Millionheir for the Nintendo DS

If reading mystery novels, and watching crime dramas is to your liking, then you will like this offering the good folks at Nintendo have come up with. It’s the Millionheir game for the Nintendo DS.

In it you play a detective either in the Rookie mode or the Detective one as you go in search of millionaire, Mr. Phil T. Rich. Pun probably intended there with the character’s name.

Anyway, in the Rookie mode there is no timer to fuss over. You play, find clues through a point and click system with the stylus, interrogate eccentric suspects who might all seem to have a motive for wanting to make Mr. Phil T. Rich disappear with crisp and clear graphics for you to work.

Broken down into a total of ten chapters, the game itself surprised me by being so unique. There is even a chapter in which you have to sift out an heir’s DNA and match fingerprints.

And if you really want to put your detective skills to work here, you can play as the Detective with a timer and just spot those clues as fast as your eyes can see them. If you manage to complete the game in this mode, it unlocks certain levels. And there are clues in abundance. Now you may have a total of say, twenty five clues to find in one chapter.

But that is broken down into snapshots. One snapshot might contain ten clues, another might contain eight and so on. And along the way, you find certain useful items that aid your quest.

There is a flashlight, for which you may have to find batteries for later on, a magnifying glass, an X-Ray detector, goggles and the trusty stylus in case you have to connect two or three things together. And of course, the stylus is also used for touching the clue or item you find.

I enjoyed playing this game so much than when it was over, it left me wanting to go to another chapter to search for more clues. So if playing detective is your thing, then this is one Nintendo DS game that puts you in the detective’s seat and you should have in your video game library.

It’s great, fun and can be addicting.

Rated E for Everyone.