Bakushow is really as good as the people that it's played with; fortunately, Zentendo played it with some great people. It feels a little incomplete in places, however, and there's a lot of room for change if a second is to come out. The lack of colors and a keyboard is criminal, but the game is great fun overall as long as being spoon-fed isn't something you enjoy.
RealGamer writes: "Bakushow: Challenge Your Friends is something very different indeed…for starters it is the first (and only, to my knowledge) multiplayer only DS game. It allows single cart wireless play, so you only need one copy of the game and then 3 other DS's can link up to the host's DS and join in.
The game itself is extraordinarily simple, the players take it in turn to be the challenger, they decide on a task or challenge for themselves and the other players to complete, which they write on their touch screen, in a similar way to Pictochat (the pre-loaded wireless chat software on the DS) or a whiteboard."
Eurogamer has posted their DS roundup which features 3 DS titles. The scores are as follows.
Prey the Stars - 9/10
Subbuteo - 4/10
PictoImage - 5/10
Bakushow - 2/10
Driving Theory Training - 3/10
Robert Mclaughlin writes:
"A mix of Family Fortunes, Wario Party and numerous other Wii 'Party' games Bakushow is a 'lite' version of Wii Sports, never pretending to be anything more than just a pick up and doodle game. But it's simple fun, and easily rewards the modest asking price."
