Roogoo Attack- A Fripplebubby Slander Let's start off by clearing things up. I realize that this is just a so-so game, but i'd rather review this type of thing than going on to review Pokemon again, like the hundreds of others who think that I would want to read a review of a game I have probably played. So i'm not going to review a big-ticket game, instead, i'm reviewing this one, and only because it just was released. Anywho, the game itself is what we call a Simplistic Puzzle Crapfest, or a SPC for short. I call this a SPC mainly because one of the big draws to this game is it's cool use of the word 'Roogoo'. Isn't that a fun word to say? But on a more serious note, this game was not thought through very well. When you were a baby, did you ever play with those things where you try to put the shapes in the holes that are shaped like the shapes that belong there? Well guess what? You get to do it all over again! Except this time, the holes rotate. Roogoo Attack does give a story of sort, however. You live on planet Roogoo, where you have a happy go lucky King Roogoo, and your cities thrive on these 'meteors' that are full of puppies and lollipops, or something. Anyway, the 'meteors' hit the planet Roogoo, but instead of causing mass destruction and the piling of hundreds of charred Roogoo carcasses, they instead land peacefully on Roogoo and they build their cities out of them. I think... Well, the meteors also are extremely powerful, and some hold the black hearts of evil and the black hand of death, (and I don't want to be racist) and the white leg of... evil. Actually, you can pretty much disregard that last sentence, it didn't make sense to me, either. So King Roogoo goes rogue, starts stealing meteors with his evil son and they turn into GooGoos, and bad stuff starts. So, the 'purest Roogoos' flee and start stealing back their meteors. Luckily, these meteors fall from the sky and through several rotating islands with holes in them, and you rotate the islands to collect the meteors. Really, most of what I just wrote makes no sense, but that is why this game is a SPC. The gameplay offers no fun, just weirdness. It does get increasingly complicated, so don't put this down as a toddler game. Graphics look good-ish in 3d, but it surely doesn't make up for the bad game. Also, there are some mini-games, like skydiving (aaaaah! Terrible!) and such. If you still don't understand how to play, just play the game for 10 seconds, and you'll know. Hard to describe, but really easy to pick up on. So as a recap: The Good: Simple Easy to pick up on Gets harder The word 'Roogoo' The Bad: Simple No fun to be had. Gets pretty hard Did I mention it's not fun? Weird story... Presentation: Weird story, terrible idea, but I guess that is a given, because I guess it is a puzzle game. Still, they tried, and pretty much failed. 5/10 Graphics: The puzzle is in 3d, looks okay, but it really doesn't add anything to the game. 7/10 Sound: Oh, right. Sound. There is sound, but it's just kind of... There. The point i'm making is that it is just so-so. 6/10 Gameplay: Not much fun, though it could be a little fun at the start, the fun goes away. 6/10 Lasting Appeal: None. I couldn't stomach the game the first time around, why on Earth would you play it again? 2/10 Total: 26/50 That's a failing grade folks, a 52%. Terrible game. I don't expect you to accept this review, probably because no one wants to read about a terrible game. But hey, here it is! Also worth noting is that if you own the Wii version of this game (Roogoo Twisted Towers) you unlock bonuses. (More reviews and such at www.blitzkreigmop.wordpress.com or email me at [email protected]) If you like my reviews, visit my site, i'll be posting some that I don't post here.
A bit too short I think. I like what you are saying about the story but is there no way you can write a little more?
I like the fact that you're reviewing games that people wouldn't normally review but would randomly encounter on the NDS rom list. If the rom cost points and someone downloaded it, finds out it's a crappy game and then deletes it, well, this review would help in saving points. For people that actually buy their games, you would save them some money. The problem is, your audience is the audience that does not buy just any random game, only the ones that they like, and that's the minority of your audience. Most won't bother buying games if given the option. I'd also like to see reviewers review a game that has a TON of hype, something mainstream and give it a deserving low score. A lot of games depend on the hype to do well in sales, since no one has played it beforehand so those first sales are all based on hype, not word of mouth. But your review could use a little bit more substance even if the game does not have substance. English classes want students that can take a poem that's a haikou, that's only three lines, and churn out a 3 page paper on it. The bolding of the scoring headings is just format, but it makes the review look a lot nicer for something so simple. When I took English classes, if you didn't write in MLA format, quoting, citing, you automatically got a 0 for the paper. Format makes it look more professional anyway. I'd rather have a review that has a wall of text and have too much information, than have too little.
As a response to grimsim: I wish I could write more about this 'story', as it is called, but unfortunately the little substance I generated about it is perhaps more than there is to say about it. Still, if I get some time later i'll write some more on it. Insanecrazy07: I would like to review some hyped-up games, but at the time of my review's posting, Roogoo Attack was one of the latest games out there. That is really the only reason I chose it to review. As for the rest of your comment, thanks for the input! Asdzxc123789: You have a really weird name. Even weirder than my name. Still, thanks for the support.
to Fripplebubby I took this name becoz I never thought I will be in forums. Just for easy remembering...
