The DS has done a remarkable job of turning professions normally requiring years of dedication and intense training into spontaneous and exciting romps of fancy. Phoenix Wright and Trauma Center are still some of the most lauded games on the blooming handheld, and such fresh ideas are what keep the gaming industry healthy.But one look at this, and one's stomach feels a bit queasy. My God, a stock trading game? A reviled profession, virtually anathema to gamers, being made into a game? Of course, the title will in all likelihood never be localized, but is nothing sacred anymore? Are we overreacting? What other "profession" games would you like to see on the DS?
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1. I'm just waiting for "Father Tim McNeil: Catholic Priest" for DS. Take Mass using the stylus? Sounds like a good plan to me.
Not so sure about a stock market game though...
Posted at 9:25AM on Mar 13th 2007 by cal