toe). Other games
are small looking like Chinese Checkers. The rooms these games are
played in do not look that great. I think a bit too much was being done
graphically. Bowling did not look great visually,
but Table Hockey did. It is sort of hit and miss. The nice thing
is I did not find any offensive graphics while I was playing Rec Room
Games on the DS.
When I started playing Rec Room Games I hated the music. I was very
unhappy with it. Then I played for some time, and started enjoying the
special effect sounds in various mini games. The next thing I knew I was
actually enjoying the music in Rec Room Games as well. So it grew on me
over time. The computer is near flawless, which irritated me to no end.
The collection of the twenty mini games in Rec Room Games is an eclectic
grouping. The thing is I enjoyed playing them. Certain ones are very
unique, and I do not recall ever playing them in video game fashion
before. Others have been done numerous times in numerous games. The
price tag for Rec Room Games is reasonable in my opinion.
I enjoyed many of the mini games in Rec Room Games. Many of the mini
games in Rec Room Games control by flicking from the bottom screen up
towards the top screen. These controls work as expected. I do believe
they could have worked better in a few instances. In other words I see
some room for improvement with the controls. Overall I was able to pick
up the games and succeed.
Families can learn lessons in judging distance, and moving the stylus in
the right direction to score the most points. There are places all
across America where many of these games can be played in person.
Families can get together and play Rec Room Games together. Up to four
players can enjoy certain mini games in Rec Room Games at the same time.
Mini game compilations are a crowded field. The games in Rec Room Games
are different enough to draw attention.
- Yolanda
Graphics: 79%
Sound: 80%
Replay/Extras: 94%
Gameplay: 87%
Family Friendly Factor: 84%
System: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Destineer
Rating: 'E' for
Everyone
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