CheatCC says: "Touchmaster is an amalgam of card, puzzle, skill, and trivia games. You may be tempted to call them mini-games and, in some instances, you would be correct, though many of these are standalone games, and to some, a handful of these games may be worth the price of admission alone. But to discriminating gamers that want more from their handheld than what you would expect from a cell phone, this game might just be left untouched."
WP writes: "Ever since we first pioneered travel, people have sought a means to pass the time while getting from one place to another. Whether you were listening to stories your mother told or simply sleeping away the hours on a transatlantic flight, everyone wants the ability to while away those otherwise-wasted hours when you're confined to a comparatively small space without your usual amenities. From this, travel games were born. Granted, some of them were less than ideal if you've ever tried to play a portable version of Scrabble, you know how those tiles will miraculously fly everywhere but it was a step in the right direction. Portable video game systems are the zenith of this endeavor, requiring only the player and the system (and a healthy battery charge) to keep you entertained for hours on end. Sometimes it's good to remember where it all started and pass on to the younger generation some of the classics that might otherwise go the way of the dodo. That's how games like Touchmaster 2 are born.
DreamStation writes: "TouchMaster 2 is a collection of various styles of games for the Nintendo DS. You've got 20 different games to play varying from card games to block style puzzlers, word scrambles, billiards, bowling, and so on and so forth. Each game can easily capture your attention for minutes or much longer. The point of each game being to basically rack up the highest score you possibly can. With an addictive quality yet simple pick up and play mechanics TouchMaster 2 looks to build upon its predecessor."
The fourth of five roundups being published this week by the Globe and Mail. This piece covers BioShock for PlayStation 3, Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Jedi Alliance, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader: Make the Grade, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Ben 10 Alien Force, TouchMaster 2, Carnival Games: Mini-Golf, SpongeBob SquarePants: Drawn to Life, and Disney Think Fast.
