Pure Nintendo: "I thought this game looked charming when I backed it on Kickstarter. Having now played through it, some of that charm does indeed seep through. But the game grows too dull from repetition of the same underdeveloped activities to recommend to any but ardent fans of the show. Even then, I’d suggest picking up the Wii U version if possible to appreciate the game on a larger screen, and with HD graphics – this handheld port (despite a nearly 4 month delay) doesn’t even utilize the systems 3D capabilities, yet is still selling for the same higher end price of $14.99. Miiverse is also problematic with this 3DS version, being inaccessible from within the game as of this posting."
Posted by Robin Parker
A large number of Nintendo 3DS owners will be too young to have watched The Mysterious Cities Of Gold in its original incarnation. A French-Japanese joint production, the series ran in the early 1980s and came to an end in 1983. Of course, repeat showings kept it relevant for much of that decade, but since then it has been largely forgotten. That was until a new version of the television series was launched last year, and has actually remained pretty true to the heart of the original. As could be expected, there is a tie-in video game.
Tristan of RGN writes, "This is a game based off a Japanese-French anime series from a long time ago. It started out as a kick starter project turned successful by longtime fans and people who thought it looked really cool. At first glance it does have that nostalgia effects from when almost everything was good. The history surrounding this game is wild and deeper than I realized. Due to the fact that it is apart of something much larger that appeals mainly to the anime fan-base."
PG - "I absolutely loved The Mysterious Cities of Gold when it aired in the UK towards the end of the '80s.
There was a slightly off-kilter and, yes, mysterious air to it, partly born of its joint French and Japanese conception. It felt alluringly exotic to a curious seven-year-old more accustomed to American cartoons."
