Certainly, Another Code: R isn't a game for everyone; its sometimes obtuse puzzle design and languid pace will likely prove too much for many to stomach. And yes, it's wordy too, but that gives the game breathing space to develop a story that's slight on the surface yet resonates with ambition underneath. While it's frequently breathtaking in its ingenuity elsewhere – from impressively reductionist point-and-click design to intelligent, inventive puzzling – ultimately, it's the melancholy atmosphere that lingers when it's all over. Another Code: R might occasionally test your patience, but it's rare to find a game with this much heart.
Presentation - 8.5
Graphics - 9.0
Sound - 8.0
Gameplay - 8.0
Lasting Appeal - 7.5
Overall -
N-Europe's Sam Gittins and Steven Penny return to the life of Ashley Mizuki Robbins as she tries to remember why her mother brought her to Lake Juliet thirteen years ago...
Eurogamer writs: "Read & Solve like a Mystery Novel!" shouts the sticker on the box for this languid detective adventure, a sequel to the 2005 DS game Another Code: Two Memories. One of Nintendo's cleverer marketing ideas (and it's had plenty lately) has been to slip the classic narrative adventure in with its rebranding of videogaming to reflect the concerns of a front-of-store display in Borders. Character-driven, brain-teasing murder mysteries sit quite neatly alongside food, fitness and self-help, and a moribund gaming genre gets to find its second wind in the slipstream of a mass-market revolution. Cheers all round."
Thatgamingsite writes:
"The return of the Another Code series is a pleasant one, but it isn't the most impactful. The transition from DS to Wii has been successful and Cing has brought with them the magic that made Another Code and Hotel Dusk so unique. If they had added voice acting, a slightly more mature story, and a higher level of challenge, then Another Code: R would constitute an essential Wii purchase. Fans of the series will be thrilled, but those on the bench will need to be more selective; it's good but not for everyone."
god i loved this on ds