Animal Crossing (2001 Video Game) User Reviews

extremely fun and addicting.

[ernievader · 9/10 · 7 April 2008]

animal crossing is a great game. basically, it an open ended life video game, you pay off debts, furnish your house, talk to neighbors, and even go fishing. one of my favorite features about it is the fact that it goes by in real time, whether your playing or not. And, the holidays are recognized in the game; the animals in the game will always be wishing you a merry Christmas when it actually is Christmas, or fooling you when its April fools day. My only complaint is that sometimes; when you talk to someone, it can get extremely boring; they won't stop talking! so overall, if you like "life" games, definitely play this one. its probably the best out there. it should be noted, though, that there is no ending to it. And, its never really challenging. But still, be sure to check this one out. its the type of game that's good for playing almost all the time; especially when your bored. it will surely keep you entertained for quite a while.

The Best Video Game Ever!!!

[efrainojeda13 · 9/10 · 20 January 2007]

Animal Crossing is the best video game I've played. But, my parents took it away because i was brainwashed. So, I cannot play it anymore. But, the days I had it were the best days. I loved every character. I loved how you can design your own house and plant gardens, and buy stuff. You can make your character anything you like to. I made mine a Chemical Romance Lover! I dressed him up and black and designed My Chemical Romance clothes. And Animal Crossing has a lot of home designs. My house was all modern. I think Animal Crossing is a place where you can be you. The name of my town was Blueford. I loved that town very much. My player's name was Simmie. Anywho, I'd give it a ten, but the thing is that I want a small house, not a big one. Tom Nook is forcing you to go through hard labor. If you got the last house upgrade. You have to pay like about 700,000 dollars. So I give it a nine.

The Best Game Ever

[Yuri_Cunha · 14 August 2004]

You may have played The Sims or Harvest Moon, but you have no

idea how perfect Animal Crossing is.

At first, I thought this game was kiddy too... Come on, how many

games nowadays don't have a little bit of violence? The graphics

looked bad and childish, but... I gave it a try.

Let me just put in this way: I played this game for about two hours

every single day for a year and I never, ever got tired or sick of it.

The replay value is infinite, you never run out of things to do.

There's always someone to talk to, some insects, fish, furniture or

clothing to collect... You must be really careful, because this game

leaves you addicted to it like no other. You may spend more time

living your virtual life than your real life and you won't even notice.

Now that you've been warned, I suggest you to play this one, the

best game ever made.

Played it once, and I was hooked!

[plopmasterj · 10/10 · 11 August 2006]

I played this game a couple of years ago at a friend's house, and the moment I got into the game, I was hooked! I thought it was one of the most interesting games I had ever played. It's even better than some of those action games that I usually play! I just got the game on the last weekend of July, and I've played everyday since then. In fact, I even got my older sister who is 18 and my little brother who is 13 to start playing the game. Now we compete with each other over who's going to play next. My sister and I live in one village and my little brother lives in another. After playing the game for not even a month, I have already gotten my house to be what I believe is the biggest house you can get in the game. I might be wrong though. Anyway, some of the neighbors are not the best neighbors in the world. That's okay, though. Unfortunately, we've all had to deal with neighbors moving away to and moving into our villages. The game can sometimes make you angry when it decides that it doesn't want you to find the best bugs and fish right away. It also makes Tom Nook, the owner of your town's store, close his store for a whole day to remodel his store. That has often gotten on my sister's nerves, mostly because I'm usually the one that makes it happen by paying off my debt really quickly. Trust me, though, it's worth it when he reopens the next day. This game is one of the best games ever! I highly recommend it for all ages. Particularly if you are under 20 or something and want to get a sense of what it's like to have to deal with debts that can be overwhelming at times. Maybe we will all get a sense of what our parents feel? A definite 10/10.

You will love this game!

[bryan220 · 10/10 · 1 July 2005]

In 2002, I was on the internet and came across Animal Crossing on a video game website. I instantly was drawn into this weird, kiddie-looking game. When i first saw the screen shots, i was so excited and knew i wanted this game immediately. Animal Crossing is the game that never ends. Really. It's a game that lives and breathes in real time! Which means, if it's Christmas here, it's Christmas on Animal Crossing! Starting the game, you are on a train, and answer questions to determine what your character will look like. There are many different faces you could end up with. You start out with a small house and by paying your loan to the post office, you could get expansions to your house, like an upstairs or a basement. Animal Crossing offers something most games don't: your own life. In AC, you choose your life! Pick the clothes you wear, put different furniture in your house, or make designs for your shirts or umbrellas! There is so much to do in AC! Fish, hunt for bugs, go to the island, talk to the villagers, mail your friends in your village, by furniture, wallpaper, carpet, and clothes, and even visit other towns with other memory cards! If you have a GameCube, and 20 bucks, buy this game! NOW! WARNING: This game is very addictive!!! -perfect(10/10)

Novel at first, but it got a bit stale.

[Aaron1375 · 5/10 · 10 January 2008]

This game has you as a main character going to a new town and setting up a home. You get to meet your various animal neighbors and do a few things such as fishing or bug collecting. You progress in real time so whatever day it is on your gamecube it is that time in animal crossing. For awhile this is somewhat fun, however, over time the game seemed more like a chore than a fun game to play. If I decorated my house wrong I was blasted, the animals kept expecting you to visit. What really got on my nerves is that at first new animals would move in and that was neat and then some would move away, but after awhile the only ones that would move out was the newest one that just came. I would have liked it to be more random. Also, the fishing and stuff got old and I would have liked a few more things to do. They had special days when there would be festivals in town and I thought maybe you could do some new things then, but all you can do is watch the other animals do stuff while you just do your stuff as normal. Also, I am a night person and I would have liked to see at least one habitant of the town not be in bed after a certain time leaving me to wander the town alone. Still, I am betting if you had a friend who had a town and you could visit this game would have been more fun. All in all it has its moments, but for me it wore thin, however it did have me hooked for a bit. So I will not say avoid it, I just think it is a case of it not being for me.

I give Animal Crossing a 9 out of 10

[comeoctober · 8 August 2003]

This game seems like it as made for little kids, but it's not. I have two players: one in my brother's town and one in my friend's town. I got my friend hooked onto it! Anyone can play, kids, teenagers, and adults even like it.

You start off as a boy or girl (your choice) on a train to another town. You name your character, buy a house, pay off your debts, talk to the animals, help out the animals (and get rewards in return) decorate your house, go fishing, donate to the museum, and you can also visit other towns (you have to borrow a friend's memory card for this). You can get letters and send letters. I LOVE this game!

I wish I never played this game!

[YaYaCrossing · 1/10 · 19 July 2014]

I freaking hate this game so cookbook much, I wish I never made my stupid Tumblr account to make those extremely annoying and very irritating fans like me cause it makes me look like the laziest bum who begs for attention. I wish I never played this boring, stupid, lame game and I wish the creators of Animal Crossing would just get fired for making a game that sucks so much, it will soon be canceled, hopefully it will be canceled for the love of God. I finally regret being the biggest fan of Animal Crossing, the stupidest game on Earth that made me feel like a loser. I am now the biggest hater of that pathetic game.

Its VERY addictive

[magzimillian · 30 December 2003]

This game is VERY addictive, it may look childish but even adults play this game! It is a very fun game, especially for kids. In the game you must take care of the town you live in, you get to even name the town! Every town is always different and it takes a few days to get used to it. There are many charecters that live in your neighborhood, some are nice, some are snobby and some are even pretty moody. There are animals that live in your town such as wolves, bears, hawks, birds, cats, lions, tigers, and many more. You should really try out this game!

Looks kiddy, but you'll get addicted fast!

[Zombie_Mike · 14 July 2003]

Most people are saying that the GameCube is kiddy- system. This is partly true. Nintendo cares about all the people that play video games, so they make all kinds of games. Animal Crossing is one thats intended for everyone, kids can find it fun, teenagers will, too, and even some adults will (my dad plays it all the time). You may look at the graphics and wonder, "What were they smoking when they designed this?" The look is definatley "kid- friendly" and is made to look anything but realistic, but the actual game makes up for it.

You start as a kid who moved away from his parents and went to live with a whole bunch of colorful, fuzzy animals. Once there, you'll get a job, pay off debts for your house, send letters to other animals, find fossils to put in the museum, catch bugs and fish, decorate your own house and much more. This is one of the greatest games I've ever played and I would recomend it to everyone.

My score- 9 out of 10

Utterly pointless!

[geeked-out-4-movies · 20 September 2021]

AC is the worst game ever for the Nintendo GameCube, there's no story, no plot, no object at all, no goal, no nothing! All you do is run around like a chicken with it's head cut off and collect Bells and waste time, that's it! All it is a big time waster, don't play this game, really it's not worth it!

1/10 stars.