12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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Some okay minigames
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Going to a real carnival
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Nothing else to love
Cons
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Mostly terrible minigames
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Controls are worse
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The entire experience
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The waft of menace emanating from a carnie’s beard, rigged games, wailing children getting their limbs tangled in the whirring mechanics of a hastily constructed death wheel - sorry - Ferris wheel; there’s no denying it, carnivals are horrible. This makes Namco’s carnival simulator a surprisingly faithful adaptation.
Even real carnies would balk at the audacity of only offering nine shoddy minigames. Especially when the best of the bunch - a remote pointer controlled-cork-gun-target shoot and spreading pancake batter over a hotplate - aren’t as good as Twilight Princess ’ worst minigame offerings.
More info
| Description | Even real carnies would balk at the audacity of only offering nine shoddy minigames. |
| Platform | Wii |
| Release date | 2 December 2006 (US), 2 December 2006 (UK) |
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