Animal Crossing

United States September 15, 2002

United States December 5, 2005

Japan 20 November 2008 Australia December 4, 2008

Animal Crossing (Japaneseどうぶつの森, Dobutsu no Mori, German " forest animals " ) is a popular video game series by Nintendo. This simulation game takes place in a fantasy world. Animal Crossing series offshoot appeared in Germany for the Nintendo GameCube, the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo 3DS. Especially in Japan, Animal Crossing is one of the most popular game franchises ever. The offshoot for the Nintendo DS - Animal Crossing: Wild World - is a worldwide shortage of 12 million units of the most successful installment of the series.

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Games

The first part was published under the name Dobutsu no Mori (どうぶつの森) for the Nintendo 64 on April 14, 2001 in Japan, but could not manage their way to the West. On 14 December 2001, the game appeared as Dobutsu no Mori (どうぶつの森 ) for the Nintendo GameCube. Here is one with the original game on the Nintendo 64 version with identical content, which has been upgraded technically alone, especially through the use of various graphic filters.

On 15 September 2002, the game was released as Jurassic Park in the USA. This publication has been extended to be compatible with the Nintendo e - Reader. Thus it is possible, similar to read via a link connection with the Game Boy Advance a points code a bar code on special Animal Crossing trading cards, thereby to obtain in-game items. In Japan, Nintendo released this expanded version of the content under the name Dobutsu no Mori e ( e どうぶつの森). Since the Nintendo e - Reader was released only in Japan and the U.S., one has this feature removed from the European publication again. In Europe, Animal Crossing was first published on 24 September 2004 for the Nintendo GameCube.

On 31 March 2006 appeared in Europe Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS. This part of the series offered the first opportunity to play online and was amended in details and enlarged. The basic principle remained unchanged. For Nintendo Wii was released on 5 December 2008 Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City in Europe. The game world is divided into the familiar town and a big city, in the relax and watch business.

Nintendo also announced a new 2010 version of Animal Crossing for the Nintendo Mobile Console Nintendo 3DS. In Europe the game Animal Crossing appeared: New Leaf, on 14 June 2013.

Content

The player takes control of a man who moves into an inhabited village of talking animals. There the task is only once in a cottage that you get provided by the local shopkeeper Tom Nook pay off. Earned money to, for example, by smaller for the other villagers Jobs takes over (mostly things from A to B. ) or by selling fish fished, trapped insects, fossils dug- and fruit (peach, apple, cherry, orange, pear and coconut). If you have paid off the house, it can be enlarged. This is necessary because gradually obtained more and more objects with which you can set up and decorate the home of their own. There is in the village of the Schneider sisters Tina and Sina, where you can buy new clothes and accessories for the figure.

A special feature of Animal Crossing is that it runs in real time. The game is based on the set system time of the corresponding console. The hours, days and years pass just like in real life, 24 virtual hours correspond to 24 real hours. The time that you do not play, so in Animal Crossing is "absent", passes in the game anyway. Many things in the game are daily, monthly or yearly time-dependent. To find festivals only on certain days instead or can be observed and catch various fish and insect species only in certain months.

Furthermore Animal Crossing waived classic game elements, so there is neither a continuous action, nor specific missions or tasks. A solid, accessible game end there either. The focus of the game is so are the item- collecting principle and the interaction with the NPCs.

The virtual gaming world is intended to be presented very lifelike, by interacting with the environment and animals, pursue different occupations or may commit several taking place in the game festivals and holidays. There are also various weather conditions: It can rain, snow, the sun seem to be foggy or thunderstorms.

Characters

On the one hand, the village in Animal Crossing is inhabited by various animal characters that have no greater role. Just live in the village. One can chat with them, send them letters and packages or accept small jobs for them. During the game, pull some of them back away and soon for new residents come back to the village. Up to eight animals then living in the village.

The animals represent different personalities (the six character categories are bundles of energy, balance, conceited female, oversleeping, Sporty or grouch for male residents ) and respond differently to the player and other NPCs.

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, the concept is further elaborated, the NPCs lead now dialogues among themselves, which can follow the player who set up their house from time to time a little different one, or react noticeably friendly and personal to the player if this sufficiently busy with the animals.

Besides these side characters, there are also some characters who play a greater role. Some of them live permanently in the village, others show up at once from time to time.

In the older Animal Crossing games (up Let's Go to the City ) lead Tina and Sina a tailor, in which you can buy clothes, but also can design yourself. In the museum with the Musikkeller Café ( at New Leaf but it is separate by a fundraiser unlockable ) and the observatory can give Eugen fossils, fish, insects and paintings for the exhibition, call constellations or the bartender Kofi become better acquainted with a coffee. When Tom Nook who could boost his shop every now and again, and finally his nephews rip and drag engaged in the furniture department, you can buy necessary utensils, but also sell unneeded things. The Town Hall can do the mail, you can make money, which is called " bells ", donate or look in the recycling bin for items. Depending on which of the sisters Peggy and Pelly is currently in service, this is more pleasant or unpleasant. The gate guard Woof and his colleague Harry, who also run the lost property office. On special occasions you meet the mayor Törtel, the postman Peter, the carpet dealer Aziza, the beet seller Sigrid, the seedy black market dealer Reiner, the fortune teller Smeralda, the club singer KKSlider, the insurance agent Fred, the crashed Ufokapitän Gulliver, the fashion icon Gracia etc

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf some characters other tasks or "jobs" have. For example, Tom Nook leads to the insurance agent Fred a real estate business to upgrade the player house while ripoff and towing continue the furniture business. Tina and Sina lead the tailoring along with her sister Mina (or Samthea ) previously eg has collaborated on Let's Go To The City with Gracia. It is now possible to scan for new clothing designs by 3DS QR Codes and save multiple designs at Tina. Trude has her own business on the tailoring, which is unlocked during the game. There it is possible in addition to new hair styles to change look and contact lenses or eye color. At New Leaf some new characters with shops and game features are added, which can be unlocked over time or through fundraisers.

Merchandising

Especially in Japan published numerous merchandise to Animal Crossing. These include, for example, plush and PVC figurines, key chains and bags. In Japan on December 16, 2006 the anime movie Gekijōban Dobutsu no Mori (劇場 版 どうぶつの森) was in the cinema, a story from the Animal Crossing village told with Yui Horie as a voice of the protagonist Ai.

Songs & cast in the movie

• Credits: Mori e ikou (森 へ 行こ う), sung by Taeko Onuki (大 贯 妙 子)
• Keke Bossa (け け ボッサ), sung in the film plot of Totakeke