Do the characters speak their lines, or do you need to be able to read?
135297
Their words come up in bubbles which you have to read. Their voices are not audible unfortunately.
1172003
I don't think so, unless someone plays two characters. Each booklet is independent of the others, and you need the clues from all of them.
1724553
it is actually my mother's phone but from what I have seen there is more of a delay than having to read very quickly, so trying to keep up with it is not a problem. As with TV if someone mumbles or talks very softly the person doing the captioning has a hard time hearing them correctly
363256
I find the language packages that I cannot read- but have to rely on someone else to read and pronounce- kind of difficult. (like this and the Russian). So, probably not.
695900
No, you have to put your finger in the face for several sec to get a reading. It usualky takesca few tries to get a readng so this can be diffucult
1165208
About 20 characters per line. Give or take. Lines will just be smaller with additional information. Thanks
665194
It does have some english words here and there but not many. Still there is no issue navigating the menus and once the game starts there really is no need to read anything. If you do need to understand something there are a lot of places online which have most of the missions translated and an explanation of how to play the game (since the in-game tutorial doesn't help too much). Don't let the language barrier stop you from buying this game, it is very easy to get the hang of it but hard to master (just like all the other arcade games out there).I'd recommend to look at this before starting since it has a lot of useful information:http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=453197 It does have some english words here and there but not many. Still there is no issue navigating the menus and once the game starts there really is no need to read anything. If you do need to understand something there are a lot of places online which have most of the missions translated and an explanation of how to play the game (since the in-game tutorial doesn't help too much). Don't let the language barrier stop you from buying this game, it is very easy to get the hang of it but hard to master (just like all the other arcade games out there).I'd recommend to look at this... » Read More It does have some english words here and there but not many. Still there is no issue navigating the menus and once the game starts there really is no need to read anything. If you do need to understand something there are a lot of places online which have most of the missions translated and an explanation of how to play the game (since the in-game tutorial doesn't help too much). Don't let the language barrier stop you from buying this game, it is very easy to get the hang of it but hard to master (just like all the other arcade games out there).I'd recommend to look at this before starting since it has a lot of useful information:http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=453197 « Show Less
2076680
All of the characters and some you probably don't remember are included in the game. They are "playable" if you draw them, recruit them, and pay them.
1589857
I own the game and I would say about 8+, or really any child who is adept at using a DS and can read words with 10-12 characters and understand. It does demand a decent understanding of the English language and a basic understanding of how towns work and what "ordinances" are and things like that. Nothing is inappropriate or bad for young eyes/ears but it takes a good amount of knowledge to decipher the directions and conversations.That being said, if you plan on helping the child out with reading and things and play time, it's perfectly fine for any age :).
725193
It would be slow. Try read, write and gold version 11 program. You scan the pages and it converts it to speech.
1142043
It would say the words of a sentence in a sequence, but would not follow any punctuation and intonation. In other words, the answer to your question is - No.
2205825
Everything's in english. When characters talk there are subtitles because when they talk they sound like their talking in a whole new language ( its not Japanese) its kind of a mumbling sound.
933359
No...only words; however, it often gives examples of how the word is used in a phrase. I use Goggle translate to help with sentence translation.Bummer, I know.
933360
No, but if you find a useful phrase ( and there are many) it will speak the translated phrase for you. Google translate lets you type or speak and then translates with text and/or speech.
121664
Program is Dragon's Naturally Speaking. Once you perform the setup of reading a provided dialogue, the program "learns" you voice and can then transcribe your voice recordings to an editable text file. I read through my transcriptions and then edit to ensure proper punctuation. Still quicker than typing it all.
1142040
No. It speaks in words. The sentences are also broken into words. Otherwise, it is excellent
1819545
I think it should be fine. Just skip over words they don't know or if inappropriate.