Underplayed Gems

Animal Crossing (2002)

Animal Crossing cover
Developer
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Nintendo GameCube
Genres
Simulator
Rating
3.9 of 5, 147 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A gentle, endlessly charming life simulator where you tend a small town, make animal friends, and let real time set the pace.

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About

Occasionally strange but completely addictive, Nintendo's Animal Crossing for the GameCube is not so much a game as a simulation of life on a small town. Players begin the game by setting out to live life on their own in a colorful town, where they are greeted by a seemingly endless supply of things to do and characters to meet. Time passes in Animal Crossing in real-time, as the month, day, season, and time of day matches that of the player's. Holiday seasons come and go in Animal Crossing, just as they would in the real world. Experience the freedom to fish, decorate your house, go bug catching, garden, write letters, and even play original Nintendo NES games in this imaginative, and addictive game.

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