case 004 - shaken, not stirred

I recently found out that there was a game called Bartender for the DS... It's a game where you... bartend.

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Am I the only one who finds this wrong? Okay, maybe wrong is a strong word. Let's go with... ridiculous.

Bartender (or バーテンダーDS) hasn't been released in the US yet. I'm not sure it will be. To me, this just sounds like a game that promotes drinking. (Kind of like how... if a school hands out condoms in class, it's like it's promoting sex) Now you can be the bartender you've always wanted to be! Learn how to make the best drinks! Show your friends! All get drunk together! 8D

Maybe that seems far fetched. Games like Cooking Mama was very popular. It didn't teach you how to be the best cook ever, but it still was fun. I'm not so sure about Bartender, though. Maybe it'd be fun. Maybe not. But little kids probably should not get their hands on it.

I guess there's a series of beverage-making games. Like how there are a series of Nintendog games... There's a game for wine, Japanese drinks (sake?), and bar-tending drinks. ODD.

Randomly, that is a very very very blue drink on the game cover. A part of me wants to try it. The drink, I mean, not the game. Though I may have some opportunity to play this game in the future. So I'll leave a better review for that day.

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