Wii Review: Ninjabread Man October 10, 2007
Posted by xerocube in : Action, Adventure, Review, Wii , trackbackCandy Land is under attack by evil cakes, bees, and jellied monsters. This sounds like a job for Ninjabread Man! So goes the premise of the action platformer for the Wii.
The concept of the game, a gingerbread man with mad ninja skills, hooked me from the advertising. The game title alone warranted a rental. Sadly, in the 20 minutes I devoted to playing, this game has not lived up to my expectations.
Upon starting the game, I immediately note that the music does not fit with my Asian inspired expectations. I was greeted with some disco-pop soundtrack that kept my foot tapping while attempting to control the Ninjabread Man.
The graphics, while not outstanding, are decent for the Wii. They will not knock your socks off, nor be considered for any type of award. They could be much much worse. The level design is decidedly uninspired and looks like any other genero-platformer, only with a sweet candy coating.
What ruins this game for me is the control scheme. The nunchuk analog stick is a bit sensitive and the Wii remote is not senstive enough when attempting to swing the character’s sword. I found myself flailing around the living room trying to attack a bouncing chomping cake and died to my inability to actually swing the sword. Using the nunchuk to move the character led me to running 90 to nothing off the platforms on which I eventually jumped. This could be a great platformer for the young ones, especially with enough patience to get aruond the control scheme. Unfortunately, I couldn’t overcome it.
In the end, I wanted to like this game. I’m sure the developer’s worked hard to publish a great game, but this just fell flat. Perhaps it couldn’t live up to my much imagined hype revolving around all things ninja.
Score: 5.5/10
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