I'm not even sure why I picked this game up in the first place. I only had the faintest glimmer of familiarity with Hamtaro from when I was a very young child. Even so, I picked up this game, and was pleasantly surprised by what I found.

This is a puzzle/adventure game where your primary tools are a variety of "Ham-Ham Speak" phrases. They're used for a variety of purposes, and you're constantly uncovering new phrases by exploring and experimenting. While simplistic in execution, it causes the lighthearted and humorous writing to shine through brilliantly.

On top of the witty writing, the humor is primarily displayed through adorable, wonderfully animated sprites. Every single Ham-Ham Speak phrase has a unique animation associated with it, and the game was constantly making me laugh with the antics that ensued.

The only real point I can give against the game is that it does fall into "guide-dangit" territory every so often, even with how linear the game already is.

Overall, a really fun and amusing feel-good adventure that I think I could recommend to just about anyone. Even an uninitiated person like me who barely knows what a "Hamtaro" is could get a lot of enjoyment out of this.