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Freshly Picked: Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland (Nintendo DS) | 
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Category: Video Games
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 5519
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Genre: action-games
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.2 x 4.9 x 0.8
MPN: 1828546 1828546 6
UPC: 045496465339
EAN: 0045496465339
ASIN: B000T5W5KE
Release Date: September 14, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Rather rosy, really March 8, 2008
D. Cail (Wigan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Such was the dislike of Tingle amongst North Americans that Eiji Aonuma decreed that he be removed from any future Zelda games. Which seemed a bit harsh at the time and has backfired quite magnificently with the character being granted his own full blown spin-off.
On the surface it's a bit like a traditional Zelda, and there are dozens of grin-inducing nods and winks to the series throughout, but I found the importance of money (you have to haggle for everything and most characters are motivated by financial gain to the point where they won't even talk unless you pay them) somewhat reminiscent of Animal Crossing, and the ability to make and sell your own items is quite a bit like Harvest Moon.
On top of this there are mini-games, gigantic boss fights, and nifty twists such as the fight mechanics, where you or your bodyguard (you can hire bodyguards to do your dirty-work for you) are drawn into a tom-and-jerry-style dustball which you can tap with the stylus to speed up or pick up other enemies with for a larger reward.
You can't really tell from the screenshots but in person they have a beautiful hand-drawn quality that's full of character. Tingle isn't going to be to everyone's taste, but I found it to be pretty unique and quietly subversive in its depiction of a hyper-capitalist populous. If the Zeldas felt like a Jungian fable about heroism then this feels more like a biting parody of modern life.
And I think that's what the developers were aiming for.
 A missed opportunity November 28, 2007
rachelcreative (Midlands, UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game doesn't fulfill it's potential. Quirky characters, story and game play are all great in principle but for me it doesn't deliver.
I admit I haven't gotten very far into the game - but I hope you'll understant that this counts towards the review. It just hasn't held my interest to want to go back to time after time.
It's biggest downfall is it's lack of intiutive play on the DS. If you've played games like Animal Crossing you'll know that you can perform certain actions (like speaking to a character) using the stylus OR one of the buttons on the DS.
It's not so intuitive on Rupeeland. You can only move Tingle around using the directional key pad but you can only interact with items and fight using the stylus. To select options you use the touchscreen only - there's no pressing A or B if that suits better.
Rupeeland is rigid and awkward in it's operation.
I find it really clumsy to hold the DS with my left hand and using the directional key pad whilst having to have the stylus posed for any fighting action.
The game doesn't learn very well - so you have the same long rambling conversations with characters time after time. There's no quick way to scroll through the message, or press a button to get to the next line of (dull) text - you have to wait for it to finish and the appropriate touch screen option to come on.
Even the save option is over complicated with having to chat to save.
I like it when games give me more help (more clues or pushes in the right direction) if I'm being really slow and not picking up on what I'm supposed to do next. I don't feel confident in this game to do that for me effectively.
It's not as quirky or clever as it seems to think it is - or indeed as it should be by rights.
I'll probably play some more but it's a bit on the disappointing side.
FRESHLY PICKED BUT QUITE STALE October 10, 2007
Mark Andrew1981 (UK)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
Tingle is the most unlikely of heroes. Infact most gamers might not even know who he is, yet anyone familiar to the Legend Of Zelda series will recall him from Majoras Mask which was originally released on the N64. To the point though.......this is a spin off of Zelda fame and hardcore Zelda fans will find only a brief reminisence of what they truly seek.
You take the role of Tingle, a nobody basically who learns of the famed Rupeeland a place of paradise and more importantly......Rupees. From the off you must collect as many Rupees as you can and throw them into the pool close to Tingles house. More Rupees = more places to visit and explore. The pool is nothing less than a tower that keeps growing, similar to the Jack and Beanstalk story.
What could have been an utterly dull title is infact quite suprising in approach and something, maybe its the bizzare characters and the slightly disturbing soundtrack ( again a nod towards Majoras Mask), just keeps pulling you back and like Tingle the urge to find Rupees does become addictive.
I do not want to give too much away, as many suprises and fresh approaches to a tried and tested, albeit succesful, game genre are in the wait for those who purchase this title I will say this: if you actually really like the Tingle character and do have an insatiable desire for Rupees then this game will fit nicely into your collection. Also as I mentioned earlier it has a certain hook to it that does draw you back. However for those expecting this title to stand up against Link and the Zelda series please just hang on for the Phantom Hour Glass as you might not find the RUPEELAND you have heard about.
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