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Thanks to the app, it's almost impossible to conceal the poor progress or behavior at school, hence parents can be immediately notified, via in-app text messages or photo and video files. Moreover, Dojo classroom has a feature called 'donut', which is a bagel-shaped diagram that shows behavior tendencies of a child during a selected period of time.
Developer(s) | Nintendo |
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Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Composer(s) | Koichi Kyuma Asuka Ito |
Platform(s) | Nintendo DSi (DSiWare) |
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Genre(s) | Fighting |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multi-player |
Photo Dojo[a] is a fighting video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS's DSiWare and eShop download services. 200 DSi Points are required to download Photo Dojo in the DSi Shop. In North America, the game was free to download until June 11, 2010.
Gameplay[edit]
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Before players can play the game, a fighter has to be made. This is accomplished by taking 13 pictures of the person, including a profile picture, attack poses, a taunt, and others. One of the pictures involves taking a picture of an object to be a fire ball or another kind of projectile. If a person is taking pictures of themselves, they must set the DSi up by itself on a flat surface and pose for the photos from a distance for certain photos using the inner camera. If the pictures are being taken by another person, the pictures are taken by the outside camera. Once the pictures have all been taken, players must make 10 audio recordings for certain poses. Afterward, players must enter their names and their fighting style. After completing a character, a background image must be taken using the outside camera for the fighters to fight on. Once these are all set up, players can then either choose to play vs. mode or single-player mode.
In vs. mode, two players fight against each other, one using the d-pad and the L trigger, the other using the face buttons and the R trigger. In single-player mode, the player takes on 100 weaker fighters in waves. Each character has three special attacks - an energy ball, a special attack, and a desperation attack. The special and desperation attacks vary based on the character's fighting style. A player can taunt by touching the touch screen button 'Taunt your enemy'. This does not do any damage or healing but just plays a recorded sound. When a player is low on health, the icon is replaced with 'Desperation Move'. The desperation attack is very powerful, but can only be used once.
If the player can defeat 100 enemies in single-player mode, then the credits will roll featuring the main player walking across the background, while listening to the fighter's following recorded sounds: punch, kick, taunt, and Desperation Move, and then all the fighters' starting sounds. Afterwards, a score and grade are given based the time it took to defeat 100 enemies and remaining health and a bonus track is unlocked.
Reception[edit]
Since its release, Photo Dojo has received mixed reviews. It holds an aggregate score of 72/100 and 73.20% at Metacritic and GameRankings respectively.[1][2]IGN praised it as being a 'wonderfully simple, engaging, and absolutely hilarious experience', though bemoaning the fact that players cannot share their creations.[3] Despite complaints over the lack of Wireless Play in multiplayer, Wiiloveit.com thought the game contained 'rich possibilities for ... hilarity' amongst family and friends.[4]Official Nintendo Magazine UK described it as 'daft, clever, simple and cheap', adding that they want to see more DSiWare titles that are like that.[1]Nintendo Life described its versatility and use of the DSi's functions as being superb, and all of its features are enough for them to forgive the lack of gameplay modes and simplicity. NGamer was less thrilled with the product, describing it as being a throwaway title, though a funny one.[1] Cheat Code Central described it as being of fair quality, describing the photo-taking function as being very intuitive, and that anyone looking for a serious fighter will be disappointed.[5] Vandal Online stated that while it may be enjoyable for some, it should not be purchased for the fighting game portion.[6]
Notes[edit]
- ^Known in Japan as Shashin de Kakutō! Photo Fighter X (Japanese: 写真で格闘!フォトファイターX)
References[edit]
- ^ abc'Photo Dojo for DS Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^'Photo Dojo for DS'. GameRankings. 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^'Photo Dojo Review - IGN'. Ds.ign.com. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^'Photo Dojo - DSiWare Review'. Wiiloveit.com. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^'Photo Dojo Review for Nintendo DSi'. Cheatcc.com. 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^'Análisis Photo Dojo DSiW - NDS'. Vandal.net. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Photo_Dojo&oldid=901539000'
Now here is a game we would just love to see revamped for the 3DS. Photo Dojo 3D would be all kinds of awesome.Photo Dojo is a distinctive fighting game based entirely around the concept of creating your own custom characters. At a two dollar price point, has SRD Co. Successfully created a game worth fighting for?The greatest fighting game of all time?Before you can get into the heart of the gameplay, you are required to construct a character.
By utilising the cameras of the DSi, you’ll snap photos of yourself in various different positions and record the sound effects that your caricature will utter. It can be quite an ordeal to take pictures of yourself, but if you have a pal nearby to aid with the photography, it takes mere minutes. You can also generate several stages out of images that you capture via the camera.
Once you’ve created your very own combatant, you can check out the single player mode.The single player mode is decidedly bland and suffers from a lack of content. You merely fight off a horde of 100 enemies while attempting to keep your health as high as possible. Should your character be defeated, your score and rank will be displayed. Thankfully, it is no easy task to spam your way to victory since the enemies come in an assortment of sizes and some take more hits to defeat than others. It’s not going to hold your attention for any great length of time, but you can attempt to get a high score by having a lot of HP and quickly defeating all 100 foes. Long story short, don’t buy the game if you’re going to be the only one playing it.OK, so there's not a whole heap of content here, but it's all kinds of funny.
The multiplayer mode is easily the highlight of the game, for you can square off against a friend and settle those age-old debates about who is more powerful. There is no wireless download play, as players instead hold the same DSi and use one half of the system to fight. One player moves around with the D-Pad and fights with L while the second player moves with A/B/X/Y and the R button. It sounds considerably awkward in theory, but it works astoundingly well (so long as the second player isn’t a jerk who constantly shifts the DSi around).The fighting mechanics are particularly basic, lacking even a block function. With only two special moves, it’s also hard to say that the characters you create are terribly unique. Luckily the ingenuity of Photo Dojo overshadows the laughable fighting mechanics that consist mainly of basic punches and kicks. As a fighting game, Photo Dojo shamefully falls flat on its face and lacks numerous basic mechanics.
In terms of amusement and creativity however, it excels and surpasses several other releases on the DSiWare service. Serious fighting game aficionados will be turned off, but those seeking a high-quality local multiplayer experience for a cheap price will find themselves right at home here.
You’re sure to have a good laugh with a pal at the zany characters and oddball stages. The poor fighting game actually helps the comedic aspect in a way and the $US2 price makes the flaws easy to disregard. Ultimately, there is little reason not to pick up Photo Dojo, unless you despise creativity or have no friends to play with.
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