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Feel the Magic XY/XX Review
Written by Modojo Staff on Sunday, January 30, 2005
Visually stunning, with great creativity in the different games.
It's far too short, which is a testament to how much fun it is!
Dating sims are about as popular in the US as first person shooters are in Japan (which means not popular at all), so you can imagine my surprise when Sega announced Feel the Magic XY/XX for the Nintendo DS. Shrouded in mystery, this Sonic Team game was both an exciting and terrifying prospect, because it was either going to seriously rock the house or completely suck. Thankfully, the game turned out to be positively superlative! It just goes to show that no matter what the genre, a great game is just that! Great!
Feel the Magic XY/XX tells the story of a young man who, walking down the street, bumps into the woman of his dreams. Confused as to how he should approach his new love, our hero enlists the help of the Rub Rabbits (wha!?!), a secret society of people who wear bunny ears and help him woo this foxy creature. To do this he'll have to complete a bevy of mini games, all of which take advantage of the DS's capabilities.
You'll blow out giant candles using the system's microphone, punch angry bulls that threaten to run you over, and guide swallowed fish back up the esophagus of their unfortunate host. Along the way there are cool boss battles that require a little bit more strategy. In all, this motley crue collection of games are a lot of fun and they all beg to be played multiple times. The game really impressed me because it's the only DS launch title to say, "Here I am. Here is the DS. Check us out." But the gameplay isn't the only reason why Feel the Magic is a classic.
Feel the Magic XY/XX has style. It has innovation. It's a leader, and it shows in all aspects of the game. Visually, Sonic Team did a wonderful job with the game's graphics. The colors are vibrant, with characters shaded black but with blue hair, and backgrounds full of reds and oranges. It's like nothing that I've ever seen before. It's the type of stuff that belongs on someone's wall much less a videogame, but I'm certainly glad it's on my Nintendo DS.
