My Japanese Coach for Nintendo DS

Explore Japan as each point of interest opens up your vocabulary:Lesson plans take place within interesting locations ranging from Tokyo to the country side Useful information for first time Japanese speakers planning to visit the country The world map is identical to the Japanese map and the locations of the country Learn to pronounce sounds unique to Japanese by comparing your voice to a native speaker:Voice recording and playback feature of the DS allows the player to compare his or her accent to a native Japanese speaker Ability to listen and compare phrases not just words but also phrases as well Develop your calligraphy skills as you trace over animations showing the proper way to write in Japanese:Write Japanese characters using the DS stylus and touch screen Stroke order and comparison ability allows players to properly write hiragana / katakana / kanji Participate in mini-games that will test your grasp of the structured lessons featured in the game:12 mini-games reinforce lesson plans and the ability to write in Japanese Variety of mini games ranging from whack-a-mole, word search, bridge builder, and kanji writing Use the built in reference tool to look up useful words and phrases:Japanese Dictionary and phrasebook with over 12,000 Japanese words and hundreds of useful phrases Strong reference points and serves as an independent tool from the game thatÂs very practical and useful