The biggest challenge for any reviewer tasked with evaluating a kid-friendly franchise is to be able to step out of the traditional circle of critical comfort and look at the game not purely on its technical merit – but on the value that the target audience will find with the material. Electronic Arts' MySims series of kid-centric titles is the perfect example of a franchise that is in many ways shallow and lackluster as viewed by adult eyes, yet holds a whole world of excitement and enjoyment for preteen gamers looking for more than just another character-based platformer.
PBG says some things, and then MySims Agents happens.
Gamertell has posted a positive review of EA's MySims Agents for Wii.
From the review:
"While both prior MySims games were straightforward simulation and adventure games, where you'd need to create building and furniture on request, MySims Agents breaks away from the simulation elements and is strictly an adventure game. After playing, I'm pleasantly surprised and would consider MySims Agents my favorite entry in the series."
About writes: "Kid's games. For me, the phrase brings to mind tedious exercises in bland, cloying dialogue, nonsensical stories and dumbed-down, poorly implemented gameplay; games no one over ten could enjoy. But sometimes, just sometimes, a game aimed at children is just plain fun. Such is the case with MySims Agents."
