Electroplankton is an interesting experiment in both music and game design, but its reliance on the novelty of something different limits its lasting value.

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Electroplankton is a unique piece of software for the Nintendo DS. It's hard to describe, as it is not a game. If you could define it, you'd probably call it 'touchable media art'. It's an amazing display of creativity, created by the renowned Toshio Iwai. It's something that you have to experience to fully grasp.

Electroplankton has been available in Japan for quite some time, and has finally been released in North America via online retailers and the Nintendo World store in New York.

Professor layton and the curious village puzzles. Note: Most of the information contained within this article is derived from the Japanese version of Electroplankton.

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A game for the Nintendo DS which is one of Nintendo's primary examples of games which 'break the mold' of videogames. It was created by Iwai, a multimedia artist in Japan, and published by Nintendo.

Electroplakton is not really a 'game,' exactly, as much as it is sort of an electronic musical toy, played on the Nintendo DS. There is, no score, no timer, nothing to unlock, no skill levels,. Just a musical toy which can be used to create audio-visual art pieces (or not) by interacting with various sets of, each of which have their own behavioral patterns and sounds.

While many people will have a fun time creating unique musical beats and sounds, many people will also think that this game is a large waste of money. As of May 2005, it has only been released in Japan, and no american release information is available.