Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams
{{Short description|2008 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|title = Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams
|image = HelloKitty DS 2D UK.jpg
|developer = Human Soft
|publisher = Empire Interactive
|released ={{vgrelease|NA|November 11, 2008{{cite web|author=IGN Staff|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/11/empire-interactive-ships-hello-kitty-big-city-dreams-to-north-american-stores|title=Empire Interactive Ships Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams to North American Stores|website=IGN|date=November 11, 2008|accessdate=March 21, 2023|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321154224/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/11/empire-interactive-ships-hello-kitty-big-city-dreams-to-north-american-stores|url-status=live}}|EU|November 28, 2008|AUS|September 11, 2010}}
|genre = Puzzle game
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = Nintendo DS
}}
Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams is a Hello Kitty game published by Empire Interactive for the Nintendo DS.{{cite web|author=IGN Staff|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/04/hello-kitty-packs-her-fall-wardrobe-in-preparation-for-her-move-in-hello-kitty-big-city-dreams|title=Hello Kitty Packs Her Fall Wardrobe in Preparation for Her Move in Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams|website=IGN|date=August 4, 2008|accessdate=March 21, 2023|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321154226/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/08/04/hello-kitty-packs-her-fall-wardrobe-in-preparation-for-her-move-in-hello-kitty-big-city-dreams|url-status=live}}
Gameplay
Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams offers two complementary styles of play: exploration and mini-game. Exploration mode offers the chance to take control of Hello Kitty and explore a 3D city, complete with streets, buildings, shops, neighborhood characters, and public transportation that Hello Kitty can ride. Different locations within the city will trigger a variety of mini-games for Hello Kitty to play. Completing these mini-games will earn friendship points which Hello Kitty can then use to ride the bus or train, purchase new outfits and items, decorate and customize her apartment, and progress in her journey. In order to keep her friends happy, Hello Kitty will have to stay in touch by checking her mail frequently.
Development
The game went gold on October 20, 2008.{{cite web|author=IGN Staff|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/10/20/empire-interactives-hello-kitty-big-city-dreams-goes-gold|title=Empire Interactive's Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams Goes Gold|website=IGN|date=October 20, 2008|accessdate=March 21, 2023|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321154224/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/10/20/empire-interactives-hello-kitty-big-city-dreams-goes-gold|url-status=live}} In North America the game was distributed by Atari.{{cite web|first=Brendan|last=Sinclair|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/atari-empire-sign-distro-deal/1100-6195974/|title=Atari, Empire sign distro deal|website=GameSpot|date=August 14, 2008|accessdate=March 21, 2023|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321154224/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/atari-empire-sign-distro-deal/1100-6195974/|url-status=live}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
|rev1=Jeuxvideo
|rev1Score=11/20{{cite web|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00010141-hello-kitty-big-city-dreams-test.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217050255/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00010141-hello-kitty-big-city-dreams-test.htm|title=Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams|website=Jeuxvideo.com|language=fr|archivedate=December 17, 2008|date=December 16, 2008|accessdate=April 1, 2025|url-status=live}}
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North Bay Nugget recommend the game, saying " If you have a daughter seven or younger, it's a must-buy".{{cite web|first=Wayne|last=Chamberlain|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/north-bay-nugget/169339715/|title=Wayne's game guide|newspaper=North Bay Nugget|page=21|date=February 28, 2009|accessdate=April 1, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20081201113848/http://www.hellokittybigcity.com/}} (archived)
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Category:Empire Interactive games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Nintendo DS-only games
Category:Video games developed in Hungary
Category:Video games featuring female protagonists
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