Ant Nation

by Konami

Product Features

• Ant Farm 2.0. The classic ant farm returns in a new, modern, and portable form. No more worries about glass breaking and ants escaping; now they can go wherever you take your DS.
• Train your minions. Train your ants to be soldiers and survivors through the DS stylus. Tap them to make them stronger, douse them with droplets of water to improve their water resistance, torch them with a match to build heat resistance, and much more!
• Stand your ground. Evolve and manage your ant population to be numerous and strong enough to defend against menacing invaders.
• Architect your community. Design and strengthen your ant colony to withstand natural disasters and sustain a healthy population.
• Strategize for your success. Nearly 100 missions are available to keep you busy with fresh and exciting challenges, including managing your population and resources to ensure your dominance.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0024RI6T4
• Item Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 8, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,680 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The beloved childhood pastime of lazy Sundays spent with a magnifying glass and an ant farm finally arrives on the Nintendo DS in this challenging and addictive strategy simulation that trains your ant minions – as well as your brain – through the use of the DS stylus. You must zap, tap, and manipulate your ants to make them tough enough to survive a variety of harsh environments and strong enough to defend the planet against evil alien robot insect invaders! It’s up to you to build the best Ant Nation!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daughters Favorite Game, January 9, 2010

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Alicia (California) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ant Nation (Video Game)

My daughter got this for her birthday, and has not put it down since. She says it is like being an ant yourself protecting the colony, and having the ants do certain things. I heard this game is discontinued so if you want one I suggest you get one soon. We were lucky to find the last one in the store for her. To bad bug games don't seem that popular but my nine year old daughter likes this game alot. Game is perfect for young children no rough fighting, and bad words.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Birthday Present for 8 yr old Son, May 22, 2010

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M. Harper "Read more reviews than I write" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Ant Nation (Video Game)

We got this game for our son based on the reviews, and he and our 6 yr old play it all of the time. They like earning worker ants, defeating the attacking insects, and building the colony. We ordered an Ant Farm a few weeks after getting the game, because our boys became very interested in how ants live and work. Highly recommended!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wastes Time - Very Basic Simulation, December 12, 2010

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Pat Denoli (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ant Nation (Video Game)

I'm surprised by the positive reviews from other people. I have to presume they haven't had the game very long. There is only one script - send your ants to find food and protect the colony from invaders. You cannot accelerate the game at any point, which means if it takes 3 minutes for your digital ants to walk across the screen to where you told them to find food... you sit there for 3 minutes and watch. If it takes them 5 minutes to take the food back to your colony, one pixel at a time - you sit for 5 minutes and watch. This sounds like a minor point except once you learn how to control the ants, the strategy is done and you are left with a game that involves little more than sitting, watching your ants go back and forth.

Enemies are predictable, and while the placement of food is "random", you know it will be under rocks and leaves that appear on a fixed schedule. Again, the majority of your time is spent waiting, waiting, waiting. Your ants can earn new capabilities as you grow, but you are never in a situation where you need them. You earn abilities at such a slow pace, your colony will have far more ants than you need to overwhelm any foe.

This could have been a good game, but it is actually quite poor. A few minor changes would have made all the difference.