Feel the Magic -- Final Opinion.

Feel the Magic offers three modes of play. You have story, memories, and maniac modes. The main game is in the story mode. You access scenes, which may contain one to three minigames each. You'll choose one of the minigames and you'll be treated to a scene telling you the story. The story is totally bizarre in that way only the Japanese can create. You play as a guy who falls in love with a girl at first sight. Being an everyday average type of guy you are, you have no chance at landing the girl. So you join a "Super Performance Group, the Rub Rabbits" to perform stunts and get attention and prove your love. The scenes play out a story of you getting her attention, then dating and wooing her. The memories mode allows you to play any minigame that you've unlocked directly. It also offers tougher and longer rounds of the said minigame. The maniac mode is where you can alter the look of the woman you're after by using the hidden items you can unlock in the game. You unlock them by finding hidden rabbits in the story panels before each minigame. There is always at least one, and could be multiple hidden rabbits per panel. You can only find one at a time though, so you'll have to play the minigame over and over to search for multiple rabbits. The minigames themselves all make use of the Nintendo DS capabilities. The touchscreen mostly, but a few use the NDS mic. There are some creative minigames here, but a lot of it feels like the developers were throwing everything at the wall to see what stuck. The game does reveal potential issues with the NDS. The touchscreen isn't perfect. It in turns seems both non-responsive and oversensitive. Nothing that reaches frustration levels, but mainly that's because of the nature of the game. Depending on the type of game, that might go the other way. Graphically the game is impressive in its art style, if not the actual graphics. The title isn't pushing the NDS by any means with its simplistic, almost minimalist graphic style. But the art direction is very cool stylistically. Musically the game features an upbeat and fruity score with humming vocals that actually impress as far as previewing the potential in sound for the NDS. The game comes off as a fun distraction. It's set up perfectly for those who actually use their portable systems away from home. It's perfect for killing twenty minutes here or there. As far as the main question of whether touch control is a gimmick or not, this title doesn't provide the answer. I'm going to give Feel the Magic: XY-XX a 7.5.