CHULIP (a J!-ENT PS2 Video Game first glance Review)

October 7, 2008 by Dennis Amith · Leave a Comment

“If you are fond of quirky Japanese games, then “Chulip” is one of those games that you will probably enjoy for it’s Japanese-style of game play and humor and bare with the overall clunky gameplay. An odd game but I tend to dig odd Japanese style of games.”

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TITLE: CHULIP

COMPANY: Natsume

DEVELOPER: Punchline

ESRB RATING: T for crude humor, suggestive themes, use of alcohol and tobacco

You Found the Girl of Your Dreams

Can you win her over before your heart breaks?

Pucker up, big guy. You found your true love, but you need a strong heart and a stellar reputation to tell her just how you feel. Become a better man by helping the quirky citizens above and below ground in this strange and wonderful place called Long Life Town.

Improve your reputation by helping critters and earning extra smooches!
Uncover the secret lives of mysterious underground residents!
Use the enclosed mini strategy guide to discover quirky secrets involving aliens, ghosts and even an invisible man!

I’ve always been a person who has collected strange Japanese games for various consoles and a game that you can probably find under $10 new for the PlayStation 2 is this quirky Japanese-style of game known as CHULIP. The game from Natsume is an exclusive for Gamestop stores.

The object of the game is that you play a teenager who comes from a very poor family. In fact, walking around the neighborhood, your neighbors look at you as such and talk crap about you. But as you walking around the neighborhood, you meet a girl from a rich family. You fall in love but the problem is, you’re not ready. You don’t have a strong heart because you don’t love…you don’t love because you don’t know how to kiss.

So, you literally have to go on several missions to learn how to kiss but along the way, you encounter some major obstacles. For one, because you tried to save a group of people near the railroad tracks, the police has accused you of causing mischief and your picture is printed on the daily newspaper. Your father tells you to clear your name and thus you try to do so.

While wandering around town and because you are so poor, you need to raise money. So, you look through trashcans and other means to make money. But sometimes when you grab things from the trash, it’s not always food. Sometimes you grab dog crap (I’m assuming it belongs to an animal, not a human) and sometimes you encounter vicious animals. Also, you need to choose who you kiss wisely or else they will kick your butt. And all of these things can really take a beating on you…basically lowering your heart level. Once that depletes, your character is done for and you have to restart.

Of course, when you succeed in kissing, you get money. But kissing involves stealth and quickness, so it’s easier said than done.

But the main gameplay is going on several missions, meeting people at designated times, making sure you get enough sleep and you eat and pretty much learning how to love and kiss.

GRAPHICS:

For me, I love games that depict Japanese neighborhoods. I love the fact that you can go through different areas of town. The game is linear but there are some parts of town you can venture and I enjoyed that. Overall graphics are ok. Granted, this is not a top end graphical game from one of the top-tier video game companies but all in all, for a game under $10, I surely didn’t mind the graphics all that much.

AUDIO:

Remember when you watched an episode of “Peanuts” (Charlie Brown) and the character on the other line of the telephone would have this weird language. That’s how “Chulip” is. No spoken dialogue. A lot of text dialogue but when ever there is audio of dialogue, it’s language that you won’t understand. Also, you get some music.

Overall, I’m actually stoked that Natsume brought this quirky game. Of course, I know that a lot of American gamers hate Japanese, quirky style of games.

Afterall, may it be dating sims, quirky dancing games or weird RPG’s, I actually dig those style of games.

For “Chulip”, sure it’s not the most indepth, graphically awesome game available. But it’s very quirky and I have to say that I found myself enjoying it because it’s so damn weird.

Who would imagine a game where you have to kiss people and in a perverted type of way, kiss nearly everyone in town and know that the whole town is literally against you because you’re a poor, kissing bandit. Don’t you feel that underdog within you want to try and give this quirky game a try?

If you have an open mind, “Chulip” can be entertaining. It can also be frustrating as well, especially as you progress more into the game. But all in all, check out Chulip and again, with a coupon to a gaming store and with it being cheap as it is (especially used), you can get this game for next to nothing. Check it out!