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Putting the Hammer Down on Evil Creatures
posted by JMichaud (BETHESDA, MD) May 8, 2011
Member since Jan 2008
5 out of 5 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Thor: God of Thunder is just another movie tie game in right? Maybe not.
Unlike other games of the genre, the makers of this game put a lot of thought and imagination into the product.
You play as Thor, and after you accidentally unleash a powerful monster that invades his home of Asguard, it’s up to you to get home and stop it. But to do so, he has to demolish all sorts of bad guys - from ice demons to fire demons to trolls to the formally imprisoned beast
To do so, you get all sorts of goodies. First, you get the hammer that can unleash lighting and wind powers. Second, you can pick up other abilities along the way by finding hidden runes throughout each level or by leveling up after defeating a certain number of enemies.
These abilities include improved melee damage, getting health from trapping enemies in a whirlwind or other special moves. Utilizing these powers and abilities to smite those varied enemies is a heck of a lot of fun. It also puts some strategy in play - you can’t select every ability that you get; some powers you have to put aside.
The controls take a short while to get used to, but it’s not too long before I was unleashing my fury on evildoers.
The game took me about eight hours (on Medium), which is a good run time - and after you finish, you can fight each type of monster separately in challenge stages or watch a cartoon show called The Avengers featuring Thor (but you only get to see part of the story - the rest is left out.)
But this game has some problems - mostly dealing with level design. Some levels went on far, far too long, and beating the same sets of enemies can get tiresome.
But these are small complaints given that I found the game fun, and it’s only $40, not the $50 that games like this usually cost. Thor, the game, the Wii version is worth a rent - and fans of this style of game might want to buy it.
Unlike other games of the genre, the makers of this game put a lot of thought and imagination into the product.
You play as Thor, and after you accidentally unleash a powerful monster that invades his home of Asguard, it’s up to you to get home and stop it. But to do so, he has to demolish all sorts of bad guys - from ice demons to fire demons to trolls to the formally imprisoned beast
To do so, you get all sorts of goodies. First, you get the hammer that can unleash lighting and wind powers. Second, you can pick up other abilities along the way by finding hidden runes throughout each level or by leveling up after defeating a certain number of enemies.
These abilities include improved melee damage, getting health from trapping enemies in a whirlwind or other special moves. Utilizing these powers and abilities to smite those varied enemies is a heck of a lot of fun. It also puts some strategy in play - you can’t select every ability that you get; some powers you have to put aside.
The controls take a short while to get used to, but it’s not too long before I was unleashing my fury on evildoers.
The game took me about eight hours (on Medium), which is a good run time - and after you finish, you can fight each type of monster separately in challenge stages or watch a cartoon show called The Avengers featuring Thor (but you only get to see part of the story - the rest is left out.)
But this game has some problems - mostly dealing with level design. Some levels went on far, far too long, and beating the same sets of enemies can get tiresome.
But these are small complaints given that I found the game fun, and it’s only $40, not the $50 that games like this usually cost. Thor, the game, the Wii version is worth a rent - and fans of this style of game might want to buy it.
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