Nintendo DS's Millionheir Come Help Find Mr. Phil T. Rich

Judy Ramsook
If reading mystery novels, and watching crime dramas is to your liking, then you will like this offering the good folks at Nintendo have come up with. It´s the Millionheir game for the Nintendo DS.

In it you play a detective either in the Rookie mode or the Detective one as you go in search of millionaire, Mr. Phil T. Rich. Pun probably intended there with the character´s name.

Anyway, in the Rookie mode there is no timer to fuss over. You play, find clues through a point and click system with the stylus, interrogate eccentric suspects who might all seem to have a motive for wanting to make Mr. Phil T. Rich disappear with crisp and clear graphics for you to work.

Broken down into a total of ten chapters, the game itself surprised me by being so unique. There is even a chapter in which you have to sift out an heir´s DNA and match fingerprints.

And if you really want to put your detective skills to work here, you can play as the Detective with a timer and just spot those clues as fast as your eyes can see them. If you manage to complete the game in this mode, it unlocks certain levels. And there are clues in abundance. Now you may have a total of say, twenty five clues to find in one chapter.



But that is broken down into snapshots. One snapshot might contain ten clues, another might contain eight and so on. And along the way, you find certain useful items that aid your quest.

There is a flashlight, for which you may have to find batteries for later on, a magnifying glass, an X-Ray detector, goggles and the trusty stylus in case you have to connect two or three things together. And of course, the stylus is also used for touching the clue or item you find.

I enjoyed playing this game so much than when it was over, it left me wanting to go to another chapter to search for more clues. So if playing detective is your thing, then this is one Nintendo DS game that puts you in the detective's seat and one you should have in your video game library.

It´s great, fun and can be addicting.

Rated E for Everyone.
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Judy Ramsook

Born and raised in the twin island nation of Trinidad & Tobago, Judy Ramsook came to the US in the mid eighties where she attended San Antonio College and the University Of Texas At San Antonio.

In November 2004, she published her first book, Karen's Adventure which is available on amazon.com, www.buy.com and www.bn.com just to name a few of the sites where it can be purchased. You can read an excerpt from it at: publishedauthors.net.

Since then she has written a sequel, or part two to Karen's Adventure which is available on amazon.com as an Amazon Short work.
She also writes tourist related blogs for:www.hotelsbycity.net/san antonio_blog_usa and has a blog at:ramsook.blogspot.com Send comments to: j2rdy@hotmail.com