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EA takes MySims to the Nintendo DS. MySims for the Nintendo DS is a fun, simple game that ends up playing more like Nintendo’s Animal Crossing games than a classic Sims title. On the DS, the game is even more similar to the Animal Crossing games since its aimed at an even younger audience and the gameplay has been simplified further.
MySims begins by letting you create your own, sexless sim. The character creation system isn’t particularly in-depth but you do have the options to change their eyes, mouths, hairstyles and outfits. After you create your sim, you’ll have to furnish your house to make it feel like a home.
But while the Wii version of MySims has you running around, collecting Essense and building furniture for your town, MySims on the Nintendo DS does away with a lot of that to become even more like Animal Crossing. Most of the game’s tasks have you talking to neighbors, greeting new citizens with gifts and completing odd jobs for them (like patrolling the town with the police). The more odd jobs you complete, the more money you’ll have, which you can use to furnish your home further.
MySims also includes some minigames ranging from fishing, racquetball and photography. The minigames are all fairly simple and require but a few button presses to complete. The game utilizes the top screen to give you a map of all of the town’s citizens, time of day and available items.
MySims’ simple, cartoony graphics don’t push the Wii hardware but are nonetheless cute and charming. The round, pint-sized characters travel around similarly modeled environments, which all look fitting. There is plenty of color and nice lighting in the game that helps keep the game’s silly, and playful atmosphere intact. The game lighthearted nature that was given to the graphics was shared with the audio. The cheery tunes help keep you at ease and let you enjoy the playful nature of the game.
MySims on Nintendo DS focuses on odd jobs and building relationships with the various townspeople. The game isn’t the most complex game out there and the lack of actual things to do ends up hurting its replay value. The kiddies will like it, as will hardcore fans of the Animal Crossing games. -- Jake Wilson, PGNx Media
---- Oct 3, 2007
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