77
It feels like more of a launching point for a fresh fighting mechanic than a game that fully makes something of it. We're interested to see what they do wtih the Wii version. [Aug 2008, p.64]
82
Smart and original, this has plenty of strategy, charm and challenge. [Aug 2008, p.83]
60
It works well enough but soon becomes very boring because essentially all you're doing is drawing paterns as fast as you can. [Aug 2008, p.102]
Doodle Hex
DS
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Jul 11, 2008
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Mixed or Average
68
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82
Smart and original, this has plenty of strategy, charm and challenge. [Aug 2008, p.83]
78
As hardened gamers, we love really original ideas, especially when they’ve been implemented with care and attention to detail.
70
A solid, good-looking game that gets a bit bogged down in its own complexity. [Issue#26, p.79]
60
With such drawn out (sorry) designs, Doodle Hex offers a curious, if thin stylus-driven distraction.
60
It’s not a bad little game and they’ve definitely played to the strengths of the DS, it’s just a shame there isn’t more to it.
60
There's just not enough to the game, and by the time you're frantically scribbling increasingly complicated symbols in order to chip away the health of some super-blocking AI opponent, the initially appealing simplicity of the concept proves a hindrance rather than a help.
60
It works well enough but soon becomes very boring because essentially all you're doing is drawing paterns as fast as you can. [Aug 2008, p.102]
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