CGRundertow FISHDOM for Nintendo DS Video Game Review

Fishdom review. Classic Game Room presents a CGRundertow review of Fishdom from Playrix Entertainment and Atari for the Nintendo DS. There have been several Fishdom games released since 2008, mostly for the PC. This DS version of Fishdom marks the series' first release on a dedicated games platform. Fishdom is split into two primary components. There's a Bejeweled like match three puzzle mode, which is the bulk of the actual gameplay, and there's a virtual aquarium, which is the bulk of the actual screen watching. The concept comes together in that you have to play the puzzles to earn currency, which you use to buy items for your aquarium. Which you...look at. This video review features video gameplay footage of Fishdom for the Nintendo DS and audio commentary from Classic Game Room's Derek.

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A lot of games combine different genres. Iíve
seen platformers mixed with RPGs, shooters
with strategic DNA...Iíve even seen crazy
hybrids like beat-íem-up sports games. But
you know what Iíve never seen?
A puzzle game spawning offspring with a virtual
aquarium.
Furthermore, I had no idea there was even
a demand for such a bizarre scientific experiment
in game design. I had no idea the conceptual
possibility for the puzzler meets fish tank
was something a human being could actually
think up. This is the strangest game Iíve
played in a very long time.
The funny thing is this isnít a one-time
thing. Fishdom is actually a series from the
Russian publisher Playrix Entertainment. There
have been several Fishdom games released since
2008, mostly splashing in what are uncharted
waters for me.
The personal computer.
This DS version of Fishdom marks the seriesí
first release on a dedicated games platform.
Having never played the prior games, I canít
actually say how smooth the transition has
been. But what I can say is Fishdom delivers
exactly what its bizarre premise promisesópuzzles
and a fish tank.
Fishdom is split into two primary components.
Thereís a match-three puzzle mode, which
is the bulk of the actual gameplay, and thereís
a virtual aquarium, which is the bulk of the
actual...screen watching. The concept comes
together in that you have to play the puzzles
to earn currency, which you use to buy items
for your aquarium.
Which you...look at.
The puzzles are your basic match-three variety.
You have to switch the tiles to create matches,
and so basically, youíre just scanning the
board for matches. The puzzles do offer specific
objectivesófor example, you have to clear
the golden tiles before time runs outóbut
it never gets too complicated or difficult.
As for the aquarium, well...you can look at
fish.
Normally, Iím all about these virtual fish
aquariums. I actually think theyíre REALLY
cool. In college, weíd put one of these on
the television anytime we were throwing a
party or girls were coming over. You know,
just to class up the place. The difference
between those and this, however, is that a
virtual fish tank on a television looks awesome.
On a tiny Nintendo DS screen...I mean, I guess
you could set it on a table...with a magnifying
glass next to it.
But if youíre looking for a simple puzzler
for a casual gamer who might find it fun to
mess around with a little aquarium, itís
hard to complain about Fishdom. This game
does exactly what it sets out to do and is
available at a budget price on the DS. Itís
Fishdom, a mixture of concepts youíve probably
never thought of... ever.