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Sprung has a "fun" style throughout its production, but the entire experience is absolutely, dreadfully dull and unfulfilling. Break down the game to its parts and it's nothing more than a rigid algorithm tree.
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Unfortunately, the story and pretty pictures aren't enough to wade through the random guessing that makes up the game itself. Selecting phrases until you pick the "right" one doesn't make for a good game.
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But given the quality of the game, the title could also denote a certain level of unpleasant surprise. (Example: "Please avoid this horrible wreck of a game that Ubisoft has Sprung upon unsuspecting DS owners.")
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Electronic Gaming MonthlyThe dirty language and innuendo rules out kids. Grown-ups will despise its complete lack of gameplay (at least Japanese dating sims offer minigames). That just leaves inmates. But forcing them to play this crap would be cruel and inhuman punishment. [Jan 2005, p.140]
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If you can get into the whole sexual suggestiveness of the title, you might have some fun, otherwise, invest your money somewhere else for some actual gameplay.
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Lamer than a spring break movie.
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There is no skill required to get through the game, only time, memorization, and enough patience to not hurl the thing into the fireplace.
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It's extremely frustrating because the game's unbalanced, and repeatedly having to read the same dialogue over and over puts a damper on the overall experience.
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Yet at the bottom of it all it doesn't flash the most impressive gameplay, and certain missions can become tedious and so out of the norm they can become extremely frustrating.
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GMR MagazineIt's far too contrived and boring to titillate. [Feb 2005, p.112]
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If you ignore the fact that the responses you are able to give often don't seem to be what you really want to say; if you ignore that there are only about 10 people total on the mountain and everyone becomes the town "bike;" and if ignore there is practically no continuity between the "missions," the game does what it claims to do.
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Shallow and void of any kind of challenge, if you like games, steer well clear of Sprung - it's one date that you definitely want to stand up.
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Pelaaja (Finland)Sprung has the entertainment value of a soulless, digitalized version of Beverly Hills 90210. [May 2005, p.83]
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Sprung: The Dating Game has a bit of a cheek to include the word “game” in its title. The guys behind it could have at least been honest and included at least one of the words “awful”, “pointless” or “tedious” too.
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The trial and error form of play becomes tedious, and the game only uses the D-pad or stylus to make selections. Boring is the best and only word to describe this game.
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Sprung is a missed opportunity. Who knew dating could be so boring?
Awards & Rankings
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#8 Most Discussed DS Game of 2004
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 10
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Mixed: 2 out of 10
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Negative: 3 out of 10
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gOoFyNeSsYEAHRIGHT!Jan 22, 2010
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AriaR.Jan 20, 2007
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TonyD.Jan 17, 2005