Ian Dickson writes:
"Boing! Docomodake is a difficult game to gauge. At times it can be painfully frustrating - with some puzzles requiring a complete level-restart if failed initially – and it's criminal just how short it is. But on the contrary, Boing! is filled with intuitive puzzles, a genuinely creative control scheme, and some truly amusing moments. It's a little rough around the edges, but is a great puzzler with plenty of new ideas to bring to the genre. Corporate cash-in or not, Boing! has proven to be a delightful surprise, and at a time in which most DS games are sticking to the same easy money-making formulas, AQ Interactive have risked trying something different and have ultimately succeeded."
It seems gamers lately have been content to just buy the same familiar thing and not branch out to try something new. Boing! Docomodake might not be a completely new style of game, but as a whole package it is a breath of fresh air in an all-too-familiar industry.
The puzzles start off very simple, and get a bit more complicated and challenging as the levels progress. There are no time limits set to each level, but your final grade/score is based on the time it takes to complete each level as well as the coins and treasures you collect. The great thing is that none of the puzzles were overly challenging or painstakingly long, which make for a great puzzle solving game for both adults and kids that is easy to pick up at anytime.
PM:
"With only six family members (plus boyfriend) to save, it's too bad that Papa Docomodake's quest is over too quickly. At eight levels per area, you can plow through the game in around five hours or so, although you can go back to better your scores and buy unlockables with coins you've collected. The game will only run you $20, though. That's a hell of a lot better than most other bargain priced DS games. Maybe you'll pick it up just for the sheer wtf factor, but you'll be won over by Docomodake's cheery attitude and charm, even if its simplicity makes it, ironically, play like a cell phone game."
