Gaming on the Nintendo DS

The other day my rental game was Disney Friends.   I really did not know what to expect from it, as I only added it to my queue because it was Disney and did not look at what kind of game it was.  It turns out it is a virtual pet game.  It certainly is better than those little Tamgotchis and in fact better than the Tamagotchi DS games, but its interest is limited.

In the game you take care of different Disney characters, such as an Alien (LGM, little green man) from Toy Story and Stitch from Lilo & Stitch.  You do basic things like rub them, play with them, draw with them, sing with them, etc.  There are also adventure aspects, such as helping build a fire to keep the mosquitos away in the Stitch area.  As you accomplish things and fill you friends happy bars up every day you earn points and pins.

Overall this is a pretty well done game considering the genre of virtual pet games tend to be pretty limited in depth.  This game I can imagine getting boring fast for most, but I think there are some that really like this type of game and find it entertaining and/or relaxing.  The graphics are a little low in quality for a DS game, but the gameplay makes up for that if you like virtual pets.  My favorite thing is that it has collectible pins, which is such an important Disney thing and is great to see it get integrated into the game.

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