Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Zac and Ombra: Amusement Park of Illusion preview: B-layton-t imitation]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/21/zac-and-ombra-amusement-park-of-illusion-preview/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/21/zac-and-ombra-amusement-park-of-illusion-preview/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/21/zac-and-ombra-amusement-park-of-illusion-preview/#commentsIt's usually hard for me to get upset about imitation. Most beloved games are built on the achievements of others: Guitar Hero is Guitar Freaks from a different angle, and Guitar Freaks was just Beatmania anyway. Galaxian is Space Invaders with more colors. Usually, even the most obviously "inspired" games have their own personality and feel. But not Konami's Zac and Ombra: Amusement Park of Illusion for DS, which I can only describe as the product of some depressingly corporate thinking. Basically, Konami decided to make Professor Layton, but for people who aren't smart enough to solve puzzles.

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