Touch Detective 2 ½ Review

 



Gameplay
Players take control of Mackenzie, the Touch Detective. The game for the most part is played out on the Nintendo DS touch screen, though sometimes, Mackenzie's inner monologue will be displayed on the top screen. Clicking around an area will move Mackenzie. Players can also click on the townspeople to speak to them, or on items to select them up. Players can use items they have collected to solve puzzles or collect valuable knowledge from the townspeople.


Character

Mackenzie
  The main character of this game. Recently accepted in to The Great Detective's Society but he does not like her title, Touch Detective.

Funghi
  Mackenzie's faithful pet mushroom and companion. He also comes in handy when secret documents require to be destroyed. Always follows Mackenzie around town.

Cromwell
  Mackenzie's butler, and a genius inventor. After Mackenzie was accepted in to The Great Detective's Society, he decides to train her manners, although some of it annoys her.

Penelope
  of Mackenzie's best friends. He enjoys having a lavish lifestyle since he comes from a rich relatives. He is an air-head. Most of Mackenzie's cases come from her since he always appears to be in trouble.

Chloe
  Mackenzie's rival. Calls herself 'Chloe the Tremendous Sleuth'. She is always trying to beat Mackenzie when it comes to solving the case. He always appears out of nowhere around Mackenzie's office when a client asks Mackenzie for help solving a case. A recurring joke that whenever he's a great idea, Mackenzie will always leave and he will confront her in to giving her ideas as they are friends.

Inspector Daria
  A red-headed inspector who has no patience for Mackenzie. He tries to solve cases before Mack can when The Cornstalker is involved. He is the self-proclaimed rival of The Cornstalker. He often throws out her back while making her extravagant entrance poses. He gets motion disease when travelling.

The Cornstalker
  A professional thief and master of disguise. Always trying to steal the rarest and most valuable items in the world. Always calls Mackenzie "Touch Detective", though no knows how he knows about it.

Ace and Friday
  A mysterious young man with a grudge against the rail conductor, and his rodent associate "Friday the Freeloader."

Mayor Tom
  The mildly corrupt mayor is even more of a turkey than the ugliest politicians. Always panics or faints if anything happens to his items.

Eric
  A petty, smooth speaking salesman who cheats on his clients to make a profit for himself.

Harrison
  A hard, hairy archaeologist who seeks to find rare artifacts, fossils and relics and make a name for himself.

Colleen
  The mysterious young curator who runs the haunted mansion although it actually holds a dark secret of her and the mansion itself.

Silver
  A living puppet that sleeps for lots of years. He could sing beautifully until a freak accident makes him lose his voice.

Connor
  A young man who has recently moved to the town and opened an antique shop. He often gives Mackenzie knowledge on antiques, and sometimes gives her useful items. His shop appears to be closed very often. Mackenzie thinks he is cute, perhaps having a light crush on him.


Case
Episode one- Robbery, The salvation of an ancient relic
 Penelope comes to Mackenzie's office because her colored noodles have been stolen, leaving her with only white noodles. Mackenzie starts the inquiry only to find out that no in town has any colored noodles anymore. Mackenzie enters the Noodle Festival & wins first place in the dance competition (by luck, guided by a mysterious stranger). They later finds out that a page was torn out from Mayor Tom's "Top Secret Picture Book". They manages to find the missing page with Yvonne & tells Mayor Tom about it. Whenever they confronts Yvonne though, they forgets about it & compliments her on her noodle making. Mackenzie finds a heart-shaped fossil that was dropped by the Mayor & after further inquiry, they finds out that somebody is trying to damage the town to retrieve a hidden treasure. Mackenzie suspects Mayor Tom due to his unusual behavior. They is correct, & Mayor Tom reveals himself as The Cornstalker in disguise. Thanks to Mackenzie's artful plan & the help of the Heart Tree, they foils The Cornstalker's designs but they still manages to escape.

Episode two- Deception, A noble fight against injustice
 Mackenzie is rewarded with a train ticket by Mayor Tom (although they doesn't think they deserves it). While Mackenzie, Cromwell, Penelope and Chloe are having a lovely time, a robbery occurs in another cabin. It turns out that of Eric's suitcases, which contains the relic of the Seabottom Dwellers, is stolen by the Cornstalker. Coincidentally, Inspector Daria is there to inquire in to, but they is not any help due to her recurring motion disease. After inquiring in to the passengers and luggage, Mackenzie discovers that the elderly lady is actually the Cornstalker, but they again manages to escape. What is more surprising is that Eric is the true culprit. They planned to frame the Cornstalker by making him steal an empty suitcase while the actual suitcase is with him all along. The Cornstalker is not fooled by his plan and steals the actual. Mackenzie gives chase and manages to recover the relic while The Cornstalker escapes again.

Episode three- Deliverance, The curse of cumulative destinies
 Harrison has recently discovered an amber gem & a human fossil in the pyramid. Mackenzie, Penelope & Chloe are on a field trip to the museum (which turns out to be a museum about Mayor Tom only) when suddenly somebody vandalizes his statue. Mackenzie decides to inquire in to, using this chance as a document, & accidentally becomes Harrison's assistant. With the help of Penelope & Chloe, they manage to move the human fossil in to Mayor Tom's museum only to be given the shocking news that the human fossil is actually the Fossil Hunter who is meant to be cursed. The next day, Mackenzie receives a warning letter from the Cornstalker announcing that they designs to steal the amber from the museum. Harrison is about to hold a press conference (although no came to listen) when Inspector Daria arrives. With the help of the security guard & her new partner, Chloe, they decides to guard the museum. They makes everyone leave the museum to prevent the Cornstalker from entering under a disguise. Thanks to a trick, Mackenzie manages to enter the museum only to witness the shocking appearance of an alien hitting a hole in the Mayor's portrait. After that commotion, Harrison enters to ask her where the artifact is. They lies to him & manages to replace the actual amber with a fake.

Episode four- Recollection, An illusion hidden in the melody
 Penelope rushes in to Mackenzie's office to tell her that they has seen a corpse inside the Haunted Mansion's greenhouse. When both of them return there, they (& Chloe who suddenly appears) recognize that they is not actually a corpse & assume that they is sleeping. They then try to devise a way to wake the person up. After a giant alarm clock fails to wake him, Mackenzie manages to touch the body & tells them it is only a doll. They also finds a hole in it & makes use of the wind-up key that they found inside the mansion. The doll wakes up & introduces himself as Silver. They says they doesn't know why they can talk & thinks they has an argument as they lost his voice & cannot sing normally anymore. A very long time ago, they was singing in a party when a bright flash blinded him & after that, they could not sing.

Episode five - Invasion, A vendetta of afar
  Chloe & Penelope burst in to Mackenzie's office to tell Mackenzie that Chloe has found a raffle voucher for which the grand prize is some Mongolian beef. Simultaneously Penelope desires to visit the Ancient Artifact exhibition that shows the Seabottom Dwellers' artifacts. The of them pick to search for more tickets in order to join the contest. In the work of that time, Mackenzie finally receives her ID card from The Great Detective's Society, although he hates her title name. After collecting all raffles, Mackenzie was also given a VIP pass to visit inside the exhibition & invites Cromwell to come along with them. In the work of their time in the department store