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This must be a
weird fad- I’ve played two licensed
games in a row that weren’t half
bad. G-Force is not a bad game
believe it or not. Something about
gerbils, a movie, and then a video
game based on said movie seems like
it would be lined up for disaster
but believe it or not… it’s not.
Decent control mechanics, some weird
appliance enemies, and lots of
action make G-Force a game that both
kids and adults can have fun
playing.
I don’t know a lot
about the movie… I haven’t brought
myself to see it yet, but it looks
like something kids would like.
Anything with talking animals is a
recipe for success with the younger
markets, just the way it is. So this
is supposed to be a big summer
blockbuster produced by Jerry
Brockheimer and in Disney Digital
3D- I think kids are going to like
the film as much as the game and I
think that the game is as good as
the film… as odd as that sounds.
You’re Darwin a
rodent leading a team of other
rodents that are super intelligent
spy rodents and are on a mission to
save the world. That’s the plot
line… that’s what you need to know
anyway. The gameplay on this isn’t
bad at all- you get a supercharged
whip that’s cool- a few different
blasters/guns that do some cool
things and you get to be a fly so
you can get into places… a gerbil
can’t get into.
On to the
frustrating parts- some of this
stuff is going to take too long for
little kids to accomplish. There are
frustrating elements in the game.
For example in one of the levels you
have to get and carry a keycard as
the fly rufus and bring it back to
Darwin. That’s fine. But if you head
in a wrong direction you can lose
‘transmission’ with the fly and
you’ll drop the card and the fly
will start back at Darwin. This is
frustrating because your card is in
the area where you lose
transmission. Basically it’s a loop
of failure and something that won’t
be good for the little kids. Step by
step you have to gradually get that
card into range where you can move
it.
The only other
problem I have with this one are the
cut scene graphics… it’s good that
they’re there to set up the story. I
appreciate that but some of the
human models in these cut scenes are
terrible. It’s a small beef but a
beef nonetheless.
G-Force isn’t a
bad licensed game, I can’t believe I
wrote that but that’s what I’m
saying. There’s lots of fun to be
had for kids and adults and the game
is in 3D so you can play the game in
3D too. A surprisingly fun effort.
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