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Scooby Doo

 

 

SCORE: 75

 

Scooby Doo 

 

 

My first confusion with Scooby Doo Who’s Watching Who has to do with no mention of cartoon violence. Scooby can attack the monsters in the levels, and even make them disappear. The game does allow sneaking past, but usually the player is already on top of the enemy by the time they are seen. The entire gang is present on this Nintendo DS cartridge as they solve a few mysteries. This game follows the same storyline as the Playstation Portable version, but the mini games, and game levels are drastically different.

Graphically there are some shining moments, and some moments that cause cringing. The models of the character are done nicely, but a lot of the graphics in the levels is rather bland. Also quite a few of the levels are pretty dark, which partially hides the pixilation problems. Scooby can attack the enemies, and traps the “ghost” in the end of each mystery. There are some comical moments when the traps are being sprung. Jumping can be difficult due to how the graphics are set up.

The music seems to be directly taken from the Scooby Doo television show. How you feel about that music will determine how you feel about the music in this game. The constant fear that Scooby and Shaggy has can get really old. The scary sounds in some parts could give children nightmares, so use discernment about whether or not to let your children play this game.

Sadly THQ did not include a lot of reasons to replay this game. Since some of the trap parts, and clues are hidden in out of the way places in the levels, replaying a particular level a few times may occur. This however led more to frustration, than enjoyment. The mini games to solve the clues are interesting at first, but then can be quickly beaten after that. Only one player can play this game at a time.

The controls work pretty good in Scooby Doo Who’s Watching Who on the Nintendo DS. The application of the touch screen in different areas is a nice way to play a game. There was an occasional glitch in the controls that led to falling off the screen, and having to restart from the last save. Thankfully saves come pretty often. I wish I had fun playing this one, but it was more of a chore.

It is nice that Scooby Doo disproves people pretending to be ghosts. There is real spiritual warfare that goes on in our world, and demonic forces that are allowed to cause problems. Scooby Doo’s methods do not work in our world, so please remember this game is cartoon fantasy only.
- Paul

 

Graphics: 77%
Sound: 79%
Replay/Extras: 68%
Gameplay: 81%
Family Friendly Factor: 72%
System: Nintendo DS
Publisher: THQ
Rating: 'T' for Teen
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