You choose your name and appearance, then step into a sequence of text-based interactions with different students and teachers at the school - your dialogue choices in these interactions then direct which of several possible paths your character will take through life. Surviving High School places you in the role of a new student at Centerscore High. And while it might be a fair first step into the dialogue-heavy, gameplay-lite genre for DSi owners, its subject matter leaves a little something to be desired - because, well, most all of us have had enough high school drama in our real lives to need a second dose of it virtually. Electronic Arts has checked in a contender in the uncontested space this week, called Surviving High School. Fans of Mean Girls will love this fun and heartwarming fish-out-of-water story.Though pretty popular over in Japan, text adventures and dating sims are still a rarity here in the States - but DSiWare seems like the appropriate place for them to appear, if they're going to make a move on this market. Leave it to Lele to reassure us that falling flat on your face is definitely not the end of the world. From crushing your crushes (what’s up with that hot transfer student Alexei?) to throwing Insta-fake parties with your BFFs and moaning over homework (GAH) with your frenemies, high school is a rollercoaster of exhilarating highs and totally embarrassing lows. Now she’s facing a whole new set of challenges-the relentless drama, the ruthless cliques, the unexpected internet celebrity-all while trying to keep her grades up and make her parents proud.įilled with the zany enthusiasm that has made Lele into Vine’s most viewed star, this charming novel is proof that high school is a trip. Lele is a bullseye target at her new school in Miami until, overnight, her digital fame catapults the girl with cheerleader looks, a seriously silly personality, and a self-deprecating funny bone into the popular crowd. Ten million followers and I still sit alone at lunch. Vine superstar Lele Pons-“one of the coolest girls on the web” ( Teen Vogue)-teams up with #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz ( The Isle of the Lost) in this charming debut novel about the ups and downs of high school that’s as laugh-out-loud addictive as Lele’s popular videos. As featured in People Magazine, Seventeen, Tiger Beat and Glitter!
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