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Gamertell Review: Imagine Teacher for DS

Title: Imagine TeacherPrice: $29.99System(s): DSRelease Date: August 12, 2008Publisher (Developer): Ubisoft (Magic Pockets)ESRB Rating: EveryonePros: Interesting concept, nice blend of educational gaming and simulation, multiplayer optionCons: Incredibly easy, auto save only, short main adventure, no real replay value.Overall Score: Two thumbs sideways, 70/100, C-, ** out of 5

Occasionally, Ubisoft’s Imagine line of games for girls will result in a game that isn’t half bad. Imagine Chef and Imagine Figure Skater are two of these titles and Imagine Teacher easily joins their ranks. It’s a decent game and, if more effort had been put in, it could have become a solid title that helped redeem the Imagine line of games.

Instead, Ubisoft and Magic Pocket copped-out with Imagine Teacher. It created an admirable classroom simulation, with an inventive presentation, then decided to slack off when it came to the storyline and replay value. Instead of being a game to buy, Imagine Teacher is an adequate game to rent…