Hiragana Pixel Party

 Switch
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Jan 2, 2018
    40
    Hiragana Pixel Party is a game with an identity crisis – it’s too shallow to be a serious learning tool but it’s too serious about learning to be just fun. It’s on a console with more than a few proper rhythm games which feel more intuitive to play, and honestly you’ll pick up about as much Japanese from this game as you would while playing Project Diva with dual language subtitles on. I would have loved it to be more ambitious, and to find more ways to be a useful language acquisition tool, but as of now it’s only useful to players who want to learn just hiragana and katakana.
  2. Cubed3
    Jan 8, 2018
    20
    The interest in learning Japanese has always been large for fans of gaming and geek culture, and tangential learning is a fantastic gateway into understanding the language. However, Hiragana Pixel Party works only in a tangential sense to memorise the easiest part of the language. With just a few tweaks, and some greater focus on learning more of the language, this could have been fantastic as either an actual teaching tool or learning aide. Sadly, though, instead it's about as useful as a deck of flash cards.

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User Score
2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 3 out of 4
  1. swampthings
    Feb 21, 2021
    0
    This game is absolutely no fun at all. It's basically unplayable after the first couple of levels, because it randomizes which buttonsThis game is absolutely no fun at all. It's basically unplayable after the first couple of levels, because it randomizes which buttons correspond to which hiragana characters, and then it switches them every 5 seconds. Basically, to be able to get past level 3 (there are about 120 levels), then you need to be a savant at memorization, and if you're that good, then you could just quickly read a textbook and fully understand Japanese in an hour or so.

    The developers did not play test this AT ALL on the Switch. It's a huge, huge waste of time and money. Absolutely do not get this game. My guess is that the good reviews all come from the PC version of this game...or people who played 10 minutes or less.

    The Switch version is garbage.    … Full Review »
  2. Hallbjorn
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    I speak Japanese and this game is totally useless. Thought I’d add it to my kids Nintendo Switch, but basically at this level of developmentI speak Japanese and this game is totally useless. Thought I’d add it to my kids Nintendo Switch, but basically at this level of development it’s just a scam.… Full Review »
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