I’ve tried playing this game for about 3-4 hours now, and I was drawn to it because the art is similar to Kingdom Hearts, and it’s novel for the DS, but it was kind of hard to play for me. There are these pins that let you attack in different styles, but you also control a girl on the top screen using the +pad. So while you are using the stylus on your right hand (if you’re a righty), you are pressing directional buttons with your left hand. And while that could be simple enough, it’s a little hard to keep both of them alive. They both share the same health bar so if one of them is in bad shape, it ends up affecting the main character. Typical to leave the girl more vulnerable as well.

The story is interesting and captivated me for about 3-4 hours before I got frustrated with the play style. You can change your level to be higher, but you get less drops (chances for more pins and money). I think I’d rather run around slashing mobs to death.

So, if you are highly coordinated and don’t mind characters affecting your ability to live or dragging you down (which the character in the story actually detests as well), then this game is for you! At least the music is good.