My Make-Up, My Dress-Up, My Secret Diary Review Nintendo DS

My Make-Up, My Dress-Up, My Secret Diary
MyGames
Nintendo DS
£14.99, £17.99 and £14.99

CLEARLY someone has come to the conclusion that there is a vast market among Nintendo DS users comprising young girls.

This collection of games is certainly aiming to tick all the boxes this group is interested in.

We have a lot of bases being covered - diaries, make-up and dressing up too - all split off into separate games - all at about the £15 mark, so if you get the lot for your darling daughter you're looking at a fair amount of cash.

The make-up game at least prevents 'real life' applying of slap, and my daughter (aged five) quite enjoyed it.

There was a host of brushes, colours and creams, face masks, hydrating fruits and facepaint palettes - well enough to keep her quiet for five minutes anyway.

Next we have Dress-Up, which doesn't come with many surprises, you, err, dress up in all manner of different gear, mostly, it must be said, to comedic effect.

Finally we have My Secret Diary, which, I suppose has the potential for the greatest longevity, unless you do what most people do and fill it in for a week before consigning it to the back of a drawer somewhere.

The electronic format at least might go some way towards stopping your little brother getting hold of it and revealing the contents to everyone.

The idea is to chat with your friends who will also be nearby on their DS using the three applications - which I would suggest isn't necessarily that likely, although if it happens will greatly add to the fun.

Overall taken as a whole the MyGames series isn't a bad buy at all for a young girl - but they should really be one package for about £20.

69 per cent