NEWS FEEDNodame Cantabile DS Rythm Game On The Cheap
08.30.07
Similar to most Japanese adventure games, you move around locations by tapping spots on a map. Key events takes place where there’s a Mongoose mark and then the real gameplay begins. For the most part, Nodame is a rhythm game and if you’ve seen the show or read the Manga you’ll know it’s all about classical music and not the sort of music you would expect in Ouendan. As these songs play, circles slide across the screen from the right hand side of the touch screen while music notes fall from the top. You have to time your taps so that these falling notes reach the centre of the circles.
Just like other rhythm games, there is a big health bar on the top screen, dropping with any notes you miss and filling up when you time well. Playing as a conductor, you won’t hear any sound effects as you hit notes successfully. You’ll just see bright ripples of colour. On the other hand if you miss, you’ll hear the music become distorted. Oddly enough, there’s no score keeping, ranking or combos. Beating a song simply means filling up the gauge to a certain level and then you’re free to move on. Obviously this means there’s little incentive to go back and replay songs.
