Friday, March 16, 2012

Hatchi [iOS]

Hatchi brings Tamagotchi to the iPhone complete with it's pixelated graphics and blips and bloops for sounds. It is currently selling for $0.99AU on the Appstore.


As you may be able to tell from these photos your Hatchi doesn't exactly do a lot. You can feed it and it will develop a favourite and disliked food. You need to wash it to keep its hygiene up and to clean away one of it's newest features, poop. You can read it a book and play sport with it, even inject medicine into it when it gets sick but other than that it mostly just sleeps. There are achievements to unlock to keep you playing but it just needs a bit more.


Ultimately you are going to love your pet Hatchi because you raised it but it really doesn't do much at all which is a let down. Some more stats such as how many books read, how many times it's played sport and perhaps a minigame too would make it worth the purchase. The developers threaten the game will get more exciting by listening to and implementing the user bases ideas but it seems small consolation for those who have already paid 6/10.



1 comment:

  1. I retroactively give this game a 4/10, update pending.

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