Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City (with Wii Speak)

If you've played any of the previous Animal Crossings games you'll know what to expect. A game that revolves around your new life in a village of anthropomorhic animals.

Animal Crossing is such a relaxing game. You can spend time fishing, catching bugs, arranging a perfect garden and designing new clothes.

Outwardly, theres not much difference from the past games, you still start working for Nook as a brief introduction to the game. The town itself looks familiar only this time it has cliffs and water falls which add a little extra something.

The graphics are simple and charming as always, but I feel as though this adds to the game's appeal. There have been slight moderations to the interface, you can now cycle through your tools without having to open the menu with the left and right buttons (which is greatly appreciated) and you when it comes to designing you can design the front, back and arms seperately (which is again greatly appreciated).

Holiday events make a welcome return from the gamecube version, with more to look forward to than in Wild World you'll be able to obtain unique items on certain dates. The animal photograph feature from Wild world has been removed sadly so now the animals don't seem as important as they used to and you'll find yourself not caring when they move away.

The city area of the game, which I was expecting to be some sort of huge online hub, is nothing more than a few extra shops arranged around a fountain. Most of these shops were available in some other form in the past, Shampoodle having been in Nook's final shop however is now open from the get go.

The Wii Speak feature is a neat little device but the sound quality is questionable, although I was speaking to people in the US so distance might have been a factor. It still beats using the remote to type. You can also use a USB keyboard if you're not feeling talkative or confident.

Theres enough here to keep everyone busy, although if you've invested time in Wild World you may find yourself reluctant to start anew again, you can transfer your character and catalogue but not bells or items. While not having changed dramatically from its former incarnations there are enough little tweaks and extras for you to fully enjoy the experience. You'll soon lose yourself all over again!

Bought AC:LGTTC for my Wife as she has been hooked to the DS game for over a year.

I watched her playing last night and its great, you use the WIImote to point at stuff and select options in you pockets etc and use the Chuck to run around.

Prepare yourself as you will lose hours on this, Simple, Fun but very very Deep.

Least I know the wife is happy while I hammer Gears 2 in the other room LOL.

Fantastic Game & thanks Play for the great service yet again.

I played this game on the DS because I wanted something different to what I usually play and found it totally addictive. This version is updated so its even better! Although it is rather girly, there are aspects on a boy will enjoy such as the fishing and bug catching, plus if you know someone who has it you can compete against eachother with a timer. Also the feature where you can transport your character from the DS to the wii is great because you dont have to have 2 entirely different characters if you plan to continue the DS one too.
However, as this is an updated version of the DS and Gamecube games, there is only slight changes to the actual gameplay so anyone looking to play it hoping for it to be totally different will feel rather disappointed. Also only one person can play it at a time, so if 2 people have characters living in the town they cannot play together, only if its on seperate wiis through the wifi connection. Saying that though, the graphics are amazing, the characters are cuter and its an easy playing game that everyone can enjoy.
The wii speak is a good device, I cannot fault the sound quality as it is so clear that you can hear anyone else in the room besides the person you are talking too. The only downside is if you know no one with it there is little point having it as you will rarely use it other than to send messages to people.

I have this game on the ds, and it is really a good game to have, as you can explore and make friends etc. But the wii version is so much more and you can go to the city to explore and pick up some gems from the shops there!.
It is such a fantastic game, you can visit it as much as you like of as little as you like, but if you leave it too long, some of your favourite people might leave. Brilliant. You will just keep coming back for more!

I'm now a veteran of both the Gamecube and the DS versions of Animal Crossing - and because of that I'm no stranger to the fact that there a very few changes in a new release of these titles, and I really like that!

This game combines elements of the cube version and the DS, the added bonus this time is that you have the city to visit which has a lovely array of things for you to do, and having Gracie contained in a store is great so you don't have to wait for her to appear in your village (DS/GC).

Wii speak takes a little getting used to but it means you're more likely to spend additional time in your friends villages and the auction room will definately help get all the items you need.

This is a great game for those who aren't hardcore gamers or for those who enjoy the odd game with a slower pace. AC:LGTTC is a hit in my book!