Heathcliff Frantic Foto
SCORE: 82
Storm City Games brings some really cool game ideas to families. I
remember our fearless leader told me about a Heathcliff was announced
many months ago. I was intrigued because I remember the cartoon from
when I was a child. I did not realize they were mixing Heathcliff with
their Foto franchise. Heathcliff Frantic Foto is a Nintendo DS game
where players must find the differences on the two screens. Rotate the
DS around so it is on its side. Before left handed people freak out,
they took that into consideration and you tell the game which way you
want it.
Graphically there are color pictures, and black and white pictures. I
liked the color ones a lot more. In fact it took me a few attempts to
get used to doing this kind of a game in black and white. Those screens
can be a lot harder to find the differences. Heathcliff was not known
for his gracious acts of kindness, so expect some pictures where he is
doing things to get yelled at. Heathcliff Frantic Foto also contains
some tobacco.
The music in Heathcliff Frantic Foto is upbeat. I had to be careful with
the happy music because the timer would expire and I had not found the
five differences. The tutorial for Heathcliff Frantic Foto is mainly
visual, but I recommend all of our readers go through it. Learning to
hit the 'L' or 'R' button to see the menu screen while comparing
pictures is an invaluable piece of information.
Heathcliff Frantic Foto includes over 120 pictures. Each picture
includes multiple variations. That means there can be different
differences on the same picture. Fail a picture and you will see what I
mean. Heathcliff Frantic Foto also includes a multicard download for up
to two players. If you get through all of that, then there is a drawing
mode where you can color pictures.
The most irritating thing about Heathcliff Frantic Foto is the hints. It
highlights different areas of the screen that might have variances. More
often than not there was nothing different there. Touching them will
produce a red 'X'. Too many of those and you lose the level. You can
trust me on this, I did it multiple times. With that said I had fun
playing Heathcliff Frantic Foto.
Heathcliff Frantic Foto is safe for the family. I was not bothered by
the two descriptors the ESRB noted. I expected both from Heathcliff.
Storm City Games has combined two interesting things to make a fun
product. Family Friendly Gaming was given a reviewable copy of
Heathcliff Frantic Foto for the Nintendo DS. I hope to see sequels to
this franchise in the future.
- Yolanda
Graphics: 82%
Sound: 81%
Replay/Extras: 87%
Gameplay: 73%
Family Friendly Factor: 86%
System: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Storm City Games
Rating: 'E' for Everyone
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