Diverse og anbefalinger!

Huff! Jeg har vært sykt med forkjølelse de siste par dagene, og det er jo teit.. men da har man jo tid til å gjøre ting som å lese bøker og spille spill! (ENG)

(I've been sick the past few days, and I've had extra time to play games and read books, so here's a recommendation of a game for Nintendo DS which is pure awesome!)

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So, the other day I stumbled across a DS game I thought I'd recommend here on my blog, because I want all my friends to try it out.

It's simply genius! The game is called Ivy the Kiwi and is per writing this blogpost only available in Japan. The version I've tried is for DS, but there's also a version out for the nintendo wii.

The game starts with an introduction in storybook-style where you see how Ivy the Kiwi came to the forest from the sky as an egg, hatched and started searching for it's mother kiwi. Since Ivy is a Kiwi, she can't fly, and that's where the whole game starts.

You're served a whole range of platform-style levels in a 2D beautiful art-style, complete with spikes, cute little enemies, and special items like feathers and stars for you to collect.

Ivy the kiwi is constantly running forwards, and turning if she hits an obstacle, so your task in this game is to create a path for her to run without hitting anything. You do this by drawing up vines on your screen, and with up to three vines on-screen at the same time, you can make your little kiwi go any direction you want.

It's also possbile to give Ivy an extra boost by dragging one vine backwards like the string of a bow, and releasing it when the kiwi is nearby, sending it hurling like a tiny arrow in the direction you've chosen. This makes Ivy able to break bricks and attack enemies.

By not fastening the vine, but keeping your pen to the touchscreen as you move the vine, you can "lift" Ivy up into the air, steering her around obstacles and making her collect items. To be able to use this technique effectively you'll need some practice, but it's good fun once you get the hang of it.

Here's a youtube video showing the "lifting" technique, played by pros.

This game might sound easy, but it's actually quite challenging once you get past the first few easy levels. Great fun when you have nothing else to do. Perfect for playing on long train/bus-rides, waiting in line for something, or for simply just killing some time in other places.

RECOMMENDED!

I'd also like to recommend the lastest Taiko no Tatsujin game, just out in Japan, but I think I'll do it on facebook since most of my jap-buds are there.