Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 86.46% |
| Metacritic | 86 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | A |
| Computer and Video Games | 9.0/10 |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7.8/10 |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| Famitsu | 37/40 |
| GamePro | |
| GameSpot | 8.4/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| IGN | 8.8/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 9.5/10 |
| Nintendo World Report | 9.5/10 |
Animal Crossing: Wild World received positive reviews, gaining an aggregate score of 86 out of 100 on Metacritic.
Some reviews felt that Wild World did not entirely expand upon the what Animal Crossing had to offer, referring to the changes as incremental. While some reviews liked the implementation of using either the Nintendo DS buttons or the touch screen for game control, Nintendo World Report felt that using the touch screen for controlling the player character was "imprecise," and IGN felt that "Nintendo did not take the down a path that takes advantage of this touch screen control." The absence of familiar holidays, which were removed to ease the localization process, was also criticized.
The addition of online play was praised by many critics. Computer and Video Games felt that the online play "extends the experience into true social gaming," and IGN stated that "Nintendo gave us everything we were asking for when playing the GameCube version: a much more intuitive way of trading items and enjoying other players' creations. And, at the very least, the company succeeded." However, multiplayer was also criticized for its tedious implementation and questionable restrictions, specifically the requirement of Friend Codes and the inability to send mail to other players unless he or she was visiting that person's village. Other online "oddities" mentioned include the disappearance of all animal residents during the visit and the fact that North American and European players are unable to connect with Japanese players. Wild World producer Katsuya Eguchi stated that these limitations were due to hardware and memory constraints.
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Famous quotes containing the word reception:
“I gave a speech in Omaha. After the speech I went to a reception elsewhere in town. A sweet old lady came up to me, put her gloved hand in mine, and said, “I hear you spoke here tonight.” “Oh, it was nothing,” I replied modestly. “Yes,” the little old lady nodded, “that’s what I heard.””
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