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Sprung creates an entirely new genre for portable gaming by putting players in the middle of an engaging, risqué and daring adventure with sexy singles at a hip ski resort. The dating simulation, or "stimulation," title features gender-specific adventures, entertaining dating missions and a hilarious script written by "North Shore" (FOX) writer Colleen McGuiness. [Ubisoft]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 84
eToychest
For what it is, Sprung dishes out a worthwhile and memorable experience that is both entertaining as well as quite funny. I only wish I had known some of these lines when I was dating.
 80
NintendoWorldReport
Only someone who hates comedy could dislike this game. Seriously. If you delight in the absurd and can take a good sassing from the sassiest game to ever sass a sassee, then buy it.
80
DS Central
The game takes extremely adult themes and moulds them into a light hearted, thoroughly fantastic mess. Presuming you can ignore the contrived and, on occasion, confusing choice of comments, Sprung can offer some of the best conversation on a handheld game.
76
Nintendo Power
Since reactions are often unpredictable, you'll have to play through missions several times to reach your goals. [Feb 2005, p.114]
75
netjak
Here’s the thing, to be honest: the fun does not lie in trying to get your characters through the story. No, the fun lies in trying to screw up the lives of Brett, Becky, and everyone around them.
68
3DAvenue
It is a game probably aimed at the female market but despite its dating simulation style, offers a fairly decent adventure game and can be hard to put down.
62
Play Magazine
While each conversation is well-written, there's no real flowing narrative backing it up. [Feb 2005, p.80]
62
Game Chronicles
There isn’t much of a game here, merely a set of choices, where by trial and error you eventually reach the end and win. The same concept has survived for nearly 20 years in a little game called "Dragon’s Lair," and it works just as well with the text-only Sprung. As long as you know what to expect you shouldn’t be disappointed.
60
Nintendojo
The lack of animation leaves the game high and dry at times.
60
Game Informer
There's good humor and writing to be had here, but it's not so much a game as an interactive comic book with a backlight. [Jan 2005, p.149]
60
GameSpot
Despite some pretty good writing, catchy music, and nicely drawn 2D art, the experience suffers because of repetitive and oft-frustrating gameplay.
50
Cheat Code Central
You need to do everything exactly right; blow one answer and you will need to restart the scene and the biggest problem is the fact the story is pretty boring. Its also a long game and one you won't be able to sit through at one time and this can cause some problems later on in the other scenes.
50
Sydney Morning Herald
The linearity is a shame given the dearth of quality games for girls and the potential of more free-form interactive novels.
50
Gamenikki
When you're trying to sell a game to a non-hardcore crowd, don't make it frustratingly hard for no reason.
42
Cinescape
If you can get into the whole sexual suggestiveness of the title, you might have some fun, otherwise, invest your money somewhere else for some actual gameplay.
42
Nintendophiles
Yet at the bottom of it all it doesn't flash the most impressive gameplay, and certain missions can become tedious and so out of the norm they can become extremely frustrating.
42
WHAM! Gaming
If you ignore the fact that the responses you are able to give often don't seem to be what you really want to say; if you ignore that there are only about 10 people total on the mountain and everyone becomes the town "bike;" and if ignore there is practically no continuity between the "missions," the game does what it claims to do.
40
GamerFeed
It's extremely frustrating because the game's unbalanced, and repeatedly having to read the same dialogue over and over puts a damper on the overall experience.
40
GMR Magazine
It's far too contrived and boring to titillate. [Feb 2005, p.112]
40
IGN
Sprung has a "fun" style throughout its production, but the entire experience is absolutely, dreadfully dull and unfulfilling. Break down the game to its parts and it's nothing more than a rigid algorithm tree.
40
Pelaaja (Finland)
Sprung has the entertainment value of a soulless, digitalized version of Beverly Hills 90210. [May 2005, p.83]
40
PALGN
Sprung is a missed opportunity. Who knew dating could be so boring?
34
My Gamer
The trial and error form of play becomes tedious, and the game only uses the D-pad or stylus to make selections. Boring is the best and only word to describe this game.
33
Electronic Gaming Monthly
The dirty language and innuendo rules out kids. Grown-ups will despise its complete lack of gameplay (at least Japanese dating sims offer minigames). That just leaves inmates. But forcing them to play this crap would be cruel and inhuman punishment. [Jan 2005, p.140]
30
GameSpy
Unfortunately, the story and pretty pictures aren't enough to wade through the random guessing that makes up the game itself. Selecting phrases until you pick the "right" one doesn't make for a good game.
30
1UP
But given the quality of the game, the title could also denote a certain level of unpleasant surprise. (Example: "Please avoid this horrible wreck of a game that Ubisoft has Sprung upon unsuspecting DS owners.")
30
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
Shallow and void of any kind of challenge, if you like games, steer well clear of Sprung - it's one date that you definitely want to stand up.
25
Detroit Free Press
Lamer than a spring break movie.
10
RewiredMind
Sprung: The Dating Game has a bit of a cheek to include the word “game” in its title. The guys behind it could have at least been honest and included at least one of the words “awful”, “pointless” or “tedious” too.
0
Game Revolution
There is no skill required to get through the game, only time, memorization, and enough patience to not hurl the thing into the fireplace.
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