Animal Crossing: Wild World for Nintendo DS: 10 Things to Love & 10 Things to Hate

I was first introduced to Animal Crossing back when it came out for Gamecube. Turned out though that they had released a game for the Nintendo 64 that was actually the true birth of Animal Crossing. This game however was called 'Animal Forest'.

I enjoyed Animal Crossing for the Gamecube, so it was no big secret that I would also purchase it for the Nintendo DS. The DS version is called Animal Crossing Wild World, and with a title like that one would expect to see some wild new changes, however this was far from the case. There was nothing wild about it, in fact it seemed like the Gamecube version just miniaturized.

I liked it though, I was able to carry my town around with me in my pocket, able to play anywhere, and whenever I wanted without having to be glued down to the television set.

I figured though, since I'm such a fan and know the ins and outs of the game, I would share 10 things to love about the game, and 10 things to hate about it.

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU:

1. The fact that I cannot play with online friends unless they have my friend code in their system, and I have their friend code in mine. At my age most of my friends don't play this game, and those select nerd like me who do, never seem to be playing while I am on. Obtaining friend codes on the Internet is the only way to go, and this actually takes me away from my DS and wastes a lot of time.

2. The fact that Wild World has only a small selection of new things. It seems the greatest thing they added was a frigging sling shot to shoot down balloons with gifts attached. However seeing these balloons float by are so random that it is pathetic.

3. There are no new surprises, I at least thought that this game would include something completely new, but it seems everything is exactly the way it was since the beginning.

4. No new fruits! Man, I'm sick of the apple tree, orange tree, cherry tree, coconuts, and pears. When Nintendo made this game they didn't even consider throwing in something new. A blue berry bush, or strawberry vine would have been nice. Instead though, we got the same fruits.