Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

It's that time of the year again for us to celebrate Christmas. The wonderful and colorful time of the year. I been wonder around some of the KL popular shopping mall to see how they decorate their place, since after all I really love christmas decoration and the christmas song to especially 'Silent Night'..hehe. Anyway..here are some of the picture I took with my phone..so the quality not that good..sorry about that.

I got some review for my NDS games that I just got it lately. Currently I been addicted to NDS Animal Crossing Wild World. Actually I already addicted with the NGC version of this game last time, and now the NDS version come out and once again addicted to it and even more worst this time its portable and I can play it wherever and whenever I WANT! hehe. Here my review of two of my new NDS games.

Animal Crossing Wild World - 10/10

This game, as some will remember, existed on the N64, however we never heard much of it. It was later brought to the GameCube. Nintendo has decided to transfer it to the DS, and the transition was smooth and the game is as fun and enjoyable as ever..addicting too!

Gameplay: 10/10

The basis of AC, as with any game, is in the gameplay. However, with this game, gameplay is significantly more important than in some others. In Animal Crossing, you are dumped in town, damn near flat broke, looking for a new home. Luckily for you, the kindly town shopkeeper-Raccoon, Tom Nook is there to lend a hand. He helps get you on your feet, and the rest is up to you. You can talk and interact with your villagers, who live in town with you, on a daily basis. All of the villagers have a different personality which you can see develop as you talk to them more and more You can also go fishing, bug hunting, and fossil digging, all of which were present in the original, as well as design star constellations, for fun star-gazing at night. The bugs, fish, and fossils are all acceptable donations to the museum, although also a fine source of income to help cover the mortgage that raccoon dumped on you. You can also buy furniture and other fun nick-nacks for your house

Sound: 10/10

Clear, crisp, and enjoyable. You can set a "Town Tune", which plays whenever you talk to someone, and depending on who you talk to, the way the tune sounds is different, and it sounds really nice. There's also faint background music which helps to set that peaceful, "in the middle of nowhere" mood. Just love when animal talks..their mumbling so cute.

Graphics: 10/10

Almost as good as the GCN's, which is impressive for a hand-held. All of the brightly-colored animals and their equally as colorful clothing all stand out in this game.

Controls: 10/10

Considering the few buttons of the DS, it's pretty hard to screw this up. You have a menu button, a basic action button, a button to run, and one to open up your item screen. This game isn't really about speed, so you never really need to do these things in a hurry, so it's never too awkward.

Final Thoughts

If you were a fan of this game in it's GCN version, or enjoy a slower-paced simulation game, you should totally pick this up. You enjoy it's virtually limitless replay value.

Mario & Luigi 2: Partners in Time 8/10

While this is certainly a good game, and is probably the best RPG on the DS so far, it lacks some of the things that made the original great.

STORY: 7/10 This is one of the weakest points of the entire game. All of the humor in the original game, from the hilarious animations and fantastic dialogue make a triumphant return. New enemies and characters are all reasonably interesting. The problem is is that there isn't enough of it. The game is terribly short, decent players will finish under 17 hours. The quest it self is way too linear, it's almost like Half Life 2 in RPG form. While in the original game you could explore on your own in the Bean Bean Kingdom, this game has you following a distinct path that is made obvious to the player. Very disappointing.

GAMEPLAY: 9/10 The gameplay in this game is stunning. In Mario's past RPG adventures, attack damage and player damage were based on the skill of the player. Until this game was released, Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga had created the best iteration of it. Now that same system is improved tenfold. Although it is true that Bros. Moves are no longer available, the Bros. Items that replace them are much better. There are many more moves this time around.

Out of battle, there are plenty of puzzles to conquer. No longer is it necessary to switch brothers when performing different moves. The inclusion of two more characters make the moves more unique, you'll find yourself in many forms from ball form to mole form. There are a lot more puzzles this time around. A large problem from the previous game is also solved, you will no longer need Luigi's super jump to reach every single platform.

The meat of this game is the many dungeon and dungeon-type areas Mario and company must conquer. These dungeons are reasonably long, which would be great if it wasn't necessary to complete them one after another. It's best to take breaks between them to enjoy them fully.

GRAPHICS: 8/10 Looks exactly like its predecessor. The graphics are pretty nice, and fit the style well. Animations are fantastic in this game. I think it would have been better to see some more 3-D things implemented.

SOUND: 8/10 The battle music is forgettable. It's uninteresting and the second worst part of this game. That being said, everything else is great. You'll hear a lot of themes from past games, as well as new ones that sound decent. The sound effects work well with the animations, and sometimes they're amazingly hilarious. Hearing Mario say "Babies!" makes my day.

PROS:
-Battle system is near perfect, much better than last time
-Higher difficulty than the last one
-Great dialogue and humor
-Fantastic animations
-Bros. Items add variety
-Good usage of top and bottom screen
-Great puzzles

CONS:
-Battle music is forgettable
-The game is short
-The quest is way too linear with no exploration
-No DS functionality (Touch Screen, Mic, Wi-fi)
-No Mario Bros. game inclusion

FINAL SCORE: 8/10