"Ping-Pals: A Really Good Chat System!"

Introduction: Ping-Pals. Only two words can explain it. GREAT GAME. Throughout this review, I will grade this game by numbers. I will grade GRAPHICS, SOUND, and GAMEPLAY.

GRAPHICS=7/10
The graphics in Ping-Pals are pretty decent when it comes to the look of the characters, but sometimes when you read the text in the game, it can be hard to read. If the text is yellow, you have to tilt the screen to cast a shaddow over it to read the text. You can also buy different backgrounds for your Ping-Pal's screen. For instance, I currently have the Space background which I say is pretty cool looking when it comes to graphics. I haven't really seen any of the other backgrounds exept for the default one.

SOUND=10/10
I really like the sound in this game. When you start up the game and the wierd trurtle thingy is dancing, the music reminds me of that in Hey You! Picachu!, which I like very much. I currently have the Space or Alien sound to it, and it sounds nice. Overall, the sound rules. When you get something sent to you, when you send something, all of it, it sounds good.

GAMEPLAY=10
Ping-Pal's motto: Collect, Trade, PLAY! The chat system is the next best thing from your basic, plain-old Pictochat. Change the color of your text, the sound of your text when you send a message, and a lot of other stuff you can do with chat. Collecting is nice, too. Get coins from some of the Minigames such as Top 10, HI-LO, heck! You can even get coins from keeping the nutjobs that contact you on the line for long enough! Another way to get coins are "Money Words", which are words that are uncommon *SPOILERS* like Cabbage */SPOILERS*. You can also connect with up to eight players with two cards. There is even a way that you can give your friend a little taste of the game, you know, to see what he's missing with only ONE CARD!

Outro: I guess what I'm saying is, Ping-Pals is a great game to me. Even if you don't like it.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 12/20/04