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8.9 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Agenda

Developer: Agenda

Genre(s): Card Games, Board Games

Players: 8

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: October 9, 2006

Summary

(Known in the UK/EU as "42 All-Time Classics") It's game night and everyone’s invited. Play more than 20 classic board, card and party games alone, with friends or via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. With familiar favorites like checkers, darts and poker, Clubhouse Games is for everyone and part of the Touch Generations library. Video game newcomers will appreciate the easy-to-use interface. Players can challenge up to seven friends with one game card via Multi-Card Play or DS Download Play. Can't play checkers without shouting "KING ME!" across the table? The in-game (PictoChat-like) feature takes table talk to a new level. There's no need to lug around cards or boards when you want to play a quick game. Clubhouse Games is one-stop gaming that will appeal to everyone's tastes, whether they’re in the mood for bowling, backgammon, bridge or billiards. [Nintendo]

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What The Critics Said

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Times Online

One brilliantly thought out package.

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Next Level Gaming

By the time you get to experience the multiplayer, you’ve already hooked enough members of your family that finding a foe will be 2nd nature. If not, the single player mode has enough meat to last even the most driven of gamers, due to the ability to set difficulty and replay beaten levels.

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ZTGameDomain

All in all, it's a robust title with very few flaws and a lot of play time potential. While some titles are the type you play once, complete, and put on the shelf; this is one title DS players would likely come back to time after time.

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Eurogamer

Like the Opera browser, 42 All-Time Classics is a software package, and a brilliant one, the perfect match for its format and the perfect Christmas present for a Mum who's finally bored of Brain Training. More than that, it's so adaptable, so sociable, so easy to enjoy in any situation (over lunch, between train stops, with your least favourite uncle) that it's nothing less than an essential component of any DS library.

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Gamestyle

There's something here for everyone, presented in a familiar and friendly way, and offering big challenges for those willing to give it their attention.

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Armchair Empire

Clubhouse Games is not as cheap as a deck of playing cards, but it's more versatile -- it's worth it for the multiplayer options alone (if card games are your thing).

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NintendoWorldReport

No more worrying about 52 card pick-up or missing pawns. Clubhouse Games provides a compelling collection for nearly everyone. With a full experience of single player modes and multiplayer capabilities, both quantity and quality are well served.

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eToychest

Each individual game controls elegantly with the DS stylus. It is entirely possible to play each of the 42 games in the collection without ever using the directional pad of the face buttons. This is vital in appealing to non-gamer markets.

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Official Nintendo Magazine UK

If ever there was a game to get gamers and non-gamers playing together, this is it. Addictive gameplay, online play and more vareity than Noah's Ark make this a surprising must-have title. [Nov 2006, p.84]

Pocket Gamer UK

Judged on fun, depth and the amount of recharges you'll be forcing into your DS, 42 All-Time Classics is a winning formula. We heart it.

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GameSpy

An excellent package that redefines value for a handheld game. It'll probably become a permanent fixture in your DS carrying case, as it has become in mine.

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IGN

There's a little something here for everyone; for every game that you couldn't care less about, there are two or three games that'll suck your attention for days and days.

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netjak

As a more-than-casual gamer, I found myself having more fun with this collection than I have with some of the full priced new console games being released recently.

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GameDaily

Clubhouse leans heavily on the Wario Ware theory that an abundance of great, short games will always prevail over a longer, more serious game with nothing to offer.

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N-Europe

Low in price, but high in quality, 42 All-Time Classics is one of the surprise highlights of the Autumn DS line-up.

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WHAM! Gaming

If you are looking for a compilation of mini-games to pass the time once and awhile, Clubhouse Games will fit the bill quite nicely.

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Modojo

Clubhouse Games is an example of substance over style, and I love it. While the games won't win any awards for graphic achievement or soundtrack, they're still quite fun to play.

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Deeko

I've played for at least a couple of hours every day since I got it -- I've played a lot of my all time favorites (Chess, Backgammon), learned how to play a few games that have interested me for a while (Shogi, Hanafuda), and even came close to destroying my DS on a number of occasions thanks to a couple of insanely hard missions (Bowling, Hasami Shogi).

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Da Gameboyz

Good job Nintendo, I think you've even got my wife hooked too.

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GameSpot

Clubhouse Games serves up 42 different parlor games that practically anyone can pick up and play--and most of them support local and online multiplayer modes.

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NGamer UK

A hefty online-enabled super-retro collection. [Dec 2006, p.38]

Sydney Morning Herald

A value-packed collection of infinitely replayable and hugely enjoyable classic card and board games.

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PALGN

To quote a famous wood-stain TV advert slogan – 'It does exactly what it says on the tin.'

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G4 TV

Despite a few quirks here and there (you can bet into the negative chips during poker, you can’t split a hand in blackjack), Clubhouse Games is a worthwhile purchase no matter what sort of gamer you may be. This is the stuff the DS excels at.

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Games Master UK

Simple but ace. [Christmas 2006, p.100]

GameBrink

It’s a great collection and with single player objectives and online capabilities it’s one to own.

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Detroit Free Press

The Texas Hold 'Em game, for instance, doesn't even allow you to choose the size of your bet. And the billiards game is ... well, it's bad.

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Games Radar (in-house)

A superior collection, Clubhouse Games is one of the best portable solutions for card and board games.

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VideoGamer

Card and board game fans will find a lot to enjoy though, and the online integration and solid support for the lone player make a game that is well worth its budget price.

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Nintendo Power

If you plan on playing with your friends, it's indespensible; if you'll be going at it alone, there's a fair amount to do but you may lose patience with the scoring and lack of single-player variety. [Nov. 2006, p.87]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Patrick C gave it a7:
Great variety of games, good bargain. There are some downsides, though. For one thing, there are a lot of kids' card games, which we adults probably won't play much. For another thing, the game is pretty weak overall for single-player use. The AI is a pushover in games like chess and checkers, and not much better in backgammon; don't expect much of a challenge. There's also a fault in the checkers rules. In standard checkers, you can't king a man and jump off the king row in the same move; but in this DS version, you're forced to make that illegal jump. Nice interface, decent music, and some of the best games in the world, but the weak AI is pretty much a deal-breaker for me.

DJ T. gave it a9:
Great bunch of classic games here. Keep you busy for a while. And when you're tired of the computer, get on the Wifi and try to get an opponent! It's a shame the wifi isn't as vibrant of a community, I guess there isn't much of a following on parlor games... but you'll still have a good time when you are taking a break from playing zelda.

Mitch gave it a9:
Best value for your money. $35 for 40 games. That's less than $1 per game. This is a must for the casual gamer.

Ryan S. gave it a10:
The varity is amazin, and i love the pool, bowling and the darts. Highly recommended.

Jonathan H. gave it a10:
A great idea that makes me wonder why it's taken so long for them to think this up. Though the pool is awful I'm stilling giving this a ten because I know it will suck more hours away from my life then any other DS game I have.

The V. gave it a10:
Great "little" game with many different games - very addictive. The multi-player part works very fine for local wireless and over the internet. If you wanna play with your friends but only have one DS - you need to get the "old fashioned" playing cards out and use the DS as reference - all game rule are explained very well within the game.

Bob R. gave it a5:
Beware! There is no single DS multiplayer. That means you can't pass the DS around your friends taking turns. You have to have multiple DS's in order to play multiplayer. It makes no sense that this simple feature has been exculded from the game. For this reason alone I gave the game a 5. It could have easily recieved a 9 if single DS multiplayer had been included.

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