Lackluster puzzler

User Rating: 6 | Bruiser & Scratch WII
By Skie7 | Review Date:
The game kind of reminds me of Pengo. But, imagine it with no enemies, no normal ice blocks, and having to get all the white bonus blocks together. Basically, there are different block types throughout the game. By kicking the blocks, they slide until they hit an object (and wrap around the screen if they hit an edge). This can result in you kicking a block that wraps around and runs you over. Basically, every block type has at least one block matching it's type (but there can be multiple). Once all matching types of a block have been brought together, they merge into a new type. Once you've brought all blocks together into a single block, you win the level.

The difficulty ramps up fairly quickly as you can easily put yourself in an unwinnable situation. It would've been nice for the game to include some sort of hint option after you fail a level a few times. It could be as simple as, "Here's a tip, try to get the blocks in this formation," which could be a formation 5-10 moves out. Basically, just have it point you in the right direction.

The music and sound effects are bad. The characters are boring and lifeless. In the story mode, there are attempts to infuse, what can only be called, bad humor. If the humor was voice acted, then it might've been salvageable.

This game is only for die-hard puzzlers who have run through all the good puzzle games available on WiiWare and the Virtual Console.
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