Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1455 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Atari
• Released on: 2007-06-08
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: Nintendo Wii

Customer Reviews

Lovely stuff!
Really enjoying this game at the moment. A simple premise, coupled with well-executed controls and well-designed levels make this fun from the start. Taking those 3 in order:

Premise: The aim is to get your blob of mercury from the start of the 'maze' to the finish, overcoming various obstacles on the way. Sounds simple because it is, and the game is all the better for it.

Controls: Only played this with the Wiimote. You hold it in two hands like a traditional joypad, and tilt it forward, backward, left and right. This tilts the maze, and moves your blob (or blobs) around.

Levels: Some strokes of genius on show. Lots of obstacles, including crumbling blocks, repellers, attractors, ice, travelators etc etc. Levels are very very well designed, some of the best I've seen. Clearly a lot of thought went into them. There are no issues with longevity, there are many levels, and you can always replay them to try to improve your best score.

One of the best features of this game is the fact you can split your blob into two or more smaller blobs, then move them through the paintshops, before joining them back together in different colours (eg blue + green = turquoise).

The last game of this style I enjoyed as much was 'Kula World' on the PSone. High praise indeed!

It should be good for the kids aswell, although all the different objects on a level might confuse the younger ones. The way the Wiimote is used means there should be no issues with young hands being too small to control the game effectively.

good fun
There is no doubt that the wii controller suits this type of game like hand in glove. You may as well get some mercury and practice on a serving tray as the response from the remote is just as accurate!. Really enjoy this game. Not as complex and as hard going as I would hope but if you take the time deadline and "get as many points as you can" aspect into the game, then it take on a real challenging piece of gameplay. Graphics are well presented that make you smile everytime you enter a new level.
There are two ways of aproaching this game, take your time and still manage to complete the level or, complete the level as quicky as poss to gain more points, this means my 4 year old can enjoy it so can I!!

Well worth a go, especially with a group of freinds.

Great for slowing things down
If you are getting RSI from too many games that want you to shake or spin the controller far too fast, and want a slower game that makes you stop and think for a bit, then this is great fun.

There is a lot of accuracy required, and occaisionally some fast responses. Despite the games normal gentle speed, however, the adrenaline still starts to quickly gather, especially in the games where you have to split the mercury, and control all parts at once without losing any over the edge.

Great fun, and very absorbing. Its also nice that you can unlock levels without having to get absolutely everything right, so you can have levels you just give up on for now if they are just too maddening to continue with!