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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 170 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 12 out of 170
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  1. PaulinaH
    May 9, 2009
    3
    The game was really fun until all the grass suddenly disappeared, and the fact that it takes over 8 months to re-grow the grass and you not being able to walk on the "growing" grass took all of the fun out! It's not fun to live in a wasteland, i don't really recommend this game to animal crossing fans!
  2. Apr 1, 2023
    2
    Well, at least it's not a 1 out of 10, right? This is another Animal Crossing snoozefest, doing very little to innovate from what Wild World did. The most egregious part is that they didn't even TRY to get Francis Ford Coppola for this one, which insults my intelligence. I heard from Nintendo Power that Coppola actually WANTED to do this one and they turned him down. WHY?

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#7 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2008
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#11 Most Shared Wii Game of 2008
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 50
  2. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. Animal Crossing: City Folk is one of the most charming and entertaining life sims out there, with lots to explore and experience.
  2. 50
    City Folk just seems like a huge missed opportunity - either that, or a lazy cash-in on Nintendo's newfound casual audience. If it's the former, they ought to just call it Wii Mortgage Payments.
  3. 75
    After putting literally weeks and months into playing both the GameCube original and the Nintendo DS sequel, it was very disappointing to see that, after putting nearly two weeks into Animal Crossing: City Folk that very little effort went into the design beyond porting and enhancing the Nintendo DS game.