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05 Apr, 2016
It could break your game cartridges if you don't know how to use it.
0 of 1 found this helpful Your cartridges don't actually click into the slots like in normal game cases, the slots are too tight, and they'll peel them open, so you've got to insert one side first, then bend it a bit to the side with the cartridge. It's a shame it's hard to find more options like this for storing your cartridges. There's the cases with simply soft slots to inserts cartridges in, but they all have just one slot in them, a mix of this and them would be perfect. I guess you could glue those together.. but they aren't as secure as this though (except they are if you drop them because of the softness).
15 Aug, 2018
Cheap, a small bug, but 100% worth it (repro cart)
1 of 1 found this helpful This is a short review of the Chinese "repro" cartridge. Saving works only if you turn the game off and back on every time after saving. However, it's extremely cheap, and you can play through the game on a GBA, so that one slight bug absolutely is worth it, it won't take away much from the full experience. However, I'm not sure how durable the cart is and if other problems will occur after using it for a while, but I do have played over 5 hours already and nothing has changed, there's the saving bug - otherwise, works fine.
There's two games of course, I've been playing through the first one, and the controls are a blast, the movement is all about dashing left and right to dodge and move around, and I don't remember seeing as fluid movement as what this game has in other Castlevanias. However, attacking is slow, you've got the basic whip, so you can't be too aggressive when fighting. The music is suprisingly bad for a CV game.
I did play the 2nd game too for a while just to test it out and it seemed to work and save just as fine (it possibly has the same bug).
05 Jul, 2016
If you like pixels, and you're a big fan of DS, get it!
...Otherwise, just get this awesome game, or the sequel for other platforms. I don't think there's anything different to this version. I'm personally a huge fan of DS, and I was watching NintendoCapriSun's let's play of the sequel on Youtube, and I got a huge urge to get this game. Since I'm a collector and from Europe, the price for the PAL version was just a bit too high though, and it seems to be quite rare.
One difference actually is that the graphics are made in pixels, which is very charming in my opinion. Frame rate drops are an issue in this version though, you'll see that a lot.
The game was still very enjoyable from start to finish, and from my perspective, I wouldn't even understand it if someone didn't like this game. The gameplay is unique (not that original though) and engaging. It's not too difficult for better players though, but you can challenge yourself, try different plants, there's plenty of them, and once you get the plant which makes you money, try to farm yourself some WHILE completing each level, that is one fun challenge.
And speaking of money in this game, I have a tip for you: play the puzzles/mini-games when you get them, that's where you get a lot of money, so you can actually buy a few things from the shop before you complete the main game.
Also, don't sell your Zen Garden plants, I'm not too sure, but I think they generate more money for you if you just keep them.
There's quite a lot of variety in the game, and there's even a Download Play multiplayer mode, which I've tried, and it's fun! The other player uses plants, the other uses zombies, and it's a challenge for both sides to beat each other.
So there's quite a few levels, quite a few plants, tons of bonus stuff, but the game is mostly pick-up and play kind of a game, so it's not something with hours and hours of depth (unlike PvZ2, probably), you'll get the most enjoyment out of it on buss rides or on some relaxing evenings for example, because it doesn't keep you engaged for too long periods at a time.
So, it's a small, tight package of a game. It's not supposed to be anything more, so it doesn't need anything more, it's pretty much near perfect, and I recommend it to every DS fan.