HASBRO’s NANO-MALS is a virtual pet that rewards restlessness

From origin Tamagucci She landed on the shelves of stores 28 years ago, not much changed in the virtual pet world. The main gameplay remains, as the players are required to feed them, the groom and play with small digital creatures within a mobile device. But new features have also been added, such as Bluetooth and downloadable content (it’s too Slightly before). However, this month, Hasbro throws his hat in the ring with the Malaysian nano, a $ 20 device that takes the standard features of a virtual pet and aims to achieve a new purpose: Tidget Toy.

The first thing you’ll will likely notice when you pick up an eight -nanotechnology is all of her cute: it is designed after both common and unfamiliar animals, including two cows, two cats, red panda, height, and a pair of unicorns.but the second thing that you will notice that there is no screen that can be found anywhere; Instead, the only “offer” is the heart of AA Light-up on the front of the game that has three levels and change color to indicate how saturated by the game in terms of hunger, affection and play.

How do these needs meet the place where nano-nano is distinguished from other virtual pets: instead of paying buttons and moving through different lists, it instead reacts to different parts of the game directly. Push her ear into “pets”, turn her arms into “dance” and pushed her nose “to feed her.” The more you carry out these procedures, the greater each color in the heart, which eventually led to the rainbow via the rainbow via the game box.

It is extremely easy to do, not only because these are simple procedures, but because it is determined to be satisfactory because it is a game of restlessness. It is good to turn the arms up and down and get up. Not much to push the shallow nose button, which means that the longer need for me to fulfill. It was not fun to push the nose! I can only hope that future repetitions will improve in this matter.

Once the basic functions are discovered, it becomes a game in itself to know the best way to make the device and interact with it. You do not need to look at it and everything can turn on one hand, which is exactly what you want in a game of restlessness. I found myself rotating it between my fingers while stirring weapons – the device also has an acceleration scale so that any important movement is also “playing”.

If you have more than Nano Mali-which is completely possible given the price of the low device-the games are integrated with each other, with lighting and talking to each other. It is cute but also a little worrying, as it reminded us of the Black Mirror episode for this year “PlayThes” with nano-elections from which mysterious bandages such as crowds. Fortunately, there is a switching key, and nano will wander in happiness before closing when using it.

However, the Off -FF key is not absolute, if you press any of the buttons, Nano Mali will continue to interact, although it may not be effective as if the device was working completely. This is a problem given that the nanotechnology is supposed to be taken out and about (even there is a clip on top), but it is likely to be blocked from the classroom because of the possibility of running it accidentally when the child transmits its purposes. Games can be concealed by sticking to the nose for a few seconds, but it only works when the device is completely turned on, and it is reset every time the nano is turned off.

Aside from that and the fact that I could not remove the attachment clip, which was on the way when I was trying to rotate the device in my hands, I think the nano is a solid attempt in this type of game. Children will love how cute they are, especially when they wear their clothes in embedded clothes, which double as devices protecting. Adults will also appreciate them: Parents of screen -free devices, while young people in the heart will appreciate something to keep their hands busy that they are not their phones.

Nano-cases are now available in all main retailers of games, including Wal Mart and Amazon.