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Genre
Simulation
Publisher
THQ (Toy Headquarters)
Developer
WayForward Technologies
# of Players
16
Release Date
11/21/04
ESRB Rating
Everyone
Price
$19.99
The game that will be the first challenger for Pictochat will hit stores at launch. Ping Pals is basically another messaging program similar to Pictochat that will feature up to 16 player connectability and will have the same basic layout as Pictochat. One of the cool features that Ping Pals has to offer is that too connect with 16 friends only a single game cartridge is needed. Ping Pals, like Pictochat, will be able to send messages using the keyboard or doodles on the screen.
One of the largest differences between Pictochat and Ping Pals is that in Ping Pals you may customize your own avatar (character) to represent yourself when chatting with your friends. To create your avatar you will choose hairstyles, clothing and other accessories available and when you are chatting your avatar will represent you on the screen. You may also win extra gear for your avatar by completing tasks such as making a certain amount of posts or playing mini games such as Hot Potato, Top Ten, Doodle, Pick a Number, and more. These games will keep the game more fun between friends. You may also earn points to buy gear in the single player mode wear you play the mini-games alone to earn the points.
Compared to other DS games coming out, this is the cheapest at $19.99 though it is hard to beat PictoChat's price as there is none at all. If this game was online then it would sell, but until it does go online I don’t see any reason to buy this game. Some advantages it seems to have over Pictochat is the minigame feature which will keep friends chatting for awhile, but everything gets old eventually. The avatar also looks like another interesting feature which help set it apart from Pictochat, but I don’t think this is enough to sell the game with a free similar program bundled with the DS. The one cartridge for 16 players seems to be an upside, but still, Pictochat requires no cartridges for 16 players. Expect this game to sell as well as the Nokia N-Gage. Now we can’t bash THQ for producing this game. It was in the works long before Pictochat was announced to be embedded. If Pictochat didn’t come free I would have to reccomend this game over it, but since this isn’t the case some serious changes need to be made. Based on the concept of this game and how much I would want to buy this game I will give this game a 3/10. Now that may seem incredibly harsh, but the score should help reflect my prediction on how well this game will sell and whether or not the game is worth buying along with other factors.
Picto Chat
Ping Pals
Total Appeal Score: 3/10
-Ultimate Zelda Guru
Genre
Simulation
Publisher
THQ (Toy Headquarters)
Developer
WayForward Technologies
# of Players
16
Release Date
11/21/04
ESRB Rating
Everyone
Price
$19.99
The game that will be the first challenger for Pictochat will hit stores at launch. Ping Pals is basically another messaging program similar to Pictochat that will feature up to 16 player connectability and will have the same basic layout as Pictochat. One of the cool features that Ping Pals has to offer is that too connect with 16 friends only a single game cartridge is needed. Ping Pals, like Pictochat, will be able to send messages using the keyboard or doodles on the screen. One of the largest differences between Pictochat and Ping Pals is that in Ping Pals you may customize your own avatar (character) to represent yourself when chatting with your friends. To create your avatar you will choose hairstyles, clothing and other accessories available and when you are chatting your avatar will represent you on the screen. You may also win extra gear for your avatar by completing tasks such as making a certain amount of posts or playing mini games such as Hot Potato, Top Ten, Doodle, Pick a Number, and more. These games will keep the game more fun between friends. You may also earn points to buy gear in the single player mode wear you play the mini-games alone to earn the points.
Compared to other DS games coming out, this is the cheapest at $19.99 though it is hard to beat PictoChat's price as there is none at all. If this game was online then it would sell, but until it does go online I don’t see any reason to buy this game. Some advantages it seems to have over Pictochat is the minigame feature which will keep friends chatting for awhile, but everything gets old eventually. The avatar also looks like another interesting feature which help set it apart from Pictochat, but I don’t think this is enough to sell the game with a free similar program bundled with the DS. The one cartridge for 16 players seems to be an upside, but still, Pictochat requires no cartridges for 16 players. Expect this game to sell as well as the Nokia N-Gage. Now we can’t bash THQ for producing this game. It was in the works long before Pictochat was announced to be embedded. If Pictochat didn’t come free I would have to reccomend this game over it, but since this isn’t the case some serious changes need to be made. Based on the concept of this game and how much I would want to buy this game I will give this game a 3/10. Now that may seem incredibly harsh, but the score should help reflect my prediction on how well this game will sell and whether or not the game is worth buying along with other factors.
Picto Chat
Ping Pals
Total Appeal Score: 3/10
-Ultimate Zelda Guru
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