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I purchased this product for my sister (in her 20s), as a present. I couldn't be happier with the results, the game is not a bootleg copy (I tested it myself before giving it to her), and the cartridge was in great condition. The game arrived within the estimated shipping time. I would shop with LukieGames again. Normally $45 USD for a DS Game would be more than I am willing to spend, as I am Canadian and the conversion isn't worth it, but this was a present and something she is already enjoying and getting lots of hours of play out of. If you or someone you know loves 2D platformers like Super Mario, I would suggest this game.
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Princess Peach finally gets to kick some Bowzer ass. After two decades of being captured, she has finally found a way to exact some revenge on the Koopa gang. By her side is a talking umbrella which Peach uses to kill all the classic baddies: from goombas and turtles to ghosts who are still when you look at them (or away from them!). The game is a departure from the Mario Platformer genre in the sense that Peach utilizes her emotions to perform effects like berzerker mode, flight, excessive crying (emo kids beware!), and hp increases. Each time Peach uses an emotion, her "Vibe Meter" depeletes. Her vibe meter can be restored by catching enemies on her umbrella and "swallowing" them. These abilities help Peach on her quest and are invaluable in fighting each area's boss. There are eight areas in all, ranging from a volcano to a glacier, to a forest, to Bowzer's castle and are complimented by their own range of enemies. The environments themselves are colorful, and run very smoothly (as what can be expected from a first-party game). The use of the touch screen is limited for the most part to performing the various emotions, but the microphone is also used to shoot bubbles from Peach's submarine (apparently Mario never taught her how to breathe under water). This game is truly a fun and addicting platformer with a few minor hangups. You must find and free three toads per level or you will not be able to fight Bowzer at the end of the game. The toads can sometimes be difficult to find, but an alert appears whenever you are in the same room as them. Coins are no longer used to gain extra lives (you have unlimited continues) and instead are used to buy enhancements for your umbrella, extentions for your vibe meter and hp, and a myriad of in-game scores. You can also buy puzzle pieces for 7 different puzzles and 3 mini-games for Toad. Though it appears to be aiming for the six year old girl market, this game can be tough at times even for a seasoned gamer. The single player alone will entertain you for a few days. Then, after beating the game, you can unlock new levels by going back and beating harder versions of the area bosses. Overall, the game will be locked in your DS for the better portion of a week. Once you have completed the extra levels and mastered the mini-games, there is no real reason to go back for more. Princess Peach is a great first effort for our beloved "Damsel in Distress" and can be equally enjoyed by kindergarten girls and keg-stand loving frat boys.Read full review
I bought this game for my young daughter. I like playing it with her because we can work together to solve the puzzles presented in some of the easier levels. The lower levels of the game do not require a lot of reading so this is nice for a child who is just learning to read. I look at it as a creative way to spend time reading to my daughter. After a while, the picture books get to be too much for me. Unlike some video games, there is not any really graphic violence although there is the "destroy the enemy" type game challenge found in the Super Mario games. I love the graphics and the music background. I like that the player sometimes has to be very persistent to figure out how to get through a task or puzzle. I found that this provided me with an opportunity to talk to my daughter about how to solve problems in real life. Okay, so I'm guessing not too many parents play video games with their children but I'm here to say that Super Princess Peach is a fun way to relax with your young child on a rainy afternoon. I eventually bought my own DS and now we play other interactive DS games together when we are traveling. My only complaint is that the instructions that come with the game don't provide a lot of detail on the characters and objectives of the game. I had not play many similar games before so it took a lot of effort to figure some of the tools in the game. I wish there was a guide book for this game but it is still doable even without such a book.Read full review
Still, being half as good as Yoshi's Island is no disgrace, and when you get past the slightly nauseating stench of perfume and flowers and lovely pink dresses in this heavy-handedly targeted 'girl's game', you'll still find some real Nintendo magic.Let's get the disappointing stuff out of the way, starting with the use of the dual screen technology - or, rather, lack of it. Super Princess Peach is lazy, basically. While the game plays out on the top screen, the bottom is reserved for Peach's four 'vibes', her moods - and subsequent abilities - that you can activate via the stylus if you have enough juice in your bar (see the Screen Time box on the right to find out more). It's low key, underwhelming and really just a gimmick. With nothing assigned to the shoulder buttons either, you get the feeling this is a game shoehorned onto the DS rather than developed specifically for it. Another complaint is that it's easy. Really easy. Saying it limps into double figures in terms of playing hours would be five hours too generous. This is defiantly feminine in its outlook, ramming pink-drenched platforming in your eyes from the get-go. Whether that, as Nintendo presumably hopes, will appeal to the same ladies who went out and bought, say, Nintendogs, remains to be seen, but the lack of longevity is a problem whichever way you shake it. Yes, this conforms to Miyamoto's long-talked-of wish for simpler, shorter games, but we'd imagine there'll be disappointment across the board at the lack of challenge here, whatever your gender, however good at games you are. And yet, despite a lack of lifespan and touch screening, it works - really well. Sticking like glue to the patented Nintendo platforming masterplan means Super Princess Peach is constantly playable, typically compelling and immensely rewarding. It's also got a kind of dewy-eyed retro joy going on, as it dips into the back catalogue to bring out Toads, Goombas, Piranha Plants, Warp Pipes and Koopa Troopas. Strip away the Nintendo universe and you'd be left with a decent little adventure; add the best set of characters in videogames and suddenly this becomes something much more. The Mario formula is evident everywhere, from the level design to the acres of hidden areas to the end-of-level bosses, but Peach does throw a couple of new additions into the mix. One is her umbrella, Perry (stick with us), who offers protection against some foes, and - best of all - allows Peach to sail across water. Perry (and Peach) can be 'upgraded' too, in the game's Toad-run shop; as you accrue more gold coins, there's plenty of things to spend your cash on, though most are normally parallel to Peach's Vibe powers. It's beautifully simple and great fun, But then that's Super Princess Peach in a nutshell: packed with moments that aren't fully exploited. Still, while it might not be the best platformer ever made - hell, it's not even the best platformer on the DS - if there's one thing Super Princess Peach does do, it's keep you enthralled until the end. (Official Nintendo Magazine) This deserves a Gold Award, some male gamers play this game my 21 yr old son thinks that its the best DS game ever made! With the role-reversal plot, the briallantly styled levels and the excellent music plus the unique feature of changing Peach's emotions to activate special elemental powers makes this easly one of the best games for DS and also one of the best games of all time! I'd give it 90-100%Read full review
My daughter LOVES this game. It's graphics are simple, not very detailed, and typical of most of the earlier Mario Bros games. It's neither complicated nor very sophisticated gameplay either. Still, she LOVES this game. This title fills a very under served demographic, early teen and preteen girls. I've found only a dozen or so titles that cater to young girls. The PSP platform is even worse. So, overall I'd give this product an 8 out of 10 stars,mainly for it's appeal to the kid who's most important to me, not because it's really all that special. It's just very special to her.
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