Although this is my first 学研DS game, I remember seeing them all the time in stores that carried DS software. They have quite a catalog of "games" (software might be a better term) that focus on language study or preparation for specific tests. There are a lot of these for foreign languages like English, Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish, etc., but I don't remember seeing many that focused on Japanese other than kanji study.
This particular title seems to be a few years old, but it also looks to have some really cool features.
The two main gameplay modes are some kind of travel mode, where I suppose you make your way across Japan and play mini games, and free play mode, where you can try games you have unlocked in an a la carte sort of fashion. I've only played a few games so far and only was able to successfully answer one question. While I'm not claiming to be a Japanese master, I will tell you, this is a difficult game. I guess that makes sense as it is intended to refine a native Japanese adult's language ability. For a much more in-depth review, check out this old blog post I found at the ruins of an old J-blog.
Anyhow, I have been aching to get back to my Japanese studies lately. I just need to find a way to cut through all the distractions (shiny new PC and games, Netflix, PS3, etc). Thankfully, games like this do up my motivation. It may take a number of short play sessions, but I'll work on it. I'm eager to see if I can make it to the retro-RPG-like mini game...
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