Simple, Yet Challenging.
posted by Araiza (HOUSTON, TX) Feb 20, 2012
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I added this game to my queue months back, anxiously awaiting its arrival; I absolutely loved Rhythm Heaven back on my DSi. I was surprised that they chose the Wii as the platform instead of the 3DS, as this game seems more suited for a handheld console, but I digress.
This game has the some of the easiest controls in the world; press the A button & the B button, sometimes both together. That's it. There's no motion aspect to this game, as with other Wii titles & the premise sounds equally as easy: stay on rhythm. (You'll notice I said "sounds".) I expected a fly-through game; a game that is so easy you simply "fly through" it. I wasn't entirely correct.
Though this game sounds easy, getting into the groove is a bit harder than I expected. The first challenge you're faced with is called Hole In One, in which a monkey and a mandrill hock golf balls at you; you must hit the A button in time with their shouts, which is also in sync with the game's music to make a hole in one. It sounds easy enough, but it actually took me a good 5 tries before I was able to pass it; I found that I needed to bob my body in time with the monkeys to keep the rhythm (& I believe myself to be quite rhythmically gifted.)
Every level in the game has the actions performed in sync with music as well as a visual cue. I find some of the later levels to be easier than some of the earlier ones, but I have found all to be fun. You also unlock a two-player mode that is quite entertaining.
All in all, I believe this to be a great game for kids 8-16 and fans of the series, (like me!)
Visuals.............10/10
Audio...............10/10
Gameplay..........8/10
Re-play value....6/10
Rent/Own.........RENT
My age: 25
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