DualPenSports

DualPenSports, known as Touch! Double Pen Sports (タッチ！ダブルペンスポーツ) in Japan, is a video game for the Nintendo 3DS published by Namco Bandai under the Bandai label and developed by indies zero. The game gets its name from the fact that two special sports styluses are used to play the game. The sports are soccer, baseball, boxing, basketball, paragliding, archery and skiing. There are also tap exercises to help players get used to playing the game with two styluses rather than one.

DualPenSports
Developer(s)indies zero
Publisher(s)Namco Bandai Games
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • JP: June 2, 2011
  • NA: June 21, 2011
  • EU: September 2, 2011
  • AU: September 22, 2011
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

DualPenSports received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 58/100 based on 11 reviews.[1]

GameRevolution's Kevin Schaller rated the game a 1/10 while criticizing the graphics, character customization and the gameplay for the sports lacking in variety.[2] Zach Kaplan of Nintendo Life described the game's sports styluses as being an "ineffective gimmick" that bring down the entire game while scoring it 4 out of 10 stars.[3] Mike Rose of Pocket Gamer, scoring the game 3 out of 5 stars, recommended the game for younger children while praising its presentation but described the minigames as being "simple and lifeless".[4]

References
  1. "DualPenSports for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  2. Schaller, Kevin (June 29, 2011). "Dual Pen Sports Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. Kaplan, Zach (July 10, 2011). "DualPenSports Review (3DS)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. Rose, Mike (October 10, 2011). "DualPenSports". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. Fleming, Ryan (July 2, 2011). "Dual Pen Sports review". Yahoo. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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