Funfair Party Games
SCORE: 66
Joindots
is well known by Family Friendly Gaming Nation. They make some wonderful
games for families. Their Nintendo 3DS games have put them on the family
friendly game map. Fair games are almost always fun little diversions.
Joindots latest downloadable 3DS game is Funfair Party Games.
I am beside myself in excitement to play Funfair Party Games. I love
carnivals. I love the fair, and I love family friendly video games. Plus
the main man told me his connection over at Joindots let him know that
Funfair Party Games is their best game yet. My expectations went through
the roof.
Then I started to play Funfair Party Games on the Nintendo 3DS. Mayhaps
I should say I tried to play Funfair Party Games. I could not figure out
how to play some of these mini games. There are two control schemes -
Classic, and Arcade. The game does not explain how either of them
actually work.
Some of the mini games in Funfair Party Games use the gyroscope. Others
use the touch screen. Some of them use the buttons on the hand held.
Experimentation was required to play any of them. By the time I had
finished playing all of the mini games I was exhausted. Directions
really do go a long way. My teachers were right about that.
The mini games in Funfair Party Games are Balloon Burst, Basketball,
Camel Race, Duck Fishing, Hot Wire, Claw Crane, Ball-In-The-Glass, High
Striker, Can Knockdown, Shooting Gallery, and Ball Roll. Ball Roll and
Camel Race are my two favorites. They are also the only two I replayed.
Funfair Party Games is currently selling for $19.99. A little steep for
the amount of content in my opinion. The multi-player and leaderboards
is nice, but not really needed. Directions on the controls is something
that Funfair Party Games desperately needs. Some of the mini games like
Basketball and High Striker need better control schemes.
- Luke
{UPDATE:} There are directions for the controls on the Highscores
screen. Players have to look for them to find them.
Graphics: 74%
Sound: 76%
Replay/Extras: 55%
Gameplay: 50%
Family Friendly Factor: 75%
System: Nintendo 3DS
Publisher: Joindots GmbH
Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone
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