Electroplankton Review
Electroplankton is an interesting experiment in both music and game design, but its reliance on the novelty of something different limits its lasting value.
Toshio Iwai is a Japanese interactive media artist. He specializes in blending music and visuals. His recent work includes the Nintendo DS program Electroplankton. Iwai first began producing games for the Famicom Disk Sy... Read Full Review
7 of 7 users found the following review helpfulBefore indie games were popular on the PC, Electroplankton was released on the NDS and became a cult hit. It's not really a game as such but music creator software, and has 10 different plankton types each having their o... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulGood: Creative ways to produce sounds and therefore create music Bad: Takes a while to produce anything worthwhile No way of recording any created songs Not a whole lot of substance for a game Pos... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulJapanese media artist Toshio Iwai's Electroplankton may be called an app in today's electronic universe, or perhaps dubbed an interactive soundtrack. On the back of the box is what appears to be a track listing; it is th... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulThe Good: Unique, intuitive "levels". The Bad: Not a proper "game" if you're expecting that; no save/export feature. The definition of "videogame" has been changing a lot over the years in order to accommodate new ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulElectroplankton is a fun idea,but doesn't have a lot of depth.The game is broken up in 12 mini games and the idea of these mini games is to use the plankton to create music.There's a minigame that involves making the p... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulMusic has increased in games in the past years, there has been more involvemnt in the players abilty to create music. Whether your rocking out in Guitar Hero or jamming along in Jam Sessions. Well say hello to Elecktropl... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulelectroplankton is a strange multi-media project...it's like a musical tool that allows you to play with it, touch it, poke it and scrub it in order to make it sing. the theme is plankton, and the sea. the plankto... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulThe Good: Really unique usage of DS features; cool visuals and sounds; tons of fun... The Bad: ...for less than an hour; premium $35 price (now that it's cancelled, it's way more); no way to save creations; absolutely... Read Full Review
2 of 4 users found the following review helpfulElectroplankton is a seriously, seriously unique title. To call it a game would be wrong since there's no concept of goals or challenge involved. To call it an instrument wouldn't be right either because little to no tal... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfuli rather enjoy this game... its not like any other. and in case people were wondering, this could be classified as a rhythm game. the game itself features quite a few different modes of play; all of which are played with... Read Full Review
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