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My Secret World is the latest in a long line of Imagine games released on the Nintendo DS. The series seems to be only just getting started with more spins off titles than you can, well…. imagine.

In 2007, four Imagine games were released. These were Happy Cooking, Fashion Designer, Pet Vet and Babies. Four games from one series is pretty unusual in videos games, but the developers of the Imagine series, Ubisoft, were just getting warmed-up.

In 2008 they have released an almost unbelievable 11 new games for the series. These Imagine Titles were; Figure Skater, Girl Band, Teacher, My Secret World, Babysitters, Baby Club, Fashion Model, Modern Dancer, Fashion Designer New York, Champion Rider and Pet Hospital.

Wait, that’s not all. Before the end of 2008 they plant to release 7 more. The 7 forthcoming Imagine titles are; Party Babyz, Interior Designer, Wedding Designer, Gymnast, Movie Start, Ballet Star and Fashion Party.

18 games from a series in a single year is unheard of. Even with Nintendo seemingly releasing every second title as a Mario game, it still doesn’t come close to this. So why are so many Imagine games being released in such a short space of time?

Ubisoft are targeting the female audience of video games players who have until recently been fairly under-catered for. This hasn’t just been a case of games developers being sexist. Many games developers have tried games targets at females but the sales just haven’t made it a profitable venture.

The Nintendo DS has managed for the first time to attract a more evenly spread audience of males and females. This has been done by producing games such as Nintendogs which focuses on a subject which is seen as less male orientated. Since the Nintendo DS has succeeded where other have not, Ubisoft have set themselves a target of capitalising on the large female proportion of DS owners.

Whereas video games typically focus on adventures and battles, casual female gamers tend to be more drawn toward more life-like situations. For example, in Imagine: Teacher the player takes on the role of a teacher, rather than leading an army or raiding tombs. Others in the Imagine series aren’t really what you would consider a game. My Secret World for DS is more of an interactive diary with personality tests than a game.

It could be questioned how high the quality of these games are, since so many are being produced in such a short time. The games certainly don’t give the appearance of a rushed job with attractive and unique interfaces in each. The gameplay however feels shallow and repetitive.  

It could be said that the Imagine series is more reliant on its subject matter, cute graphics, packaging and advertising campaign than its gameplay. It certainly seems that the series is successful yet it does not have great reviews. Video game review website IGN state that Imagine: Teacher is the best of series and still only rates it with 7.5 out of 10, while others score even lower with Imagine: Rockstar earning just 3.2 out of 10.

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Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Review #1

MARIO & LUIGI SUPERSTAR SAGA
from:Wikipedia

Introduction
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, known in Japan as Mario & Luigi RPG, is a role-playing game developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance in 2003. The game is the third Mario role-playing game, following Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars for the SNES, and Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64. Superstar Saga was followed by a sequel, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, which was released for the Nintendo DS in 2005.

The game begins in Mushroom Kingdom, but changes to Beanbean Kingdom for the majority of the game as Mario and Luigi combat Cackletta, the central antagonist of the game. The quest begins when Cackletta, with the aid of her assistant Fawful, steals Princess Peach’s voice after adopting the guise of an ambassador from Beanbean Kingdom.

Although technically a role-playing game, it centers on a battle system different from that of traditional games of the genre, with emphasis on timing and more elaborate attacks. The game is whimsical in tone, with various in-game jokes and comical references to the heritage of the Mario series. Superstar Saga was generally well received by critics, and IGN named it the twelfth best Game Boy Advance game of all time in their feature reflecting on the Game Boy Advance’s lifespan.

Gameplay
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga features a battle system similar to those of Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario, in which timed button presses are crucial to both increasing damage of party attacks and reducing the damage of enemy attacks. This system, however, is even more important in Superstar Saga, as well-timed button presses can not only increase damage inflicted by attacks, but also completely avoid or even counter enemy attacks as well. Unique to Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga is the Bros. Moves, which becomes available after new abilities are gained. Brothers Moves allow Mario and Luigi to attack as a combined effort with the use of Bros. Points (BP). How many points used determines the maximum amount of damage that can be dealt and the degree of difficulty required to execute the selected ability. The brother-based abilities do not affect the battle system exclusively, but also outside of combat, in which they can be used to solve puzzles to progress further in Beanbean Kingdom.

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n terms of gameplay, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga differs itself from most other role-playing games mainly due to the amount of interaction that is required between Mario and Luigi. Unlike Paper Mario, Superstar Saga requires active and continual co-operation between the two main characters in order to solve environmental puzzles as well as during battle. Where this game differs is to how much correlation there is between the two. For example, gaining an ability in the overworld will also unlock a new skill in battle. Despite the battle system, the game follows many role-playing game traditions in that the players increase power by “leveling up”, in which multiple statistical values, for example speed and defense, are increased by each level gain. Superstar Saga’s gameplay also incorporates collectible items that can be sold or bought at shops, such as badges and clothing that effectively boosts the player’s statistics when worn. The game focuses heavily on puzzle-solving and interaction between non-playable characters to progress the storyline. Like other Mario games released for the Game Boy Advance, Superstar Saga features the classic Mario Bros. arcade game which is compatible with all games in the Super Mario Advance series. The game also incorporates the rumble feature when played using the Game Boy Player.

Plot and Setting
Unlike most games in the Mario series, this game is not set in the Mushroom Kingdom. Instead, Superstar Saga introduces the Beanbean Kingdom, a neighboring monarchy to the Mushroom Kingdom. Despite this, traditional enemies such as the Goomba are present, as well as new enemies exclusive to the game. The predominant race are the “Beanish”, although there are other species such as the “Hoohooligans” and the Yoshis. No locations featured in the Beanbean Kingdom, with the exception of Bowser’s Castle, existed in any earlier Mario series games.

Characters
The playable protagonists in the game are Mario and Luigi. Superstar Saga deviates from the series’ tradition in that Bowser is not the central antagonist, but the Beanish witch Cackletta is. Despite aiding the protagonists during a period of the game, Bowser’s body becomes possessed by the consciousness of Cackletta to form the creature Bowletta. The original Cackletta is aided by the assailant Fawful, who is often characterized by his comical use of language, as evidenced by his famous quote “I HAVE FURY!” Additionally, Mario and Luigi have recurring incidents with a thief named Popple, who will engage both protagonists in conflict various times throughout the game, with his sidekick Rookie (amnesic Bowser).

Throughout the game, Mario and Luigi must work with the Beanbean monarchy headed by Queen Bean. Both she and her son, Prince Peasley, offer Mario and Luigi assistance to retrieve the Beanstar. The youthful Prince Peasley is a celebrity figure in his native Beanbean Kingdom. The quest is in aid to rescue Princess Peach who, as a recurring theme in the Mario series, has been kidnapped.

Story
The game begins as Princess Peach awaits an ambassador from the Beanbean Kingdom. The “ambassador” is revealed to be the evil witch Cackletta, who, aided by her comically-speaking henchman Fawful, steals Princess Peach’s voice, replacing it with a literally explosive vocabulary that cause explosions by speaking. After being alerted about Peach by Toad, Mario and Luigi confront Bowser, who decides not to kidnap Peach because the Princess’s “explosive vocabulary” would ruin his castle.

During the course of the game, Mario and Luigi learn that Cackletta’s goal is to activate the Beanstar, an object that will grant the holder’s wishes, with the aid of princess’s voice to rule the world. The Beanstar is described to respond to someone with a pure voice, and Princess Peach is the only known person alive with such a voice. Midway through the game, Bowser becomes possessed by Cackletta, resulting in the twisted Bowletta, who, upon learning that she did not really steal Peach’s voice
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, kidnaps Peach and gains control of Bowser’s Castle. The brothers join forces with the flamboyant Prince Peasley to defeat Bowletta, who then resumes the form of Cackletta and Bowser separately to save not just the Beanbean Kingdom, but the Mushroom Kingdom as well.

By: Paulyn

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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_%26_Luigi:_Superstar_Saga

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