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Driving Theory Training (Nintendo DS) | 
 enlarge | From: Atari
Category: Video Games
List Price: £19.99
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 727
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Genre: life-simulation-games
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.8
EAN: 3546430141557
ASIN: B0019KAP50
Release Date: August 29, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Useful but not perfect September 5, 2008
Peter Joll (Hereford, UK)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The DS has become popular and innovative in the way that its usefulness goes beyond simple gaming, particularly with the brain-stimulating games (such as Brain Training) that are available for the handheld machine, so it's no real surprise that Atari have come up with Driving Theory Training.
So at the RRP of 19.99, what do you get exactly?
You get a game that caters for up to 4 separate profiles as well as a "Guest" profile.
"Practice Exam" mode that simulates real exam conditions
"Practice", "Random Test" and "Challenge" modes
The Highway Code included in the software
List of road signs with description
A selection of mini-games
Progress and high score information
Now on to the mini-games:
Memory- Try to pair up all of the road signs hidden on the screen
Expert Memory- Look at a sign for a moment then find the correct sign afterwards
Sign Game- Create a sign using shape, colour, and design to match it's description
Park Your Car- Park your car in a variety of different situations
Car Game- Repeat the order that the indicators light up
"Park Your Car" is the only one really worth going into more detail. You steer a car from a bird's eye view using the touch screen steering wheel and try to park correctly at a free car park space that is often at the end of a little maze of turns. This is the main mini-game as the other ones are basically simple puzzle/memory games.
This game does exactly what it says, helps you practice for you driving theory test whether it's for car or motorcycle with over 1000 questions taken from the official theory test (labelled as being valid from September 2008), as well as throwing in some extra mini games. However, there are some flaws, particularly with the "Park Your Car" mini-game. The main problem is that the steering wheel is not in the center of the screen but slightly lower so that while trying to steer with the stylus while looking at the top screen, you may find that it doesn't steer as you expect as you may not rotate around the steering wheels axis correctly. Another minor thing I noticed with the same mode is that as there is no animation for the cars speed dial (which is clearly in view) as you accelerate.
My verdict of the game: Ideal for it's target market, especial at the retail price of 19.99 or less, and although it does the job, and can keep you entertained with the mini-games and competitive with the high scores, missing out a simple animation that wouldn't be difficult to include kind of shows how lazy they were with the bonus content. Nevertheless, if you have a DS and want to learn to drive, this is an ideal purchase that allows you to practice some exam questions and play a few mini-games whenever and wherever you have the spare time.
 Driving Theory Training (ATARI) September 2, 2008
Ste Star
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Another training game for the DS, this time aimed at the learner driver. The game contains the official theory test questions for car and motorcyclists and is valid from September 2008. The game itself is broken up in to a variety of 'mini games' in which you can learn the road signs and using the stylus to control the steering wheel (bottom screen) you can rehearse the various sequences of the parallel park and other manoeuvres. The game also includes the Highway Code and 'realistic' training and exam modes for the all important test.
The game gets a 3 star rating for fun, as the context is fairly bland and ATARI could have been more imaginative in creating the mini games. However in short bursts the game is enjoyable and will help in preparation for the theory test and at 14.99 you can't ask for much more.
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