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Touchmaster (Nintendo DS)
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2/5 |
Ok - but not a long term game
(May 22, 2008) |
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I got bored of this game after playing on it for a couple of hours. The games are very repetitive, the instructions on some aren't great, and sound effects are very out dated. It's fine if you want a very basic old fashioned pub arcade type set of games, but it's not a set I'd be able to return to play as much as I had hoped. |
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4/5 |
touchmaster
(May 09, 2008) |
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I found the games much better than 42in1. The only thing is I would like to clear the scores and start again, how do I do this?? Great games have lots of fun |
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3/5 |
Mixed Views
(April 10, 2008) |
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This collection contains some good games, if you like the 42 in 1 games then you should enjoy this. There are a couple of reasons why I only gave it 3 stars however, they are:
1. Some of the games are duplicated (same game, different graphics)
2. The trivia game is ok if you know America, this is not for the UK market.
3. The game has locked up several times now, no other DS game has done this so I suspect a small bug in the software.
4. The grpahics are not as sharp as the 42-in-1 game pack, in some cases making it harder to read the characters.
5. The Gem Slide is not what I thought it would be which is a shame as I really enjoy that game, instead you have little movement and new slides drop randomly on the board, I find it very frustrating as it could have been an good addition.
Despite this and providing it doesn't lock up too many times (so far about 1 in 30 usage) then I will continue to enjoy the games on this card.
Hope this helps. |
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4/5 |
Prepare to lose track of time and see the chores stack up
(February 11, 2008) |
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These games are great and VERY addictive. I first bought 42 All time Classics but didn't find much in there to hold my interest so got this instead. It is a collection of generally simple puzzle games with very nice graphics and presentation. There are more games on here that I like than I don't like and I think liking >50% is not bad. My favourite is Gem Slide and the Yahzee-like games (they are not the same but similar and fun). I have to leave the DS plugged into the adaptor all the time now and put a clock next to me to make sure I go to bed the 'good' side of midnight!
It loses one star because it is difficult to see the card stacks on some of the games (like the Freecell copy) and if you can't see what the stacks are then it is impossible to play. Also the Trivia is wasted on this sort of compilation and is very American. |
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3/5 |
Why set a time limit for everything?
(January 24, 2008) |
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I love playing puzzle/card games, and there are enough of them in this package to keep me entertained for hours.
However, I have one major gripe which has effected both the fun and the overall rating of this game, namely that every single game is timed. This includes card games like solitaire and powercell (freecell). The more challenging of these games will take longer and more brain power to solve, but all the games are given the same amount of time to complete. Admittedly you can still go on an complete the games once the clock has stopped ticking but you cannot continue adding to the tally of consequetively successfully completed games. This has detracted from the fun, because instead of feeling rewarded for completing a particularly difficult puzzle, I am penalised as the run automatically ceases. These are traditional card games which were never intended to be against the clock, and I feel this aspect of the game in Touchmaster should not be there either.
The loss of the other overall star is because the graphics are quite poor. In Powercell, for instance, it is very difficult to see the run of cards because the graphics are too tiny and a little blurred. If you have less than perfect close vision, you will struggle with this game. |
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