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Much Better Than Expected
posted by DaMikeSC (COLUMBIA, SC) Oct 26, 2007
Member since Jul 2007
3 out of 4 gamers (75%) found this review helpful
Well, outside of Harry Potter, the crop of movie tie-in games have been quite bad, to be generous. When I put Surf's Up into my 360, I wasn't expecting much of anything.
I will not claim it is a great game --- but I will give it a ton of credit for being a lot better than I expected it to be.
Rather than try and do the traditional sub-par platformer, the developers decided to make it a surfing game. That, alone, is inspired. They made a game quite unlike all other tie-ins and should be commended for it. And the surfing isn't bad. It's not going to rock your world, but it is a fun little diversion.
The game, however, is short. Not significantly longer than the movie itself, which is a bit of a concern. The visuals are pretty good, but there are major clipping issues and the game has a really hard time making a wipe-out when the wave curls over you look, well, less than horrible. The surfing levels are fun enough and the tricks are rather easy to pull off. The leaf sliding actually was more of a challenge (challenge being a very subjective term) and was actually a bit more fun to me.
The game is custom-made for rental. It is a fun diversion for 2 or so hours. You will not be bored as nothing lasts long enough to be tedious.
Easily the 2d best movie tie-in of the year. But that isn't exactly high praise.
-=Mike
I will not claim it is a great game --- but I will give it a ton of credit for being a lot better than I expected it to be.
Rather than try and do the traditional sub-par platformer, the developers decided to make it a surfing game. That, alone, is inspired. They made a game quite unlike all other tie-ins and should be commended for it. And the surfing isn't bad. It's not going to rock your world, but it is a fun little diversion.
The game, however, is short. Not significantly longer than the movie itself, which is a bit of a concern. The visuals are pretty good, but there are major clipping issues and the game has a really hard time making a wipe-out when the wave curls over you look, well, less than horrible. The surfing levels are fun enough and the tricks are rather easy to pull off. The leaf sliding actually was more of a challenge (challenge being a very subjective term) and was actually a bit more fun to me.
The game is custom-made for rental. It is a fun diversion for 2 or so hours. You will not be bored as nothing lasts long enough to be tedious.
Easily the 2d best movie tie-in of the year. But that isn't exactly high praise.
-=Mike
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