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That’s what she said!

When the time came to play with my little game, I could have been more surprised with the end result. I was so eager when I got my copy of Bunnies, I just couldn’t wait for the excitement to begin. I stuck it in my slot of a CD drive as fast I could and wow! It’s totally generous in its content and won’t treat you wrong.

Rated M for magical!

Bunnies follows Yukari Fujisawa, who finds himself hired in a restaurant due to his kind, gentle nature, amazing cooking abilities, and suspicious lack of a laryngeal prominence. Joining him are the co-workers: Sae, Hiromi, Ryo, Chimaki, and the boss Akina. Bunnies takes you into a world of titillating psychological life-stimulation gameplay, wherein you experience a truly wondrous affair of the hard truths of the growing up. Mixed in is a whimsical sense of humor, blended together in such a sophisticated way that it’ll probably blow you away.

Within Bunnies, you develop deep interpersonal relationships with each of the ladies, who are truly wonderful and varied examples of womanhood. You do so in a series of episodes, in an almost mini-game environment, so movie-like and smooth it’ll hardly feel like you’re playing a game at all! The characters designs and graphics are truly unlike anything you ever saw when being born, so they’ll undoubtedly awe you now. One of my personal favorite moments involved your interactions with Sae, who also happens to be your cousin. Really, without spoilering anything, I’ll just say that Yukari and Sae haven’t seen each other in awhile and so are super eager to catch up with each other. It’s a very touching moment.

Being a restaurant setting, a few of the minigames within Bunnies are based around the kitchen, in a Cooking Mama-esque fashion. You’ll find yourself having to hide a pork roast, chucking the corn, and whipping cream in no time …the game even takes a magical turn Katamari fans may appreciate, where you’ll find yourself shaking hands with a bald-headed cherry and exploring a chocolate cave. When a particularly troublesome customer tries to sabotage Yukari into getting fired, he and the others girls have to prove his experience and worth in a restaurant setting! In a series of heart-wrenching quick-time events! Because who doesn’t love QTEs?! Ultimately, Yukari comes up with the idea of unmasking his flambé, saving his pride and bringing the girls delight.

Did I mention the super smart gameplay? One unique feature of this game is you never see the protagonist’s full face. Clearly, this is a subtle tip-of-the-hat to the existentialist ideal of the Other; the idea of inter-subjectivity where that other people experience the world in a completely separate and objective manner than that of yourself. Clearly, Yukari represents the Other into this world of women, observing from the outside and giving the “every-man’s” perspective in. This existentialist nod really adds a level of dimension to this game and is totally not creepy at all.

Bunnies is absolutely littered with everything you could ever ask for in a game: epic battle sequences, dramatic orchestral scenes, entirely unique characters designs, completely unseen before by mere men. Filled with chivalry, romance, the importance of hard work and girls with humongous perky… eyes. If you’re up for the challenge, definitely grab this hunk of fun and give it a quick spin.