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Digimon World Championship: Reviews

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Game Score: 5/10

This game has been hit hard by critics--fans of the Digimon franchise and those biased against it alike. But from the view of the casual gamer, is it worth the money? Let's see.
First Look:
At first, looking at a Digimon title could bring you nostalgia. Maybe you were a fan of the TV show or the older "Digimon World" games, which definitely had the same goal: raise a Digimon and be the very best Tamer there is. Or you may remember the Tamagotchi-like Digimon V-Pets. But if you're a more recent gamer, you'll probably only recognize the iconic characters and the not-so-iconic characters on the cover of Championship as those who were in the Digimon World DS series. This game is more like the very first incarnations of Digimon, the V-Pets, than anything else. But is that good enough for modern times? Let's take a look.
Gameplay:
The gameplay in Championship may have had a lot of good ideas, to say the least, but in the end, Zero times one million is still zero. You have many different tasks--you have to train your Digimon and clean up after them. It's easy to train the Digimon--drag and drop them into the different areas where they would gain experience for a given value (Think DigiFarms--you have different areas you can buy, which, if exposed to your Digimon, can give them bonuses like Species Experience, Attack, Defense, Speed, and many others). However, players realize they could re-drop the monster in the area many times repeatedly to get the best results. The training system is pretty straightforward.
So, you start off your game with an egg, which hatches in time, and then evolves in time to a train-able state, and then you train him. And then you train some more. But you can't train him too much--he'll get tired, lose his HP, and pass out with an injury. And then you'll have to drop him into the infirmary to regain HP and issue him a bandage to clean him up. But you also have to clean up the poop (represented by transparent bubbles...wtf?) left behind by your little friend. So you're frantically going throughout the whole game dragging and droppping, bandaging, and cleaning up after your Digimon, trying to get them as strong as they can be before the day ends, hoping they evolve, and then it continues all over again.
You can get new Digimon by hunting. You go to the menu and select the hunting menu, and you are presented with a map of the world, with different areas you can go to. Once you've found your area, you circle it with your stylus (Pokemon Ranger?) until you have him tied up. Then, you drag him across the dungeon floor until he passes out. Then you take him home. It's that easy.
So you're babysitting for your Digimon, but you have to do it quickly, because if you don't, they'll get old and die, and transform into a Digi-Egg. All over again.
Now, for the main point of this game: THE BATTLES!
Battling:
Battling is pretty straightforward. You are presented with a pre-selected roster of teams you can pit your Digimon team of one, two, or three against. You have to beat all these teams to get medals, and each of these medals will unlock even more enemies. The object of the game is to get all the medals, and to win the Digimon Championship as well. In battle, your Digimon are dropped into a room with others on a stage you select, and just run around hitting each other, and using special attacks intermittently. I think this is one of the flaws of the game. You have -no- input in the most important part of the game. Time does pass. day by day, and you eventually reach the day when you have the preliminaries for the Digimon Championship. Win these battles, and you get to go the Championship next year. Win -these- battles, and you've won the game. Now to...catch 'em all? Just collect all the medals and Digimon, I guess. It's pretty simple.
Sound and Graphics:
The sound isn't half bad, but it gets annoying after a while. The graphics, however, are probably the best part of the game. Though they aren't particularly good graphics, it's nice to see your favorite Digimon animated into tiny little fighting machines (even though all of the attacks look the same). Meh.
Overall:
The game gets over quickly. You just lose patience while you're training as your Digimon keep reverting into eggs. It's okay to pick this up and play for a while, but it gets boring pretty quick.
Gameplay: 6
Battles: 5
Sound and Graphics: 5
Overall score: 5.3 - Not bad.
Pick this up if it's your cup of tea, if you like games that play easy and get old quick. But while it hasn't lost its charm, it's a nice game.