Cute little casual game, may be boring to hardcore gamers

I usually try out games like this because sometimes you don't want an extended RPG or anything that generally requires brain energy - sometimes you just want a game that will help you wind down.

Tamagotchi Corner Shop is one of those games, and it has very simple, straightfoward gameplay. The basic gist of the game is to expand your 'town' - that is, you engage in a series of little mini-games for which you get points to spend for buying things like clothes, furniture, etc (for your Tamogotchi.)

Example of one of the games: you run a little jewelry-making shop. Customers come in, and they request a certain type/shape of jewelry. Once you confirm the order, a mini-game launches where you use the stylus to build the requested jewelry by dragging various nuts, gems, and fruit into their specific slots. Final scores are based off your time and the accuracy of your items.
After X number of customers, you earn enough points to "level up" your building - that is, the jewelry building increases in size, and then you're able to make jewelry that you weren't able to make before.

I haven't actually 'beaten' the game, so unfortunately I can't give any information about how the game feels overall. I've expanded all of my buildings (~10) and have collected a wide assortment of clothing, food, and accessories for my Tamagotchi.


Honestly, an experienced gamer who is accustomed to more challenging games can probaby expand all buildings in one sitting. I would recommend this to parents though - it's a cute, simple game that I think kids would enjoy to pass the time.

The graphics are pretty simple, and the colors are limited, as per the usual Tamatochi style. The sound effects are cute, but they do get a bit annoying after about 1-2 hours of gameplay.

Strangely enough, some of the mini-games are actually a bit confusing. The takoyaki stand, for example - you make takoyaki for customers but the directions for the game are really poor, so I didn't get that I had to put all the toppings on it and not burn them until I made around 50 of them. :P

Overall, this is a cute and simple game, that may be good to play while you're waiting to get on a plane or to give to your kids for long car rides or something. It is, however, first and foremost a casual game, like the kind of things you play on MSN games or otherwise.