AR Games is pre-installed with the 3DS. I've always wanted to see Mario on my desk. So let's get this review started!
Presentation:
There are 6 modes to choose from, and some purchasable ones which you can buy with play coins.
They are:
Fishing
Archery
AR Shot
Grafitti
Star Pics
Mii Pics
The purchasable modes are:
Archery 2
AR Shot 2
Free Fishing
Fish Gallery
Clock
Globe
3D Tools
You can also purchase an option that lets you take a picture while playing.
The question comes to quality vs. quantity. And you know what. The only modes I come back to play are Archery 1 and 2. Fishing, Graffiti, Star and Mii pics and 3D Tools. It's sad when the majority of the modes in the game aren't that great. I still did have some fun with AR shot. But a clock? It seems they were running out of ideas. Hopefully they'll make some downloadable content for this game. Like maybe a board game, or a simple around the track go kart racing game. The score is...70!
Sound:
Bad. Not many tracks. And even some of the better tracks are just...mediocre. I give this a 25.
Graphics:
Not that great. The real world looks nice of course, but the in game objects, aren't that great. Now they aren't horrible. I've definitely seen worse. But...yeah. I give this a 50.
Gameplay:
There are so many modes to choose from. But I'll go over 3, Fishing, Archery and AR Shot.
Archery is played like this, you shoot targets and at the end, fight a dragon. This mode isn't too shabby. But you won't come back to it. AR shot is a mix between pool and golf. You try to shoot a ball in a hole, and at the end, there's a dragon; this mode wasn't too bad. But god is it hard. It took me many tries until I faced off against the dragon. Fishing is OK. You use your 3DS like a fishing rod and catch different fish. This mode was boring, but something about it makes me want to keep playing it. The gameplay is nice, but you won't get into this. I give this a 75.
Preservation:
You won't come back to this. The game is done once you're done. You'll come back once in a while. But there's a big chance you won't. This gets a 25.
Overall:
The game is perfect being built in. The game sounds cool. But in reality. It isn't. It's not much of a game. More like a tech demo for the 3DS's capabilities. And a pretty bad one at that. But it's still fun for the while. This game gets a score of 49 with the title of "Bad"
