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[Wario64]

http://www.gamespot.com/ds/adventure/crush/review.html

6.0

"Sprung is an interesting experiment, and as the second DS game from Ubisoft, it's a pretty bold move by the French publisher. Its willingness to tread some risqué ground, which most games tend to sidestep, is definitely intriguing, but your actual participation in the game feels kind of limited, and the repetition inherent to its gameplay makes Sprung even harder to recommend."

 

[Gek54]

He said "harder"

 

[Amir0x]

Sprung sucks? What a surprise.

Seriously, I want to break the knee caps of anyone who buys dating sims

 

[Hollywood]

Yeah also got a 6 by GI, and eve ncrappier score by EGM I beleive. Is there more than one game right now for DS?

 

[teepo]

my friend bought this...

 

[cvxfreak]

This looks interesting, and I'm sure Japanese gamers would like it better.

 

[Sho Nuff]

I would almost buy this as:

1. I'm back in America
2. I'm desperate for DS games
3. I want some hoes
4. Actually, getting a dating game will probably not get me some hoes

 

[ferricide]

well, this is a dating game aimed at like, annoying MTV-reality show watching teenagers, not sad-sack dateless gamer nerds.

so instead of being cloyingly cutesy and sexist, it's annoyingly hip ... and sexist.

 

[Sho Nuff]

well, this is a dating game aimed at like, annoying MTV-reality show watching teenagers, not sad-sack dateless gamer nerds.

so instead of being cloyingly cutesy and sexist, it's annoyingly hip ... and sexist.

Aw, never mind. Maybe I should get PING PALS with its awesome Bratz-style character design

 

[Amir0x]

Aw, never mind. Maybe I should get PING PALS with its awesome Bratz-style character design

Don't get Ping pals unless you like the feeling you get when you gouge a razor blade into your wrist.

 

[ferricide]

Aw, never mind. Maybe I should get PING PALS with its awesome Bratz-style character design

 

[bahndotcom]

The animation is excellent, but damn is it short. My girlfriend beat it within 2hrs. Nice attempt, but this game obviously isn't going to fly with the majority of DS owners.

 

[SantaC]

Don't get Ping pals unless you like the feeling you get when you gouge a razor blade into your wrist.

it was sarcasm.

 

[Amir0x]

it was sarcasm.

No, no. There's not even room for sarcasm when discussing Ping Pals. It's like the end of the gaming universe.

 

[SantaC]

who the hell names a game sprung though?

 

[RaidenZR]

Is the dialogue in the game really like that? If so, that could be amusing to try once.

 

[Kobun Heat]

I have beaten this game from the girl's side. (Mostly I wanted an answer to the question WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY EVEN THINKING HALF THE FUCKING TIME ANYWAY?)

In summary:

-The writing is the only thing that saves it. It's legitimately funny without being over-the-top or filled with profanity (think old-school Leisure Suit Larry). There's some truly bizarre conversation paths, like

Spoiler

the girl asking her best friend if she remembers making out at sleepovers when they were in middle school

.

-There's not a lot of gameplay. It's not a "dating simulator" in the Japanese style, because those are non-linear experiences where you pick out a girl to go after and try to get the ending you're happy with. This is a very shallow adventure game about dating - pick your responses and pray that you're right, or else you're doing it over again.

-It had a lot of potential. Had they made a serious adventure game around the concept, with item-based puzzles and other such things in between the conversation scenes (again: think old-school Leisure Suit Larry), it could have been awesome. Instead it's merely a novelty.

 

[0wn3d]

The DS needs a proper Tokimeki Memorial.