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Ping Pals DS
  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Dec 8, 2004
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Metascore
28 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 17 Critics What's this?

User Score
3.7 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 25 Ratings

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  • Summary: Create your very own Ping Pal based on your own individual style by choosing from thousands of different options. Then, trade, play games, discover secret code words, and share your Ping Pal with your friends to earn Coins and unlock cool new items that make your Ping Pal really zing. Find and collect all the hottest gear for your Ping Pal. Only one Ping Pals game is needed to start playing and chatting. Play games and chat with up to 16 of your friends at the same time. Thousands of different items to customize your Ping Pal. Swap and trade gear with your friends to collect the coolest stuff for your Ping Pal. Play mini-games (like Hot Potato, Doodle, Top Ten, Pick a Number and Solo Chat), solo or with up to 16 of your friends, to earn valuable Coins that you can use to unlock new items. [THQ]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 14 out of 17
  1. Nintendojo
    83
    The variety in creating your Ping Pal is immense and chatting with your friends hasn't been this fun since AIM.
  2. Nintendo Power
    56
    The touch-screen keyboard is very small, almost ensuring that you'll make a few spelling mistakes as you peck for letters. [Feb 2005, p.115]
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  3. DS Central
    40
    It offers an interesting avatar and coin system, an average instant messaging program, but not much else.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 12 out of 20
  1. Jadejayd_19
    10
    ITS AMAZING you have your own little person 2 create ! You have your very own wardrobe which you co-ordiante yourself !!!!!!! it is outstanding !!!!! you even have special outfits for holidays and times of year and on your birthday they sell party hats !!!!!!! not only this you can chat 2 ur friends even if they dont have the game !!!!!!!!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. AdamR.
    5
    At least it is better then the stupid game Sprung.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Vicky
    4
    I have to say when i looked at the cover and read the dilogue my thoughts were this game looks and sounds cool . When i got home to play the game after ten minuites i thought to myself "what a pointless game.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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