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Electroplankton DS
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: Jan 9, 2006
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Metascore
71 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 49 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

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  • Summary: Electroplankton is a "touchable media art" game that presents the player with "soothing music" and graphics on the DS's two screens. The game features 10 "digital planktons" that respond to players when they touch the screen or use the microphone. Planktons react by making gestures and sounds of their own. The game takes further advantage of the DS's microphone by recording and playing back sounds and voices as tunes.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 49
  3. Negative: 4 out of 49
  1. Nintendophiles
    100
    If you have a DS, find a way to procure this game. You will find yourself mesmerized in a way that is profound, delightful and extremely satisfying. [JPN Import]
  2. GameSpot
    73
    Electroplankton is an interesting experiment in both music and game design, but its reliance on the novelty of something different limits its lasting value.
  3. Game Revolution
    42
    Despite its innovation, charm and style, the glaring functionality omissions render it impotent. You turn it on, draw out some cool sounds for a couple minutes, and then shut it off wondering why you can't save anything.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 6 out of 22
  1. Joelthethief
    10
    There are far too few positive examples of games that are art. This is one of them. As it is, its a difficult to find and somewhat expensive game, but now that the individual plankton games are for sale on the DSi, people shouldn't miss them! The game is a simple music maker, thats it, but the way it does so is so inviting and creative you'll love it. Also, its design makes it so that you'll never have the same experience twice, always discovering something new and original about each time you play each game. My advice: plug in your head phones and take your time. Totally worth it.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. BlakeT.
    5
    OMG! You can't save your creations! Can you believe it! Yes, it is fun to be creative. But, when you shut down, you lose everything! I still can't believe the game won't let you save. What were they thinking?… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. ChrisD
    4
    A fun and creative time killer, but not much more. Unfortunately small and limited. I loved it dearly for about a week and never touched it again.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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