Azarashi

My gosh, first you will go "aw, that is so cute!" Then you will figure out the ranking system, and keep at it until you have all of the items, including the lowest reward, that darn blue tuna can! Finally you will play until you unlock all the key chains with their adorable animation (so far I have 3 seal varieties, a frog, and a cat- is there anything else)! Even when you think you've gotten everything, you will still try to be a ninja and get a perfect 1800 score as well as more frog and cat medals! My only criticism is that there is only one ninety second song in the game, when the maker is a genius composer who has made two composition softwares. Even throwing in new renditions of his old songs from the PiyoPiyoPlayer would be nice as unlockables. Still- anybody who wants to feel like a ninja should purchase this game.

Though Azarashi isn't nearly as great as some of his other games (Cave Story), the simplicity of Pixel's port of one of his first games is still high-quality. Though it seems like just a reaction test at first, Azarashi (which is Seal in Japanese, I think) is very addicting. To stop the seal keychains from falling, you must tap it. If you tap too soon it comically sticks its tongue out and "Blood" comes out. Its very cartoony; the blood is just some red circles coming out. I never play M-rated video games, and I only occaisionally play T-rated games, but I was fine with the blood in this game. I don't think people under eight or nine years old should play it, though. One of the of pluses of this game is the art style. Pixel's art is cute, detailed and works perfectly with this game. There's little touches, like Ame the cat and the trophies shaped like cats that reference some of his other works. These improve the pixelated yet polished feel of the game. Unfortunately, this game has one major setback: the game barely has any content. If you appreciate the graphics, music and the simple gameplay, it'll be worth your money, but those who don't appreciate these will be disappointed with this. Overall, this is a good game, with addictive gameplay, great visuals and catchy music, but there's not a lot of content. Fans of Pixel will enjoy, but if you've never played Cave Story, Ikachan or any of his other games, I don't think you should buy it.

From Amaya, who made the PC indie classic, Cave Story. Catching seals on keychains with darts as fast as you can is challenging. It's not purely about reflexes, it's also about coordination, since tapping the wrong seal will kill it. It has a frustrating addictiveness that made classic games enjoyable and replayable. The presentation, music, and unlockables are top notch, too. The 1.01 update says it improves touch response, but it really seems exactly the same to me. Perhaps it was said to please those who blamed their own slowness on the software. However, the game has definitely been made easier; either the seals drop more slowly, or you're awarded more points now. I was able to unlock everything within 15 minutes with a high score of 1408 and a low score of 33.

Okay so at first I thought this game was really lame. I am a big fan of Pixels works and I was disappointed about the limited content. However, this game DOES become quite competitive. Once you begin unlocking more keychains more opportunities arise. Plus one "game" seriously lasts one freaking minute- perfect if you're waiting in line at a store or waiting for someone. Its very cute and has a bomb soundtrack just like Cave Story. A little piece of the greatness of Pixel's work. ✌I really gotta report one glitch though: you can't turn the game over, its sort of locked on the other side of landscape and to me feels very unnatural. Fix?

This is a highly polished game with wonderful graphics and what is there is great. However, at .3M there's not a lot there. So, the replay value is good but not great. If I could suggest one thing it would be to allow you to choose which of the keychains randomly show up after you have unlocked them. I definitely have my favorites and I would like seeing them more often. If there is a way to do this after getting all of the keychains, I totally retract this suggestion.