Another Pixar movie recently hit in the form of Wall-E and unlike the last few films it doesn’t star an animal but it does feature the adventures of the lovable robot Wall-E. He’s a robot who helps clean up the world after it’s been polluted by the big franchise Buy N Large. The film so far as received great critical acclaim from movie critics worldwide mainly for it’s charming story and heartwarming characters. It has also been praised for appealing to both kids and adults although with video games that’s not as easy.
The opening levels of Wall-E are essentially large platform-esque obstacle courses. These rarely present a challenge but do tend to offer slight thrills. Certain obstacles such as spinning pipes with holes in them have to be taken carefully. It’s a shame that this aspect of the game never really gets going as it could have been developed into an interesting game. All these levels really need is variation and a challenge.
Once your through those you’ll take control of Wall-E’s companion EVE and while these segments remain similar to the original Wall-E sections they do present a slight twist, EVE can fly. Surprisingly these segments are highly enjoyable as they mix up the action you will of indefinitely gotten bored of in the first section with EVE’s new controls and abilities. Unfortunately they are too much like the first section, too linear, straightforward and still don’t present a challenge.
Luckily the game does totally shake things up in the third and final segment of the game. You pilot both Wall-E and EVE as they shoot their way through nearly endless amounts of enemy robots. Again there is a catch because unforgivably these modes seem to go on for ever and for no reason. They are extremely simple and again rarely present a challenge. The game then fails to make a return to it’s platform roots and it leaves you feeling that there is a big lack of direction on the part of the game.
Throughout the game you’ll encounter loads of unlockables from multiplayer modes to original concept art. The game is also backed up with decent visuals and smart looking cut scenes. The game also comes with some great music and interesting sound design albeit slightly repetitive.
It’s just a real shame that arguably one of the best animated movies for a long time doesn’t really get that great game to back it up. Despite it’s charm and lovable characters it’s let down by it’s overall lack of variation, challenge and repetitivness. They’ve also failed to aim outside a very young demographic as Wall-E will never even remotely challenge anyone else. It’s these factors that make it hard to recommend to anyone who isn’t either very young or a hardcore fan of the film.
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