I have been playing this NDS Game for a while and i found myself enjoying it ^^ i knew since a long time ago that there is a NANA video game, but i just found it online like a few days ago. Since i like this game a lot, i’ll be kind by writing a review so anyone can take a look what this game contains of ^^ nyahaha.. xDD Basically you can make a character that will live in the same city as Nana and her friends. you will have a lot of activity like shopping or even get a job (of course, you gotta have money before you can go shopping), make friends with  characters featured in NANA manga or even the people who hires you for job. as you do great with your job, you will also improving your abilities. there are abilities of music, photography, fashion etc. if you’ve made good friends with one of the character, they will help you out at the job by giving a small favor when you do mistakes xD   

this is the game cover ^^ you’ll be hearing Anna Tsuchiya’s "LUCY"  in the main screen before where you can choose whether to start the game from the beginning or continue from the saved file. there is also Bonus and Options. Bonus will contain ‘album’ and ’sound’, which i can’t explain yet for now, because i haven’t got the bonus myself, lol.

once you start the game, Nana and her friends will ask you questions regarding your likes and dislikes. the questions i can still remember are whether you like white or black, and which music you like best; rock or pop. the image on the right is when Nana ask you one of these questions you have to answer. there will be other characters asking you questions one by one, such as Nana K, Reira, Ren, Nobu etc. each character will ask you one question. i’m not sure but i guess this is to find out whether you like Black Stones or Trapnest best ^^

after you have answered all the questions asked to you, now you have to choose a name for your character. once you have a name, you’ll be choosing hair colors, hair styles, clothes and skin colors etc. if you think your character is good to go, you can start the game ^^ don’t be disappointed if you don’t have many options at the start. you can buy clothes from your favorite stores and choose a new hair style from the salon. accessories can also be bought at the department store, so you will have a lot of things to wear.

You will visit Jyunko’s bar at your first day in town. this is where you will meet all Trapnest members and Black Stones members ^^ they will introduce themselves to you and have a little chat. the images on the right is when you’re talking with some of the characters. the first one is when  Nana K. just  arrived. she’s telling you why Nana O. calls her Hachi. then you’ll ask her if it’s ok for you to call her Hachi too. the second image is when Nana interrupts Ren when he is introducing himself to you. the third one is Nobu and Shin ^^ they’re also introducing themselves to you. You can buy foods and drinks here at Jyunko’s Bar, play mini games
against three characters who visit the bar at the moment. you can also talk with characters and ask about jobs and get informations on their whereabouts in a certain day, so you can meet them in that certain place and time to make friends with them easier.

the image shown on the right is when you meet Hachi in the convenience store ^^ you may bump into other characters in a certain place and time. the more you meet them by accident, the closer you are into becoming their friend. when you are close enough, you will be asked a simple friend-to-friend question. if your answer meets the character’s too, you two may get closer as friends. the one who’s closest to you will give you support and may give you small favor when you’re doing your job. So far my closest friends are Nana, Yasu, Takumi and Shin. so Nana is the one who often shows up in where i work and support me xD she will normally give me small favor when i do mistakes on my job ^^

To take jobs, you can buy a job magazine in the convenience store and look for jobs listed. you can look for jobs at home and hit the jobs button. there are various jobs you can choose, some of them are live house staff, convenience store staff, studio photo cameraman, studio musician, fashion store staff, designer, etc. i myself took four jobs at the moment, because i like my character to be busy and of course for the money too, lol xD; music studio musician, live house staff, photographer and design. you can organize the shift so you can have more than one job and earn more money. pay day is on 24th or 25th every month. the jobs you do will develop a certain abilities that have connection with the job. for example, if you work in a music studio, you will develop your musical ability as you do your job. if you work in a fashion store, then it’s the fashion bar that will increase. you can also do a little job at home and earn a small amount of money which will be received every month on a certain date. once you have money, you can go shopping ^^

you have many places to go to spend your money. the image shown on the right is the town map where you can decide where to go. there are fashion stores, each with their own fashion style; girly, rock & gothic, formal and casual, and elegant. you can buy accessories in the department store. to develop your music skill at home without having to go to the music studio, you can buy instruments at the music shop. 24hours restaurants are available too, so you can eat anytime you want. if you want to change hairstyle, you can go to the salon and pick the hairstyle you want. for the hair colors, you can get them at the drug store. make ups are available in the convenience store. you can buy magazines and other things here too. most of the time the magazine you buy here will gain you more options to choose. for example, if you buy jobs magazine here, your jobs listing will develop and you’ll have more jobs to choose. there is also live house and music studio in town. you can practice music here if you don’t have your own instruments (you have to pay for the rent, though).electronics and other goods can be purchased in a store available in town too. bored? you can watch movies in the theater! you can also buy apartments if you’re rich ^^ here’s a nice thing..if you’re running out of money, you can wait until weekends when the bazaar stores usually come up. you can sell stuffs you have here or buy some items from other store ^^

If you’re not exploring the town, of course you’ll be in your home! ^^ there are a lot of things you can do here. like sleeping, of course! what’s nice is you can set your sleeping time from 1 to 12 hours so that your sleeping won’t screw your work hours up. if you don’t sleep, you may also want to do your hobbies. you can do your home-job if you touch this ‘hobbies’ button. you can also play guitar or keyboard (which you have to purchase first from the music store) or a personal computer (you have to purchase this one too first ^^), anything you have. if you want to look for jobs or rearrange your shift, you do it here too. ‘Oshare’ button lets your character change clothes and accessories, also hairstyles you already have and the make-ups. if you’re bored at home, you can touch the ‘go out’ button and you’ll be at the town map.

I have finished the game today and i was actually surprised about how short the game is. Hachi mailed me at the end and took me along to Black Stone’s concert ^^ Jya~~ for everyone who plays DS too, try this game out if you love simulations or adventure games ^^