UK Release Date: September 02, 2011.
Genre : Sport.
Platforms : Nintendo 3DS.
PEGI Rating : 12+.
Publisher : Nintendo.
Players : 1
Gameplay
Dual Pen Sports is built around the concept of using two styluses to compete in sporting events and twitch puzzles.
Using two sticks to play the game works reasonably well – so long as we weren’t attempting to hold the 3DS at the same time. The only way to play Dual Pen is to lie the console on a flat surface. This isn’t a problem unless you’re on the bus, in the car or, you know, moving.
The core of Dual Pen pits your character against challengers in seven sporting events. A couple are undeniably fun, notably archery and skiing; others are merely okay. One – basketball – is a train wreck.
Half of them feature intuitive left hand/right hand controls – you slide your stylus on either side to punch with the corresponding hand in boxing, or tap to move directionally in skiing. Others aren’t as straight-up, and use a ‘step one/step two’ mechanic.
The athletic events have multiple ways to play – simple best-score matches against the computer characters, or alternative scoring modes and daily challenges. You also gain experience points that earn additional swag for your character.
A separate mode called Tap Challenge offers a series of speed puzzles that measure your skills with the styluses. It keeps track of your ‘progress’ over time and which hand you’re better with – but without any real benefit.
In our view, Dual Pen Sports is a loose collection of game parts; one part Wii Sports, one part Brain Training, and one part Pilotwings, with no overarching narrative or global sporting event to bring it all together.
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