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NDS Ochaken
no Heya
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NCS
Game
Synopsis
«©NCSX» Three
leaf-eared Ochaken tea dogs move into a new house that's bare with
nothing on the walls or floors. To make a house a
home, furniture must be won to make the interiors suitable for living.
At the outset of the game, the dogs stumble in and the stylus
may be used to control a little hand that appears on
the touch screen. By using the stylus, the dogs may
be rubbed and petted to evoke anticipated responses
such as a satisfied look and a complacent demeanor.
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Mini Games
To win items, mini-games are played. One of the first games takes
place in an outdoor setting where various dogs and
cats appear from behind trees, rocks, and other
coverings. Gamer has to tap on the beast that
matches the target dog or cat shown on the upper
screen. Since they pop in and out so quickly and the
color shades of some of the animals are subtle, it's fairly challenging to discern the beasts. Three
animals have to be tapped in order to win a new
plaid rug for the house.
Another mini-game is a full game of bowling on a rainbow lane where
9 pins are knocked down over the course of 10 frames.
The
stylus is swished from the bottom to the top of the
NDS touch screen quickly in
order to release the ball with the proper amount of
English and speed. At the trailing end of
the stylus swish, lift it up off the touch screen
and the ball will be released. If you keep the
stylus on the touch screen, the bowling ball will
stay "attached" to your stylus. Score at least 100
points and you win.
Yet another game is Poker which is
actual American poker and not some corrupted version
of it. Two COM controlled players will participate
and once the cards are distributed, the player
selects which cards to exchange by tapping them. If
your hand is strongest, you'll see a "Win" indicator
over your 1P box. Jokers are wild. As long as you
win 1 hand, you will win the prize object in
contention.
Other card games include Black Jack and Old
Maid. Other mini-games include dog versions of Othello
and Air Hockey for a total of 18
mini-games to enjoy.
Home Sweet Home
Once a certain number of furnishings have been won
by successful completion of challenges, it's time to
go home and arrange the furniture. For example,
after a successful run of games that we played, 10 items had been
collected - a mirror, a bureau, a
table, a chair, a bed, two types of windows, a rug,
inner brick work, and a waste basket. When placing
the items, lighted grids inside
the home show the available spots and the
orientation of every piece may be rotated per your preference.
According to the counter on the top DS screen,
there's a total of 256 items to be won and we had
only scratched 3% of that surface. Items that appear
later include an oscillating fan, a pink toaster, a
steam iron, and a rotary phone.
When an object is tapped on a furnished house, the
dogs will waddle over to it to investigate and yelp.
They don't interact otherwise and sort of stumble
around the room investigating, climbing up on
things, and staring a things such as a wastebasket
for inordinate amounts of time. When a microphone
icon appears over the head of a pooch, you may speak
into the microphone to give orders in Japanese. If
you don't interact with the puppies, they'll
eventually lie down and relax themselves. If
you tap on the bed, one of the dogs will hop onto it
and doze off while Zzz's appear over its head).
The home contains a total of four rooms to furnish along with an
outside garden where the principles of feng shui may
be observed. Once a television is obtained, it may
be used to occupy the dogs and other objects are
similarly interactive.
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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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