A lot of fun, but it will only be truly worth your points it if you enjoy puzzle games like Lemmings or Crazy Machines.
Since Eets just wanders around until an object interacts with him, you don't really have any sort of direct control over him, so knowing the objects and their effects is the key to solve a puzzle. There are cookies you can whack on the head to release chocolate chips; pigs that fire something like rockets out of their butts when you hit them; ginseng shooters with a little gun to shoot things; prankster whales that swallow and shoot whatever is in range; explosive blocks, trampolines, TNT carts and a bunch of other quirky and fun things.
Knowing Eets' moods also helps a great deal and it's crucial to puzzle-solving. The little guy won't jump if he's scared, but he can jump short distances when happy and longer distances when mad. Mood marshmallows are one way to change how Eets reacts, some make him happy, others make him mad. But eating chocolate chips also makes him happy, while hitting him with the same chocolate chips or a ginseng shooter makes him mad. The controls are simple. You use X to bring up the items menu to see what's available for use in each level. The A button places the item on the puzzle stage, B removes it, Y flips it. The right trigger starts and stops the action. You can also change the action speed with the left trigger.
So basically, you place the puzzle pieces on the stage in a way that allows Eets to go from where he is to where the puzzle piece is. You begin the action and press the buttons according to the items you want to use. Items that must be triggered have a specific button assigned to them (press A to activate the whale, B to use a ginseng shooter and so on), so look over the screen before you act. Sometimes things must be done in a specific sequence on with a certain timing.
Eets: Chowdown also comes with a mini-game called Marsho Madness. I love this game, it's so simple and even more addictive than the puzzle gameplay. In Marsho Madness you have Eets in the center of the screen, shooting at whatever comes at him. But it's how you shoot that makes it fun, in a sort of a "Simon Says" manner. Everything that enters the screen has a button combination that you must press in order to shoot it. Eets: Chowdown is fun, both the mini-game and the puzzle stages. But I admit, it will only be truly worth your points it if you enjoy puzzle games like Lemmings or Crazy Machines and have enough patience to fiddle around with little things. I like puzzles and I'm a pretty patient person, so I'm having a blast with it.
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