GiN Reports:
"Aspyr has partnered with Nobilis Publishing to introduce the successful Nintendo DS titles Emma at the Farm and Emma in the Mountains to the United States. Bringing the French literary heroine to young girls in the US for the first time, the Emma games feature engaging and educational gameplay utilizing all of the interaction possible on DS. To guide Emma through her adventures, players must manipulate the stylus as well as the microphone to race, choose outfits, find items, call to other characters or blow debris out of the way. The stories of both games teach young girls to identify animals, discover plants and interact with and preserve nature. At the same time, players have fun racing toboggans, finding groundhogs and coordinating Emma's outfits."
It really is too bad that we can't rate Emma in the Mountains and Emma at the Farm as the next evolution of the children's book genre. If IGN could, these two titles would certainly have scored higher as they offer a great new experience for young gamers. Sadly, the actual "game" part of these titles fails to impress. The mini-games are only interesting in the context of the story, the visuals are unattractive and both games can be completed in less than 60 minutes. This whole interactive pop-up book genre is extremely interesting and it'll be fun to see where it goes from here on out, but until titles like Emma in the Mountains and Emma at the Farm can offer gameplay as compelling as the stories they set out to tell, they'll be fine sticking with the print versions.
Great news....lol :-)
I'm so excited I could burst.
I hate you guys....lol
40 degrees!?! If this makes the front page I will die from laughter.
man, contributors will submit anything these days. ;)
"To guide Emma through her adventures, players must manipulate the stylus as well as the microphone to race, choose outfits, find items, call to other characters or blow debris out of the way."
That sounds awesome!!