Disney Princess Magical Jewels - Nintendo DS - DE

Disney Princess: Magical Jewels follows the player Spryte, the brave and loyal guardian of the Golden Castle in the enchanted Kingdom of Kindness. Her goal is to collect the magical jewel fragments from the worlds of Cinderella, Belle, Snow White and Aurora and restore the kingdom's magical power before the evil Ice Queen can steal it for herself. In this side-scrolling adventure game, the player controls Spryte, who flies to any part of the level in search of jewel shards. When she touches them, she knocks them to the ground, where the princess can reach them. To collect them, Spryte must return to the princess and lead her to where the fallen shards lie. Among the shards are the fragments of the magic jewels that Spryte is looking for. When she collects two halves, a jewel is complete – however, the evil Ice Queen will come and try to steal it. In a vertically scrolling dodge-and-collect minigame, Spryte must dodge the Ice Queen's spells, which briefly stun Spryte while she collects the shards. The more shards Spryte collects, the weaker the queen becomes, until the player wins. To help Spryte guide the princess to where she needs to go, the player must draw bridges and stairs for the princess to walk on; tap lifts to move her up and down; walk through doors; and fly between platforms on sparkling fairground rides. Other items in the game include rockets which – when activated by Spryte (by tapping) – shoot into the air and leave a trail of shards that can be collected. There are also world-specific items that the user can collect to unlock bonus material such as dresses. Minions of various sizes frighten the princess; Spryte must turn into harmless objects such as flowers, butterflies and so on so that the princess can keep moving. As the game progresses and Spryte collects more jewels from the various worlds, the Golden Castle is gradually rebuilt, until the player has collected all the jewels. There are also minigames in which the player, as Ariel, can compete with Sebastian to stack bubbles, or help Jasmine fly through the Cave of Wonders to collect magic lamps. Spryte's battle minigame against the Ice Queen is also available. In Ariel's minigame, the player competes against Sebastian, who releases bubbles made from shells from the bottom screen up to the top screen, where they stack from top to bottom. During the game, various fish swim across the screen, popping any bubbles they touch, which slows down progress. When a player's bubbles reach the finish line, that player has won. In Jasmine's minigame, it's a race against time to collect all the magic lamps in the Cave of Wonders. The player controls Jasmine and flies across a large open area in search of the lanterns. Once all the lanterns have been collected, the game ends and displays the time taken. Multiplayer modes are available for the Ariel and Jasmine minigames, playable over ad hoc Wi-Fi. In Ariel's version of the game, players compete directly against each other rather than against a CPU opponent; in Jasmine's game, it's about who can collect the most lanterns. Less