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5
Fair
Not great, seen worse
posted by Ellybeth30 (SAINT CLOUD, MN) Aug 7, 2009
Member since Aug 2009
2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Anyway, I downloaded the trial, and eventually bought the full game, for cheap.
The reason that I bought this game is that its helping me work on my "fingering" :)
Its kind of like a kiddie version of Saints Row.
Thumbs up:
1. Good graphics, cute bees.
2. Great voice acting, I believe all done by the movie actors
3. Story mode has a lot of in game direction- a plus for me.
4. Cut scenes are fun, but if you haven't seen the movie, you probably wouldn't understand them
Thumbs down:
1. Achievements are hard and frustrating.
2. I can't always figure out how to progress the story mode. If I am understaning correctly, you have to unlock a series of minigames (which I actually enjoy) and then you can go back to Barry's house to start the next chapter. I didn't know this and literally spent 45 minutes and a lot of curse words trying to FIND Barry's house.
3. Even with the cars and the "hover" function, it takes a long time to get from place to place in the hive.
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1
Horrible
UGHHH
posted by davep11 (SADDLE BROOK, NJ) Apr 13, 2009
Member since Jul 2007
2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
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5
Fair
Glitch
posted by LilHutch (WHITE, PA) Mar 13, 2010
Member since Mar 2010
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
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1
Horrible
THE WORST
posted by Track2343 (Colorado Springs, CO) Jul 19, 2008
Member since May 2008
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
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4
Weak
Eeh...not so great
posted by Bobby117 (BLACKWOOD, NJ) Apr 28, 2008
Member since Apr 2008
4 out of 5 gamers (80%) found this review helpful
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6
Above Average
Well, It Wasn't Bad Per Se
posted by DaMikeSC (COLUMBIA, SC) Jan 1, 2008
Member since Jul 2007
4 out of 6 gamers (67%) found this review helpful
You are, yes, a bee. Your goal in life is to leave the hive and interact with humans. This game follows your pursuit of this dream and, later, your pursuit of a man who is stealing all of the bee's honey in pursuit of world domination or some such nonsense.
The game is an ode to Quick-Time Events. You get them by the truckload in the game with pretty much level using them fairly extensively. You use them to get through traffic and to fight off humans. Your final boss "fight" is, basically, a lengthy QTE. And don't even get me started on how insanely cheap the final fight is. Words don't do justice.
You know, I liked Dragon's Lair back in 1983 or so --- but it does not mean that I like that particular style of gameplay NOW, but it seems to be more prevalent now than ever before.
Stop me if this sounds like a really riveting title. Because gameplay wise, it ain't.
But the cutscenes and the like ARE good and are voiced by the actors. So, yes, this game has better cutscenes than gameplay --- but, hey, it's something to hang their hats on, so who am I to condemn?
This game is a fairly easy target for 1000 Achievement Points, and you might find some of the cutscenes entertaining, but like all of the movie games but Harry Potter, it's not anything you'll regret missing, nor will you remember much about it an hour after you finish playing it.
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1
Horrible
Pathetic
posted by Blockoz (NEWPORT BEACH, CA) Jan 6, 2009
Member since Nov 2008
1 out of 2 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
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9
Excellent
not a bad game if you want to kill time
posted by optimus42 (CLEVELAND, OH) Aug 13, 2009
Member since Oct 2008
1 out of 3 gamers (33%) found this review helpful
The mini games are fun and challenging in the later levels.
Glitching does occur on occasion, but not as bad as some people are saying.
BTW, 1000 gamerscore here.
Try it out.
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7
Good
bee movie
posted by tajg24 (ANTELOPE, CA) Feb 19, 2008
Member since Jan 2008
1 out of 3 gamers (33%) found this review helpful
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3
Bad
No place for this game for any age.
posted by Dechols239 (HOPE MILLS, NC) Apr 4, 2011
Member since Sep 2009
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6
Above Average
Not A Kids Game. Glitched Achievements
posted by Feonyx (SEATTLE, WA) Aug 4, 2009
Member since Aug 2009
1) A main hive area that my kids enjoyed running around, driving cars and changing Barrys clothes.
2) Minigames (think Frogger, Space Invaders, etc) that were too hard for my kids to enjoy.
3) Story mode Chapters that were also too hard for the kids (button sequence, button mash and left, right, up or down on the control stick) that are fairly forgiving, but very repetitive if you miss a button. This mode unlocks more minigames and story chapters.
So overal this is a kids game if you don't mind playing most of the levels for them. If however you are playing this game for the achievements expect pain! There is a nasty glitch that if it happens to you (and it happens a lot from reading the forums) you will be out of 250 gamer points unless you replay the whole game all over again.
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7
Good
Fun for the kids
posted by SKOOT2006 (MANSFIELD, TX) May 5, 2009
Member since Feb 2009
It was an interesting game for sure but the need to do some repetitive tasks to progress to the next chapter kinda killed it for me. I was relieved when I finally beat the game :) The story stuff is fun.. its the filler thst gets old.
Bottom Line: If you have kids 10 and under they'll get a kick out of it.. anyone older may get bored quick.
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8
Very Good
Bee Movie Loved IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by XziiDe (MISSOURI CITY, TX) Jan 12, 2009
Member since Dec 2008
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1
Horrible
Good game idea really Poor Programing
posted by upsetgamer (PLAINVILLE, KS) May 30, 2008
Member since Mar 2004
Why do Programers think they have some clue as to what Makes a Good game? Answer because they are Stupid Ignorant Moronic Brain Dead People There is a very great Lack of Intelligence in the Programing Industry .
This Is a dont Buy and Only rent if you want to see how Ignorant Programers have Become.
You can only play the main game if you do the stupid Idiotic Mini Games well excuse me Idiots that Programed the game I got news for you after you get through the easy parts of most of them your stuck because you cant beat the Mini games so you cant move the game forward if you ask me the Idiots that thought that was a good idea should be gotten rid of Permanently
this Junk gets a 1 and thats more then it deserves because the Programers got their hands on it and ruined it
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4
Weak
Cute but Disappointing
posted by Cuddles (HAMLIN, NY) Apr 22, 2008
Member since Jan 2008
With that being said.... the controls are TERRIBLE. Just to jump into a car takes at least 4-6 button presses when it should only take one.
The camera is a real pain to deal with sometimes.
Some levels and goals are very easy. Others are annoying. Not really difficult, but very very annoying to accomplish.
Not really a good child's game. Some parts will be ok for them, but others will be too difficult.
If you are a gamer score addict ( xbox 360 people will understand )... this game does have some easy and fast points. Other achievements are quite frustrating and time consuming. The achievements also do tend to glitch out many times. The game is well noted for that. It also can have a tenancy to corrupt game saves. So if you have a backup memory card, store a copy of your game save before you play each time or when you make a substantial headway into the game.
The game was definitely rushed out. If it had a bit more time, the game would be much more enjoyable. Rent only if you are a fan of the movie.
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4
Weak
If looking for achievements, do NOT play this game
posted by Phenomenon (CANTERBURY, CT) Mar 14, 2008
Member since Oct 2006
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