QuickSpot

QuickSpot[lower-alpha 1] is a video game for the Nintendo DS developed by Namco Bandai. The game is designed similar to games such as Brain Age which uses simple brain teaser to exercise reflexes and brain function. It is a part of Nintendo's Touch! Generations brand and is the first in the Unō no Tatsujin series. A sequel, titled titled Unou no Tatsujin Soukai! Machigai Museum 2, was released exclusively in Japan on March 1, 2007.[1] An updated and renewed version of the game, titled QuickSpot: Master of the Right Brain, was developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for Nintendo Switch. It released on April 22, 2021 in Japan and on January 6, 2022 in the west.[2][3]

QuickSpot
North American cover art
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)Hideo Yoshizawa
SeriesUnō no Tatsujin
Platform(s)Nintendo DS Nintendo Switch
Release
  • JP: February 9, 2006
  • NA: March 19, 2007
  • JP: April 22, 2021
  • NA: January 6, 2022
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Singleplayer, multiplayer

Gameplay

The game projects two images, the correct one on the top screen, and an error filled one on the bottom screen. Comparing the two images, the player has to locate and find the inaccuracies or changes from the top screen to the touch screen.

This game is based on the traditional game spot the difference. GamePro.com described the game "like a mix between Where's Waldo and the Hidden Pictures section in Highlights magazine".[4]

The players use none of the face buttons or D-Pad on the DS. The entire game is played using the touch screen and stylus. The player draws a circle using the stylus when the player spots the difference between the top image on the bottom screen. In some instances, the built in microphone is used.

Development and release

It was announced on the website GoNintendo[5] that the game would be localized for North America, and was released on March 19, 2007, 13 months after the Japanese launch.[6] An early review of this game on GameSpot gave it a score of 6.3.[7] The North American version also adds references to other Namco franchises like Pac-Man, Mappy, and Mr. Driller.

Notes
  1. Known in Japan as Unō no Tatsujin: Sayaka Kai! Machigai Museum (右脳の達人 爽解！まちがいミュージアム, Unō no Tatsujin: Sayaka Kai! Machigai Myūjiamu, Right-Brain Master: Refreshing! Mistake Museum)

References
  1. "Unou no Tatsujin: Soukai! Machigai Museum 2 Release Information for DS - GameFAQs". gamefaqs.gamespot.com. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  2. "QuickSpot: Master of the Right Brain announced for Switch". Gematsu. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  3. "QuickSpot for Switch now available in the west". Gematsu. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  4. "Hands-On QuickSpot".
  5. "Quickspot headed for US". 17 January 2007.
  6. "QuickSpot Release Information for DS - GameFAQs". gamefaqs.gamespot.com. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  7. "QuickSpot for DS Review".
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