| Touch Detective | 
 enlarge | From: Atlus Video Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (26 reviews)
Sales Rank: 5058
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: 40005
Model: TD400058
UPC: 730865400058
EAN: 0730865400058
ASIN: B000FUG5TA
Release Date: October 24, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Gather evidence, talk to witnesses, and use items to further the investigation! . | | • | Four bizarre cases! Find a missing person, track down a stolen dream, and more! . | | • | Touch-screen, dual-screen puzzle-solving that takes full advantage of the Nintendo DS! |
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Product Description
Touch Detective is a unique mystery adventure as you become a private eye in a strange new world. When Mackenzie's father unexpectedly passed away, she inherits the family business: a renowned detective agency. In a world world populated by mechanized butlers and walking skeletons, mysteries are very different. With the aid of cheerful mushroom-man Funghi and robotic servant Cromwell, Mackenzie sets off to prove herself worthy of being called... the Touch Detective!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Touch Detective: Cute & Fun June 24, 2008
The first thing I'm going to say about this game is it's charming and cute. The second thing I'll say is it delivered far less than the potential it had. And the third? It still delivered enough for it to be an excellent game.
So, in Touch Detective you're a cute little detective walking around looking for clues on cases. The cases are always given to you by Penelope, whom is a bizarre peer that likes bananas.
Yup, the game is very weird, but also entertaining. Realism? None, nothings realistic really, almost all fantasy. So if you're a Phoenix Wright fan looking for a nice case to solve put this game down.
Basically it's a simple point and clic---, touch if I may, game. You talk to people, receive information, and occasionally find an item on the ground to use. It can be frustrating as others have said, as sometimes for the story to progress you have to talk to the perfectly right character who basically says the same thing they said 2 minutes ago. So you do need patient and the willpower to walk to many different places trying to push on the story.
One complaint I didn't notice until 3/4th the way through is that the items really aren't used enough. The 2nd "Quest" you have a load of items, the 3rd and 4th you don't really at all. The items were the fun part, not talking to people 20 times until you figured out who you missed.
Difficulty wise the game seemingly gets much easier the further you get. The final quest was basically purely talking, with no items. But there was charm in the game.
From rescuing a fairy, to your friend being kidnapped, to a lost banana, if you like bizarre this game will for sure win you over. But be prepared to search around a lot.
Final rating is a 75%. I wouldnt buy it for more than $15. Though I did complete the game fully, and all the mini-objectives.
As for after the main quest, there are quite a few little mini-quests to do, though none are really hard and probably harder to trigger than complete. And being Atlus, I did expect the game to be more.
Still good though!
The Adventures of Mackenzie (by Laura) March 1, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a fun game. I do enjoy puzzles, including mysteries. This time I feel like being very cut and dry; I shall give you the cons and pros in that order.
Cons:
1. Replayability. As sad as it is for me to say, I often try to avoid "Detective" games because once you solve the mysteries, there's little to no replayability. This one is no exception: once you complete the four main mysteries, your best chance of replayability is in the Bonus episode. Even that is limited.
2. Frustration. You can get stuck on the simplest things. When you are stuck, it immediately "freezes" gameplay in it's tracks, and you can't do anything. I've been forced to put the game down and go online for help. Quite annoying.
3. Silly cases. While still fun, it's a letdown to not have any "real" mysteries. Basically, you figure out who stole Penelope's dreams (who cares?), How to save an ice fairy, who kidnapped Penelope (again, who cares?), and who assaulted a bunch of *SPOILER COMING UP, YOU MAY WANT TO SKIP TO THE NEXT PARAGRAPH* fleas (yet again, who cares?!).
4. Undeveloped characters. There was room for a lot more characters and more intricate cases. Just the fact that this opportunity was there, and the developers didn't sieze it, makes me ill. I got a little tired of just solving things for Penelope.
Pros:
1. Cute characters. All of them are comical. All of them are funny. All of them are interesting. Even Penelope, who I became tired of. The main characters are: Mackenzie (the girl you control), Funghi (Mackenzie's pet and assistant, follows you around), Chloe (a girl who rivals you. Sometimes she helps, other times she just gets in the way. She gets into a lot of funny situations though *wink, wink*), and Penelope (the girl always in dire need of your services. Likes bananas. A lot).
2. Sufficient problem solving skills required. While I'm not sure younger kids have the patience to enjoy this, those of the age of 10 to adulthood will probably have fun playing this game (assuming they like mysteries and puzzles).
3. Good music. There are catchy tunes that suit the themes of this game, and the music is very memorable.
4. Good graphics. It's cartoonish, but not in a way that's too childish; more like a Japanese anime if you understand what I mean.
Conclusion: Overall this is an excellent game; it's major problem only being lack of replayability. It's well worth the price it's currently at ($24.99), but I wouldn't go too much higher than that. As long as it stays around it's current price, I recommend this game for those who like to exercise their craniums.
 best series ever! February 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my new favorite series! played these games in the wrong order and I would recommend playing this one before 2 1/2 because there were some extra features and improvements made into 2 1/2.
This game is adorable in the typical Atlus style, which, if you're unfamiliar with it, is cute anime-like characters with some strange personalities. They have a range of expressions, from exclamation points to hopping up and down in anger. The format is 3D and the title character, Mackenzie walks wherever you point to with the stylus. There are several areas on a map, office, apartments, and shopping center to begin with where you will find the rest of the cast. Mackenzie "touches" things (tap with the stylus) to examine them, add them to her list, or interact with them.
There are four episodes, each with a new case to solve complete with side tasks.
One of the best aspects of the game is Mackenzie's running sarcastic commentary thought-bubble on the screen above. I wouldn't recommend this for kids because some of the jokes are directed at adults and some of the puzzles require the persistance to do the constant back and forth work of re-interviewing people and checking the same spots. Upon completion, you are rewarded with the bonus episode that consists of small mini-tasks to solve such as hide-and-seek, finding ingredients, and solving problems. The game is complete when you have filled in your 50 item touch list, 4 cases, and 4 pages of mini-tasks. I hope they will release more in this series, look to Japan for that.
Replay? Yes becuae it's so charmingly cute.
Ages? Depends on maturity, most kids won't have the patience, won't appreciate the graphics, and won't understand many of the words and jokes -definitly not for kids in the single digit age group.
Is it for you? If you only like certain genres of games -no. There's no fighting, no racing, no learning for small kids...
A fun game October 8, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's a very fun game. If you enjoy detective type of game, you'll enjoy this one. It's pretty short though. It only took me three days to beat it. However, I sure had fun during the process. There's some humor in it, too. Chloe is a pretty funny character. The graphic is pretty and the music is great.
 Very Cute, But a Little Slow June 26, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Stylistically this game is a gem. It's got a very creepy/cute vibe to it that can't be beat. The story and characters are charmingly weird. The game play is where this product gets bogged down. Each situation requires clicking the right place or using the right item. Most of the time the answer is obvious, but there are many situations where the item you need makes no sense. This randomness is supposed to add to the game's weird cute charm, but it drags the actual game play down.
Still, if love cute things and you're willing to go over a few speed bumps this is a very enjoyable game.
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