DS Critic Reviews

For what it is, Sprung dishes out a worthwhile and memorable experience that is both entertaining as well as quite funny. I only wish I had known some of these lines when I was dating.

Only someone who hates comedy could dislike this game. Seriously. If you delight in the absurd and can take a good sassing from the sassiest game to ever sass a sassee, then buy it.

The game takes extremely adult themes and moulds them into a light hearted, thoroughly fantastic mess. Presuming you can ignore the contrived and, on occasion, confusing choice of comments, Sprung can offer some of the best conversation on a handheld game.

Since reactions are often unpredictable, you'll have to play through missions several times to reach your goals. [Feb 2005, p.114]

Here’s the thing, to be honest: the fun does not lie in trying to get your characters through the story. No, the fun lies in trying to screw up the lives of Brett, Becky, and everyone around them.

It is a game probably aimed at the female market but despite its dating simulation style, offers a fairly decent adventure game and can be hard to put down.

While each conversation is well-written, there's no real flowing narrative backing it up. [Feb 2005, p.80]

There isn’t much of a game here, merely a set of choices, where by trial and error you eventually reach the end and win. The same concept has survived for nearly 20 years in a little game called "Dragon’s Lair," and it works just as well with the text-only Sprung. As long as you know what to expect you shouldn’t be disappointed.

There's good humor and writing to be had here, but it's not so much a game as an interactive comic book with a backlight. [Jan 2005, p.149]

Despite some pretty good writing, catchy music, and nicely drawn 2D art, the experience suffers because of repetitive and oft-frustrating gameplay.