What’s life without love? Players can use the spinner to play spin the bottle with two to eight people. Of course the spinner makes other random choices for you as well, like which movie you’ll watch tonight or anything else you can't decide.
Explore sound and music with the voice changer mode (yes, you can play it backwards) and sound effects which include animals, weapons, and machines. The rhythm machine, anchored with a metronome, allows some creative composition, especially in the percussion department, but it’s still not as detailed as a music title like KORG DS-10. Save options are missed here as you’re limited to tinkering and quick creations, though they're more ideal for younger players anyway.
Games of chance include Boxes of Doom, Ninety Eight and Crazy Eights. Boxes of Doom is like Memory and a twist on the classic the shell game, as you avoid finding the clown as you lift each box. Ninety Eight, which can be played with one game cartridge, basically is Blackjack up to 98 as you count until you’re out. Crazy Eights mirrors UNO as you match colors or numbers with the face card until you have no more cards left.
The graphics could use more personality and design work, which is challenging when informational content supersedes action or character. The stylus controls are great and everything is easy to use. This title definitely skews to younger aged players though because many older players will have a device that already does all these things (though the Nintendo DSi isn’t far away).
This purposeful game has great functions, educational applications and reference tools while continuing to blur the line between game and learning tool, similar to several recent “coach” titles. More integration of the game/entertainment aspects with the productivity applications would have improved the overall experience. For unlockable options think of related games/items for codes with five letters on each side - 10 characters total (e.g. LOVEL-YLISA).
MyDoItAll is rated E (Everyone) by the ESRB for comic mischief.
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