Gaming Nexus writes: "Annie's story begins with a situation we all can relate to: her parents give her grandfather permission to abduct her while she sleeps. The old man whisks her away, bed and all, to the remote island of Sera. It turns out Annie's grandfather is a famous alchemist, and he thinks that teaching her the trade will save her from becoming a leech on the ass of society. But he's got old man stuff to do like yell at his Jitterbug and agree with everything Andy Rooney says, so he assigns a fairy named Pepe to guide you. Conveniently, a major alchemy competition is going on, and you're entered as a contestant."
Gaming Chaos-
Are you ready to take up the reigns as an Alchemist and dive into the epic, fantasy realm of…island resort management? Wait…what the hell?!
Last year was a good year for Nintendo’s well known handheld system. While there’s always a handful of unmemorable games like “Petz Pony: Beauty Pageant” which most game enthusiasts would never consider touching, 2009 also brought a surprisingly good variety of fun games. In no particular order, here’s my favorite Nintendo DS games from 2009...
The graphics are quite good an the characters move smoothly. The controls are intuitive and easily controlled by both the buttons and stylus. Blogcritics likes that you can do one or the other and not required to use both. There is a lot of dialogue that is almost entirely pointless, and is a typically rudimentary translation from Japanese; luckily it is easy to skim the dialogue and get through it fast. If you are an RPG fan, this game will probably bore you, as it is really almost a sim, but if you are ready to graduate from Pokemon, this is a good stepping stone.
