NAME: Tamagotchi
SYSTEM: Game Boy
MAKER: Bandai
PRODUCER: no idea
GENRE: Virtual Pet

GRAPHICS: 3. The Tomagotchi look like ink blots
MUSIC: 1. More annoying than nessecary
FUN: 4. It's not my cup of tea
REPLAY: 2. Uh... you can choose different eggs, but that's it
DIFFICULTY: 7. Gets frantic with three Tamagotchi at a time
ENDING: n/a
STORYLINE: n/a
MULTIPLAYER: n/a (again)
ORIGINALITY: 4. The Japanese Gigapet
REALISM: 1. They're not even real creatures, for God's sake
CONTROL: 5. Menu-based, but still bad
MATURITY: 1. It looks like it was drawn by a three-year-old

Ugh. I really can't see where Nintendo's coming from, relesing this (even if it was made at 
the peak of Tamagotchimania). You'd have to be a die-hard Tamagotchi fan to like this. The 
graphics are so simple they could make you weep over the waste of the Game Boy's power, the 
music isn't worth listening to, and it's just not that great. Sure, there are a few good 
parts, like multiple Tamagotchi or the tournaments, but they hardly compensate. I reccomend 
saving yourself $15 and getting a keychain version, if any at all.

OVERALL: 20% **

Reviewed on 4/1/1999