Magnetica for Nintendo DS Reviews by Gamers

This is an astonishingly exact rip off of the hit web game Zuma, which you can find online and play for free (just google it).

It's not kinda-sorta like Zuma, it is exactly like Zuma, save for the graphical trappings. There's no stone frog, and instead of jungle rythms, you have techno music. If you're already good at Zuma, you'll instantly be really good at this game, too. That's because they are the same game.

However, there's a lot worse things to be than a rip-off of a very fun game. This is a solid puzzler that combines strategy with hand-eye coordination. It's pretty addictive.

It could have been better. For instance, the top screen is basically unused during play. It shows some useless statistics during play. This could have been much more interesting... hey, at least they could have made those statistics USEFUL, like showing how many more of each color of ball will be coming. But this isn't an innovative expansion on Zuma, it's just a cash-grabbing rip off.

In the end, I think the PC game is better -- it's got a deeper scoring system and is a little more polished. (But use the mouse to play Zuma, not the keyboard as the previous reviewer suggested!) And you can play it for free online, so it's a little dubious how good a purchase this cartridge is. But if you're going on a long car trip or something, it can certainly fill the time enjoyably.

This is a game that I had played on the PS1 and I had loved then and it is even better then before. I would say to get it. It is fun to play for all ages. It will teach color matching for little ones. teach you about slots how to match shapes. and about time. How get the balls to get 3 in a roll to make to go away so you don't lose the game. and how to think about how to get the balls to go away when they are sitting still so you don't make them go to the middle and lose. You won't want to put it down once you start.