Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #229 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Atari
• Released on: 2007-06-08
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: Nintendo Wii

Customer Reviews

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!

Like being in the movie Cube - if you were a blob of mercury
For me this is a perfect example of what the Nintendo Wii is great at, simple idea, great gameplay, intuitive control system. Result = great game!

The premise is quite simply to tilt the landscape to roll your little blob of mercury to its destination. The game is split into hundreds of levels, each with its own puzzles, mazes, traps etc to navigate. There are also little baddies dotted around who will try to eat you occasionally.

The graphics are colourful and effective, but never get themselves tangled up in over elaborate detail or 3Dness.

The gameplay is very addictive, you find yourselve always wanting to go just one more level.
The music and sound effects are good, music never gets repetetive (good thing given how long you end up playing) with a seemingly endless rotation of songs and genres. I also love the sad noise your mercury makes when it falls of the edge.

The control system is perfect, easy to pick up yet tricky to master. You forget your actually holding a remote your so engrossed.

So why not 5 out of 5? I've given a 4 for a few simple reasons, mainly more features that could have been included:
- Multiplayer play? OK its not essential in a game like this but would be fun
- Option to play your own music in game via memory card? Would be perfectly suited to the hours of gameplay
- On line features? Again not essential, but surely theres potential there.

Hopefully these will be included in the sequel!

Overall an entertaining, genuinely fun game thats definetly worth investing in.