Customer Reviews

Point Blank DS

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Namco strikes again, with another amusing, rather gimmicky title for the DS.

By "gimmicky," I'm not implying that it's a bad thing -- the gimmick in Point Blank DS is that it's a light gun game without, oh, you know, a light gun -- just that the idea itself, while interesting and quite fun, is not one to stand the test of longevity.

If you liked Warioware: Touched!, you might like this. There are 40 stages where you do the same thing over and over -- tap the screen frentically, trying to hit certain targets while avoiding others. The presentation is quintessentially Point Blank, with odd sprites and music and fonts bombarding you right from the start.

At first, the game might seem a bit too simplistic -- the gameplay options are less than fantastic -- but if you give it at least thirty minutes, you'll be hooked.

Granted, this game won't last you a long time, so after that initial hurdle, you're likely to play it for five to ten minutes every other time you play it. There's not much to do. Just tap, tap, tap.

So, despite it being slightly shallow and, yes, pointless (ha ha), it's fun for quickshot gaming sessions. Pick it up (preferably for like $20) if you think you might enjoy this, because chances are, you will.

Namco's light gun shooter Point Blank first gained notoriety on these shores when released on the PS1 way back in the day, and the novelty idea of shooting based mini-games seems like a great platform to make a great DS game. And it does, for a while anyway. Point Blank DS picks 40 mini-games from the series; all of which are emulated wonderfully. The most surprising aspect of Point Blank DS is how the light gun controls are translated using the touch screen and stylus. This factor would have made or broken the game, but Namco managed to get this right thankfully. Two player mode is fun to boot, but what stops Point Blank DS from being truly great is the fact that the mini-games don't offer much in terms of replay value. There's no reason to keep coming back once you complete the game, and many of the mini-games themselves aren't all that different from each other. Not to mention that, and maybe this is just me, but the game just isn't as fun overall without using a light gun. All in all, Point Blank DS offers some fun that DS owners can easily enjoy for quick bits of fun, but don't expect too much out of it.

This is a great game to unwind to, No thinking required. The whole thing about Brain training is, well a load of BS.

I purchased this for my non-gamer wife, and she loves it. Other games she likes are Brain Age, Picross, and WarioWare: Touched.

This is a pure, fast paced, shooter. It has 4 levels of difficulty from Practice to Insane, and would be great for fun lovers of any age. Easy to pick up, hard to put down.

This game is not really known in America well. But it is one of the best games for the DS and has been on other platforms like the PS2. THis ds game has so many minigame modes and challenges, it is fun and addictive. YOu can try to beat a level, better your high scores, beat someone elses high scores or play multiplayer. A must have for your DS collection.