Drake & Josh: Talent Showdown
Drake & Josh: Talent Showdown, publié par THQ sur Nintendo DS le 30 juillet 2007, plonge le joueur dans le concours de talents Teen American Talent au lycée Belleview, où il aide Drake à perfectionner son numéro musical et Josh à maîtriser ses tours de magie tout en évitant les sabotages des concurrents. Le titre propose d'exécuter des tours de magie, d'affronter des brutes et de jouer de la guitare dans des séquences rythmiques. La presse a salué un jeu étonnamment complet pour les joueurs occasionnels selon NintendoWorldReport, tandis que Digital Entertainment News a émis l'espoir que les concepteurs tirent parti de l'expérience acquise pour un projet futur. Certains joueurs sur Metacritic regrettent des quêtes de récupération agaçantes ponctuées de mini-jeux rythmiques, ou encore des plantages répétés et une déception au regard de la série. L'ensemble affiche une note moyenne agrégée de 30,00.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« A surprisingly robust game. While it probably won’t interest hardcore DS owners who are awaiting more 1st party efforts, casual gamers and kid gamers can really get into it. »
« If we’re lucky, the game’s designers will take the lessons learned while creating this game and go on to make something truly great with them. Unfortunately, the flaws that impede the main game and two minigames here rob all three of their potential, leaving us with a title that, quite simply, isn’t fun. »
« Can't it be a rule that developers have to know something about the show before they make a whole game? That way half-baked, monotonous titles that do nothing for fans, like Drake and Josh won't keep getting made. Just stay away from this no talent title. »
« It really is a shameless excuse to try and cash in on a license. Fans of the series will be disappointed in this brain numbing exercise. »
« Drake and Josh: Talent Showdown is a huge waste of time and not worth trying even if you're a fan of the show. »
« We've never met Josh or Drake, or even seen their TV programme, but after enduring this awful mess of a game we wish we were still completely ignorant of them. [Nov 2007, p.72] »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Some people might say that this game is bad and is comprised of almost entietrley annoying fetchquests with occasional rhythm game minigames, but i say that it is much more than just that. the seemingly endless chain of grabbing keys only to be told to find more keys is a deep metaphor for the way humans need to gather "keys" to get through life by aiding others in their struggles. as you progress through the game, even the simplest of tasks will turn into a lengthy series of events and cause you to struggle trying to achieve your goals. so you see, the mindnumbing objectives are actually a very deep representation of the human struggle. however, this game also teaches that, as long as you remain true to your goals and help the people around you all the way, you will always be able to find the ultimate key to a good life. this game also **** and i hate it »
« Did not enjoy the game and constantly crashed on me and a poor release of my love for this series »
« Trash uhh what else more can I really say? I don’t really know but I guess I’ll keep going »
« I do not know why critics think this game is bad. OK it might have some bugs and could get boring but I think this game was great. The minigames were kind of short but I still liked it. »
