Archive for the ‘Simulation’ Category
Farmville gets reviewed by an ex-farmhand
Farmville isn’t a blip on the radar of the majority of ”real” gamers, but the megapopular Facebook diversion will amass over 100 million active players this summer. That’s an incredible number of people who are plowing fields from the comforts of their computers, so there’s quite the chance that an actual farmer has played Farmville. [...]
Crafting Mama brings arts and crafts to the DS
She may speak choppy, fresh-off-the-boat English, but Mama has taught millions of Americans to cook and garden. Her next mission? To teach you arts and crafts.
Pokewalker lets your Pikachu (and others) follow you around
With Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver coming out on March 14th, Ninteno has announced today that each game will come packed with a Pokewalker accessory. Using the Pokewalker, players will be able to wirelessly transfer aPokémon over to the Pokewalker and walk them through virtual routes as the player walks around in real life. When walking, Watts are earned. Watts can be used within the Pokéwalker to encounter and catch wild Pokémon or search for hidden items. The items can then be transferred into Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions to unlock new routes. Plus, special versions of a Pokémon species can only be found within routes on the Pokéwalker. If a Pokémon is in your Pokéwalker, it will gain experience points as the player walks. Wireless trading between other Pokewalkers can also be done.
Harvest Moon: My Little Shop Sprouts On WiiWare
The Harvest Moon franchise never fails to amaze me. There’s seemingly a new game on a different platform every few months, I’ve met exactly one other person in real life that loves it besides me, and, well, it’s about farming. It’s not exactly the sexiest concept, but Natsume tapped the virtual farming niche well before [...]

