Scotland Yard
SCORE: 80
Mentor Interactive has a creative thinking
label by the name thinkSMART Games. Family Friendly Gaming was blessed
with some games under this label, and I was selected to review Scotland
Yard. This Nintendo DS video game is a lot like a hide and seek board
game. The detectives go around the town trying to find the thief. If you
play the thief then you are going around town trying to avoid capture.
There are only so many turns for each side to complete their objective.
The artwork of the characters in Scotland Yard is impressive. I really
enjoyed seeing the various characters and how the story unfolds. Then I
got into the main core of the game play of Scotland Yard. This is like
moving a piece around a board. Now the board is a city and there are
various modes of transportation. There is a lot going on in the cities.
I just came away underwhelmed for some reason.
The music in Scotland Yard perpetuates a mysterious aura. I enjoyed it,
and enjoyed finding the thief. I found trying to hide as the thief was a
little bit more difficult. It can be done, but I felt weird about
playing a thief. It is like doing something wrong. I was relieved when I
got caught because all was right in the world. Scotland Yard contains
some language issues that families need to be aware of.
Up to six family members can enjoy Scotland Yard in either single card
download play, or multi-card download play. Scotland Yard includes a few
different cities to play in. The main replay value to Scotland Yard is
catching friends and family members. Scotland Yard also includes some
different modes but I will get to that in the next section. The game is
selling new for around twenty dollars.
Various modes add some variety to Scotland Yard on the Nintendo DS. The
core of the game play is a giant hide and go seek kind of game.
Different ages had a different reaction to Scotland Yard. The younger
set enjoyed playing it. Teenagers were not so impressed, and adults
expected more. This leads my analysis to a determination that Scotland
Yard is for children. That audience has the highest positive reaction to
this hand held title.
I appreciate Mentor Interactive publishing this creative thinking game.
Players can devise their own strategies in how to do a grid search.
Arrogant people can get humbled by Scotland Yard because it is not as
easy as they will think. I also like the concept of stopping the thief.
The damage that theft causes is astounding. It has really hurt some
wonderful people. Stealing is all about taking short cuts, and being
selfish.
- Frank
Graphics: 78%
Sound: 73%
Replay/Extras: 78%
Gameplay: 85%
Family Friendly Factor: 84%
System: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Mentor Interactive
Rating: 'E' for Everyone
{Mild Language}
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