Animal Crossing: City Folk

Subtitled Outside of North America, Let's Go to the City! was released in 2008. City Folk allowed up to four players to assume ownership of their own home in a single village and provided a city for players to explore. It may not have been the bustling MMO city that some fans desired, but it was a delightful addition to a game that may be played things a little too safe to be considered top-tier. The compatibility of City Folks with the Wii's ill-fated room-wide microphone attachment Wii Speak indicated Nintendo's desire for you to enjoy City Folk as a family.

There's nothing wrong with that, but solitary players couldn't experience the innovative interactions of sharing a town and leaving each other notes, and the game ended up seeming like an upscaled version of Wild World without any meaningful innovation, much alone the portability. It wasn't horrible - far from it - but it didn't contribute much to the fundamental recipe, and it was difficult to be tied to your TV after the delights of a portable town.

Series: Animal Crossing
Publisher: Nintendo

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