Project Rub Review

December 11, 2006

Beat the mini games to win the girlÂ
Nintendo DS

Graphics 7.8/10
Gameplay 8.3/10
Sound 8.0/10
Lastability 8.2/10
Overall 8.2/10

Need some help at getting the girl of your dreams? This game probably won’t help but its pretty fun in any case.Project Rub is a mini game based game that follows the story of a guy that wants to be with this girl. To do so he joins a zany group of performers called the Rub rabbits. This begins the guys journey into a mass of mini game madness.

The game is broken up into chapters. Each chapter begins with its own cut scene and then comic scene. Depending on the type of chapter it is the player can select from just one or up to three games to complete. Once a mini game is completed a set amount of love is filled in the heart bar. This determines how many games you need to finish until the chapter is complete. You can repeat the same mini game until it fills up the whole bar. Once the heart bar is filled you move onto the next chapter.

The games themselves range from average to very good. Nothing stands out too much and there are few duds. Most of them require using the touch screen to move, hit or direct something. There’s a few microphone and blowing games as well. Not a heap of variety just different ways to do the same thing. Most game concepts are made out of ridiculous situations such as the main character being eaten by a snake or hitting the scorpions off your girls back. There not meant to make sense there meant to make use of the DS touch screen. My favourite games are the cleverly designed ones, for example you and the girl are on an island and your clothes are wet, you need to dry her clothes by letting the fire continue burning and also undo her buttons at the same time, neato. Similar to a few DS games that have been released Project Rub doesn’t use the regular buttons at all and relies on the touch screen to do everything.

There are close to 30 mini games in the overall game. Not to forget unlockable content and harder difficulty levels. One of my favourite extras is that you can buy clothes for your girl. There is a range of 3 items, hair, torso and legs. The range is nice, you get different hair colours, bras, mini skirts and boots. Very kool.

The sounds effects accompany the overall quirky theme to the game. With weird tunes and interesting voices from the cast. The music is sometimes a bit hard on the ears and clashes which will prompt you to turn the sound down. Most of the time its bearable, but not for everyones tastes. The voice acting is in english but is done by Japanese people, so most of the time the voice acting is strange and a bit out there.The groovy sounds flow nicely with the art direction. Its simple but it is rather effective. It makes the game feel more like a package. In game graphics aren’t bad for a DS launch title but have some noticeable flaws. Textures aren’t the greatest and are often pixelated. There is also a limitation on the amount of 3D used, since too many of the mini games are in 2D which is quite disappointing. Something that really impressed me was the opening cut scene which is really sexy. Animation in the mini games is a bit sudden but everything else is animated relatively well. The mini game graphics aren’t much but the cut scenes do look nice.

Closing comments

Sonic team have created a new and unique franchise to add to their stable. Project Rub is an interesting title that plays quite well. Its got a few flaws but plays well enough to enjoy for a while. A nice addition to the DS library.

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