A Dog's Life ($20)
I can describe A Dog's Life for the PS2 in one word: Simple.
The premise is simple, you play as a dog, Jake, and you are on a quest to save your love interest, Daisy, who has been kidnapped by a couple of goons working for the evil Ms. Peaches.
The controls are simple, utilizing primarily the face buttons, with a Zelda-like "this button does that" control schematic in the upper righthand corner of the screen.
The audio visual aspect of the game is simple with bright colors, loud goofy voices, and lots of open spaces for you to explore.
Like I said, simple.
Yet, I continue to find myself turning this game on, day after day. There is something compelling about this uncomplicated romp through America's contryside. I find myself smiling when I enter a new area, switch on Jake's smellvision and try to find all the scents near the chicken coop.
Unfortunately, in between all the exploration, there are a lot of poop jokes. I mean alot. And they arn't even good ones; these are the kind of jokes that are completely inapporpriate for an 11 year old, yet that same 11 year old will be the only one who laughs at them. I think the developers made a big mistake in including the potty humor. This game would have been perfect for kids, would have earned an E rating had they not included it. My step-sister would love this game, but cannot play it, just because you can make Jake take a big steaming dump on command. All that aside, the potty humor doesn't add anything at all, its completely superfluous.
So, all that aside, I recomend this game if you're craving a slow and simple exploration game.
The premise is simple, you play as a dog, Jake, and you are on a quest to save your love interest, Daisy, who has been kidnapped by a couple of goons working for the evil Ms. Peaches.
The controls are simple, utilizing primarily the face buttons, with a Zelda-like "this button does that" control schematic in the upper righthand corner of the screen.
The audio visual aspect of the game is simple with bright colors, loud goofy voices, and lots of open spaces for you to explore.
Like I said, simple.
Yet, I continue to find myself turning this game on, day after day. There is something compelling about this uncomplicated romp through America's contryside. I find myself smiling when I enter a new area, switch on Jake's smellvision and try to find all the scents near the chicken coop.
Unfortunately, in between all the exploration, there are a lot of poop jokes. I mean alot. And they arn't even good ones; these are the kind of jokes that are completely inapporpriate for an 11 year old, yet that same 11 year old will be the only one who laughs at them. I think the developers made a big mistake in including the potty humor. This game would have been perfect for kids, would have earned an E rating had they not included it. My step-sister would love this game, but cannot play it, just because you can make Jake take a big steaming dump on command. All that aside, the potty humor doesn't add anything at all, its completely superfluous.
So, all that aside, I recomend this game if you're craving a slow and simple exploration game.
posted by Darkradish at 3:31 PM
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