Spoiler-free InviZimals Review, baby!!!

Welcome to our spoiler-free review of PSP’s InviZimals game.

Tatsumi: What is InviZimals?

Nikko: It’s an Augmented Reality game.

Tatsumi: Augmented Reality? What’s that?

Nikko: Well, basically, it uses the PSP Camera to augment, or add stuff to enhance your gaming experience. But more on that later. Today, we’re going to review the game itself, and not the technology used.

Tatsumi: XD

Nikko: Alrighty then… First up… Before you can play with an invizimal, you need to catch one first. We don’t use multi-colored balls in this game. Here, we use Trap cards and Field cards to lure the critters out of hiding and capture them.

InviZimal Trap card

Nikko: Field cards are just colored cards that I made, so I wouldn’t have to run around the house trying to look for specific color patterns. (Yes, I’m that lazy.)

Tatsumi: When you detect an Invizimal, you now get to trap and try to capture it. Here, I capture a Zephyra, a Panther-like InviZimal.

Tatsumi: Uhh… What happens if you mess up the capture?

Nikko: Unlike other games where you get to throw another ball at them, the Invizimals get to maul you and your PSP camera, and then they run away. If you want to catch them, you have to hunt and trap them all over again.

RAWR! I ARE MADZ!

Tatsumi: Yays, I caught an InviZimal!!! …Now what do I do with it?

Nikko: You could interact with your little, savage pets to deepen the bonds of friendship…

Zaphyra uses my finger for a pillow

Don’t be too rough on them, though. They fight back when threatened or hurt.

My Skytalon flies around the office, LOL

Tatsumi: Great! I’m friends with a savage, invisible panther kitten. Now what?

Nikko: Now, we battle!!!

Tatsumi: Great! I kick InviziButt! Now, I’m bored. Anything else going on, like an Elite 4 tourney or something?

Nikko: Bored? Don’t be. You can go online and battle it out with other InviZimal Hunters, just like yourself, catch rare InviZimals and play with them!

Go Online!