A.V. Club writes: "Ubisoft's Imagine series invites girls to play as anything from aspiring zookeepers to detectives to the parents of "babyz." Imagine: Reporter is ostensibly about developing a career in journalism-where video editing, photography, writing articles, and being a TV anchor are apparently all part of the nebulous job of "reporter." Players undertake all these tasks as mini-games-using the touch screen to take notes intended for later use in a quiz, imitating sequences to "type" an article, or guiding a camera over an interview subject."
CSM writes: "Ubisoft's latest game for girls, IMAGINE REPORTER, places them in the role of an aspiring journalist named Madison who must work her way up in a news agency. She begins as a city beat reporter and slowly takes on more demanding assignments until landing her dream job, the host of her own news show. Players engage in mini-games that are simple analogs for real-world activities, such as moving the stylus to keep a video camera focused on a moving subject, dragging the stylus around the screen to steer Madison's scooter as she rides the streets in search of news stories, and tapping speech bubbles during interviews to record what is being said. As the game progresses, Madison frequently heads back to journalism school to learn how to perform new tasks, allowing her to tackle more complex assignments."
Imagine Reporter does give you enough variety in minigames to keep your attention from waning initially. However, the games are so easy (despite the illusion of multiple difficulties) that even the sense of accomplishment from earning those gold medals becomes diluted with the ease of doing so. Those within its target audience might enjoy this, but it holds little appeal for anyone outside of that demographic.
