Game Boy Color

Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite!

Learning the secret language, Ham-Chat, is vital to kids' progress. They must collect Ham-Chat words by speaking to all the hamsters they run into. New words learned appear in the Ham-Ham Notebook. Players use the words to greet hamsters, sniff things, dig things up, to apologize, climb up trees and ladders, roll into objects for surprises, and so forth. They use words to coax Ham-Hams to go back to the Clubhouse and to learn more words!

I'll be the first to admit that I was a little hesitant in reviewing the very first hamster game in the Game Boy's US library. Could I handle the syrupy sweet cuteness inside the box with that glassy-eyed hamster staring right back? But I was hooked into the adventure the second I found the "Go-P" command in my Hamspeak vocabulary. Yes, it does exactly what it sounds like. Activate this command, and Hamtaro relieves himself in the most adorable fashion. Why is it there? Who the heck cares! Go-P! All the way!

Nintendo excels at enticing people to explore strange new worlds. Hamtaro is no different as you burrow down into the secret land of the Ham-Hams (GB versions of hamsters)and they're soooo cuuuute! The adventure takes Hamtaro on a quest to find the other Ham-Hams. Along the way, you'll learn to speak Ham-Chat (Ham-ha means hello) and maybe dance a Ham-Jam.

Un titre à savourer devant un bon verre de jus de fruits et une assiette de chocos. Nintendo nous sort tout de même un nouveau personnage au design absolument irrésistible, héros d'un jeu particulièrement naïf qui s'adresse uniquement aux très jeunes joueurs.