Great game, unless of course you just hate animal crossing in the first place.
Graphics: 7/10
Your not gonna see groundbreaking graphics but it's good enough not to make you look away in horror. Everything looks good, but i do have a problem with how a good chunk of the furniture items are very pixilated and chunky. But yet again there isn't nearly as much memory space for things like that on a DS game. The fish look good for the most part but the bugs dont look as great, most likely due to the fact they are (for the most part) moving around. Fish are only seen by a shadow. The characters look good too, and the new hairstyling really add's to your style. The hats and equipment also look good but a couple of the masks are also a little pixilated and chunky.
Sound: 8.5/10
I actually really enjoy the soundtrack of ACWW. During the day it follows along with the happy-go-lucky atmosphere, and at night it changes to another great tune. The music in buildings (not in animals houses) is also catchy. You can also change your town tune to anything you want, like for me crazy train, (I made it by myself, if you want to know there there is exactly enough notes for it) and the song of storms (which i took from a terrific walkthrough). I also like the beat you get from catching a bug or fish. Also the tune when you finish paying off you loan or when you catch all the bugs or all the fish (which i have painstakingly done). K.K. has a large selection of songs for whatever style you happen to like. I prefer K.K Love song, K.K. Steppe, and Go K.K. Rider!.
Innovation: 8.5/10
This game is a large step over the original. The new additions of many items and the ability to wear headgear is very nice to have. The ton of new bugs and fish really help you keep going that extra mile, combine that with the double the amount of fossils and 5 more paintings (i think) and you'll have a blast getting all of these things. One bad things is that they took away the majority of the holidays which were actually really fun. Brewster and Harriet are also new characters, while only playing small roles its something new at least. Another thing which i find much funner than in the orignal is the fact that Gulliver is now in a spaceship. Getting the peice from Gulliver now takes quite a bit longer. They also manage to make growing flowers much funner, with all the different hybrids it'll take an awfull long time before you get all of them.
Gameplay 9.5/10
This is the main reason ACWW is one of the best games for the Nintendo DS. If you even only slightly enjoy the gameplay you'll be on this for at least 20 hours. The 500+ furniture items makes getting all of them hard but fun and time consuming. Couple that with filling out your museum and making friends you'll have to play LOTS. On top of that doing those things are actually fun! Those are just the main things too. Making friends is actually quite a challenge. Getting thier pic is even harder. Befriending Sable and Brewster are also small things that up the gameplay. Add in all the people that come to your town (friends, Redd, Saharah, Dr. Shrunk, Wendell, Katrina, Gracie, Gulliver, Pascall) and you'll be having a blast in no time! If you want you can also try to get all the golden equipment. Or try getting all the flower hybrids. Upgrading your house takes up lots of time too. Buying the incredibly expensive throne (800,000 bells), Crown (head-gear 1,000,000 bell's) and the Royal Crown (head-gear 1,200,000 bell's) will take an awfull long time. I could go on and on about all the things you could do but it'll bore you to death so i'll wrap this up.
So there you have it. My review on ACWW. (Sorry if i bragged too much bout anything).
p.s: this is my third review.