Little Lovers: She So Game

Little Lovers - She So Game first came out for Windows 95 by NTT on February 21, 1997, as life simulation (not love simulation) with only three characters, Sayuri, Aya and Kurumi. I believe it is a little sister simulation game. Little Lovers 2nd ~Yui just came out last year.

GAME SYSTEM:

The game lasts three years (more specifically, the game actually ends after the second school term of the third year). In the beginning of the game, you choose a girl out of six girls (3 girls on each disc), where the four of you are going to compete for her heart. Then, you choose how many human players and how many computer players. There can only be four players with at least one human player. Then, you enter your name, age, blood type, face and starting stats. After that, you ask if you like the current order of the turns. If not, they win randomly reorder you once.

After that, the table game starts. A roulette, where you can determine what to do next, increase your parameters, go to club, gamble, buy cards or rest. Well, it's a table game, after all.

Well, this is a four-players game. Unless you have a multi-tap and four controllers, you will probably playing against computer players. Each computer players have their own personality and advantages, as they begin the game. For example, Kobayashi-kun, one of the weaker computer player, begins the game with high Manly Parameter, is a Kendo club member and is a computer player who will never do anything to harm another players. Tanaka-kun, on the other hand, is a Literature club member and a computer player that will DO anything to harm the other players. Harm other players, I mean, spreading rumours, using random cards when another player is set to go on a date, etc.

PARAMETERS:

There are five personal parameters that you have to look out for, Knowledge Parameter, Athletic Parameter, Artist Parameter, Morality Parameter and Sensitivity Parameter. Of course, each girl has their own parameter requirements for each school term before you can go out on a date with them or meet the girl. If you did not meet the girl, somebody will come out and tell you what you are lacking.

In addition to that, having high Athletic Parameter will help you win the Sports' Day Event and Swimming Event. Other than that, if you have the highest Artist Parameter among the four of you, Aya-chan will ask you for your opinion about her painting in the second year Bunkasai or Cultural Festival.

There are two other parameters and it is recorded as ranking. They are the Manly Parameter and Popularity Parameter. They depend on your five personal parameters, how well you do in tests, how well you do in events and how well you do in club activities. Girls don't date guys who are unpopular and not manly. I find the best way to increase these two parameters is to win Inter-High (IH) for the sports' club and the non-sports have their own event. The time when these events take place is listed in your schedule.

CARDS:

The cards are very important elements in the game. You have to get card to ask a girl out for a date. You also can use card to spread bad rumors about your opponents or prank calls to the girl as if it is from your opponents. Doing this kind of this will reduce your Manly Parameter and your Morality Parameter. There are also cards that prevent you from getting sick and lose a turn. Of course, there are cards that increase your parameters. Of course, there are more and this makes the game somewhat interesting. However, you can hold up to five cards and up to six cards during the term (You have a special spot for the Confession Card during the last term).

EXAMS:

When I first played the game, I concluded that this game is crazy. Especially, the test questions. They give 2 or 3 seconds to read the LONG questions and about 10 seconds to answer the multiple questions. 10 seconds part is not the worst part yet. You have to answer the question very quickly, if you want to get high score. Basically