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NDS Tabi no
Yubisashi Kaiwachou DS: America
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NCS Game Synopsis
«©NCSX»
Japanese citizens who don't speak a single lick of
English and don't want to hire someone at $50/hour to provide translation
services have a friend in Nintendo's Tabi
Conversation Book DS. If they should ever visit an
English speaking nation such as the USA or England,
the Conversation Book offers point 'n click
translation services on the fly. Upon powering up
the software, the following main options appear on
the lower screen from the top left and going right
followed by a carriage return and resuming the
process:
Arriving in the USA
Airport to Hotel
Money & Tipping
At the Hotel
American English
Everyday Phrases
Daily Greetings
When tapped, category subsets beneath each main option open up for
a medley of invaluable phrases and queries for
Japanese visitors. Four more main pages of sayings
may be flipped through by tapping on the [PAGE] icon
on the bottom of the screen. With the software, travelers will
be able to point and tap to order food, purchase
goods, inquire about the whereabouts of the
lavatory, rent a car, and other basic questions when roaming the
wilds of a foreign land.
Simple Interface
Upon starting the software up, users may set the brightness of the
screen as well as the presentation mode. Once in the
actual software, the top screen of the NDS shows an
animal from the host country on the left side of the
screen while a bald-headed representation of the
Japanese visitor appears on the right. On the touch screen,
10 boxes representing different situations are
arranged neatly along with a "suitcase menu" icon
that is located on the
lower right corner of the screen. Each situation box contains
the Japanese text as well as the target
language below it to indicate what it's used for.
When tapped, each box reveals a
page or six of translated queries that may be
activated and then shown on the top screen. If
you're interacting with someone face to face, press
the L-TRIGGER to flip the top NDS screen so that the
orientation is right-side-up for him/her.
Express Yourself
Along with automatic Japanese to English text
translation, the software can also vocalize your
question in a clear female voice. To activate a
vocalized saying,
tap on the box for it and then tap the "suitcase menu" icon
on the lower-right corner which brings you to a
screen with seven icon-based actions. Tap on the
icon on the upper right corner which contains a
megaphone image and the NDS will intonate the
question or comment. NCS would have preferred a
speak option
directly on the language snippet selection screen
since there's a little wedge of space that's blank.
As it is, Nintendo added an extra two steps to
access the ability to speak the desired phrase or
question.
The top NDS screen depicts the conversation as icons are tapped
along with the two characters in various states of
action. When the toilet icon is tapped, the
bald-headed figure may be seen in an exaggerated
state to depict the local emergency about to occur.
NCS
Product Notes
» The AMERICAN ENGLISH portion of the main selection
screen contains some questionable phrases and foul
language. Some examples:
My God, he's hot! (Listen to the monotone intonation
of the speech gal)
Ruben's on a roll.
Yeah, I wanna do that.
That ain't no good.
Sh_t! Another strikeout. (There's a separate button
just for "Sh_t")
What the hell? Swing the bat.
F_ck! I can't believe it. (There's a separate button
just for "F_ck")
Damn it! You loser!
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This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No
reproduction in whole or in part of this document
may be made without express written consent of
National Console Support, Inc.
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