X-Change has a very simple idea, what happens when a guy finds himself in the body of a girl? Our hapless hero in this is Takuya, an average guy who’s often surrounded by very assertive (or aggressive, depending on your defintion) women. Being changed to a female doesn’t help.

Like I mention in the title, this is more of a “digital novel” than a game. You can fast-forward through most of the scenes to just catch the hentai action if you really wanted to. There are multiple endings but you can get to each relatively easily just by varying a choice or two. And once your done, there’s a CG gallery so you can review those “special moments” without the fast forwarding.

I really think the storyline could have been more developed along with the characters. And even knowing that this is a humorous work, I still found a lot of it was pushing the bounds of credibility. I can’t imagine all those male students, no matter how horny, suddenly being so lusty over a fellow student who was sharing a locker room with you just the previous day. And I also can’t decide whether Takuya’s actions are dictated by the changes physically/emotionally/chemically done to his body or whether it’s because he “thinks” that’s the way he should act.

Overall, a simple, straightforward game with beautiful artwork (which I did appreciate) but nothing much deeper. I felt there could have been much more to the story. There is a sequel slated to come out in 2002 which I hope will address this rather than being another “one-hour fast-forward fest”.

Individual Rating: Art/Animation: 9 Story/Plot: 4 Characters: 4 Sounds: 7 Gameplay: 3 Ecchi Level: 7

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