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Dating simulations are a type of computer game in Japan (where they
are referred to as "Ren'ai" games). The player controls a point of view
(POV) game character who interacts with other game characters in the
hopes of winning the love of one of them. These games are mainly set
in high school, and are usually aimed at heterosexual boys/men, but
these games are made with all types of settings and for all kinds of
audiences.
The thing that all dating sims have in common is deciding what to say
to the characters and what activities to do with them, like studying
with them or going out on dates. Depending on what you do, your
"score" or "appreciation points" with each character will increase or
decrease; if you score is high enough at the end of a game, then you
win that character's love. Also, depending on what you say and what
you do, different opportunities open and close themselves to you, so
that there are multiple pathways through the game, and multiple
endings.
Many games have personal statistics, or stats, like how athletic you
are, how good you are at math and history, and so on. You have to
decide which stats you want to spend you available time improving, by
exercising, studying for a certain subject, and so on. How much a
character likes you, if she will be willing to go out on a date with
you, and even if you get to meet her in the first place can depend on
what your stats are.
Other than that, there are a lot of variations in the games. Some
only have what's described above. Some are combined with other games,
like having to fight a character in a Street Fighter type game, or you
have to play a card game against another character.
None of these games have been released in English yet, so if you want
to play them you'll either have to be able to read Japanese, or you'll
have to play with a game guide telling you what the choices are in
each scene.
| RESULTS |  | | Game Tour: World Neverland Plus Review. "A traditional RPG type game (fighting monsters, gathering items and such), with the addition of dating sim elements and the ability to make your living in a mundane way."http://www.gametour.com/site/review.php/title/58 |
| Rival Schools 2 A combination of dating sim, Street Fighter type combat and RPG; the player can play either a male or a female character.http://www.gamefaqs.com/nolink.html |
| True Love An adult/hentai dating sim, where the objective is to have sex with the characters rather than to win the love of one of them.http://www.hentaineko.com/html_peekv/peek_vgames_tlove.shtml |
| MegaTokyo Dating Sim Forum A web forum on dating sims, on the site of the MegaTokyo web comic, which incorporates dating sim themes and ideas.http://forums.megatokyo.com/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=UBB3 |
| Love Revolution - The Dating Sim Project Developing a dating sim completely in English. Includes forums, screenshots, and downloads.http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jdcruz/loverevo/ |
| Dating Sims Email List at Yahoo! Groups A mailing list for discussing all dating sims and related TOs.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/datingsims/ |
| Dating Sims FAQ Gives the basics on dating sims, how to get Japanese dating sims, and how much Japanese you have to know to play them.http://www.megatokyo.com/extra/dating_sim_faq-ver1.htm |
| Mitsumete Knight: Cheat Codes Cheat codes for the regular Mitsumete Knight game.http://www.cmgsccc.com/psxi/index.php?game=504 |
| Mitsumete Knight RPG: Cheat Codes Cheat codes for the RPG version of the game.http://www.cmgsccc.com/psxi/index.php?game=505 |
| True Love: tips and hints Hints and "recipes" for winning the various girls in the game.http://www.the-spoiler.com/OTHER/Hentai/True.love.html |
| Four Days in Ohtori A dating sim for girls based on the popular Revolutionary Girl Utena anime series.http://www.geocities.com/shivaindis/index.htm |
| Everything I Needed to Know, I Learned by Playing Japanese Dating-Simulation Video Games Dating sim humor.http://www.mathnews.uwaterloo.ca/Issues/mn7807/dating.html |
| My Sweet Valentine An article on the dating sim genre, plus reviews of many dating sims, including Tokimeki Memorial.http://www.freetype.net/features/games/tokimemo/ |
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