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NDS
Mawasunda
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Product Synopsis
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Originally released in Japanese arcades in 2000,
Mawasunda features a collection of 25 mini games
that are grouped into categories which require
stylus power, technique, and speed. The DS conversion
features the same games as the original but with the
addition of five new games and stylus powered
action. The mini games involve such disparate themes
as baseball, geisha kimono unraveling, weight lifting,
pottery making, elevator action, food gobbling, food
preparation, airplane flight, skateboarding, ice
shaving, and even a good old game of Arkanoid.
A variant of Bubble Bobble is in there also for
seekers of retro Taito gaming. The
central theme of each mini-game is the spin factor
where the stylus is dragged around in a circle on
the DS touch screen to effect the desired results
and attain goals.
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NCS Game Notes
» The Arkanoid mini-game features the original
jingles and sound effects. The game may be played
with the d-pad and face buttons instead of the
stylus. We recommend the d-pad since the level of
control of the stylus over the Vaus is a little off.
Power-ups may be used in conjunction with each other
- for example, if you've collected an "E" for expand
and then collect an "S" for slow and a "D" for
divide, all the effects of the capsules are
retained.
» Another familiar game featured is Cameltry where
players maneuver a maze to get a ball to a goal. We
recommend the d-pad in this mini-game as well since
the stylus' level of control over such a precise
task is offputting.
» There are two mini-games which involve people who
are teetering. The first involves a crowd of people
who are standing inside a subway car. Every once in
a while, the subway jerks left or right and the
people start teetering. Your job is to spin the
stylus around in the opposite direction so that they
don't fall down. The second game features two drunks
who are walking to the train station and can barely
keep their balance, When they teeter too far to one
side of the street, rotate the stylus in the
opposite direction to get them back on the straight
and narrow. Lined up on the sides of the street are
yakuza, gangsters, prostitutes, and other ruffians
who will perform a smackdown if the two drunks
should touch them.
NCS Consensus
An enjoyable collection of
mini-games with a unique control factor. Some of the
games were clearly not designed for use with the
stylus but the game overcomes this restriction by
allowing the use of the d-pad and face buttons to
play. We're guessing that there's some unlockable
mini-games and we'll post them up once we find them.
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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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