If You Want to Paint, DS Lite isn’t for that
Sometimes game developers make games that just don’t fit the bill. It would have been great to declare that Paint for DS lite would have been an amazing addition to the pool of games for DS lite, but somehow, we were not able to place this anywhere.
Totally, clueless as to whom the game targets — the kids? The teenagers? Adults? Surprisingly, It claims to be for teenagers and adults but I don’t think it will fit the bill there.
The game consists of a considerably good paint engine and allows one to render almost real time painting, using realistic brushes and all, but it still doesn’t fetch you the real feeling of getting dirty swabbing paint all over your body and making a mess out of everything. That feeling of being able to look at your working painting and think; of being able to think, brood and then execute — none of that. A simple touchpad with a nifty gaming device isn’t going to take that painter bug away from me and if paint by DS wants to take this old art rendering practice electronic, it isn’t doing a very impressive job.
The Game consists of little mini-games — simple, trite and unoriginal — even though the painting engine is more powerful than what the games show you. You could unlock some more paintings as you execute the ones available, but the point is lost, isn’t it? Why would I want to use DS lite to paint? I would want it to excite me? Pump my adrenaline up — not make me think about colors!
The game has been designed well and did have something going for them if it wasn’t for the fact that it isn’t really a game - it’s more like a self-indulgent pastime. If you are really into art, you would be surprised at what the DS can do, but other wise, don’t bother. There is some music too, if you wanted it and you could still try it, perhaps if you got it for free or for a grab-me-now price.
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