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SynopsisJoin a lovable robot and his floating mechanized companion on an incredible adventure. Based on the Disney/PIXAR movie, WALL-E is filled with plenty of outer-space action as well as tons of strategy and fun. Humankind has abandoned Earth, leaving WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) and the search robot EVE all alone. When EVE embarks on a journey to find the humans, WALL-E follows her into the depths of space. What happens next is an exciting tale of courage that determines the fate of the entire planet.Make your way through nine imaginative worlds where you'll meet all sorts of robots and characters. But watch out ~ some of them aren't so friendly. Fight when you must, then make a hasty getaway in the Axiom space cruiser. You'll also need to figure out tricky puzzles and navigational challenges throughout the expansive galaxy. Up to four friends can experience the excitement together in multiplayer adventures. WALL-E and EVE must complete the most important missions in the universe. Team up with this automated pair to help humankind return home.
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I rented this game, and I'm sure glad I didn't rush out and buy it. As much as I loved the movie, I was hoping the game would be good. Plus, I read some reviews and found quite a few people saying the game was actually pretty fun (as far as movie games go). Since most movie games turn out to be lame, and some people were saying this one was fun, I decided to get it. I almost just bought it, but in a fit of good judgement I decided to rent it first.
From the very beginning the game established a routine with me - lots of waiting for things to load. This game loads especially slow, even for a Wii game. I imagine the load time comes from the massive graphics. Every new level brought a loading screen that would show hints and tricks completely unrelated to what you were about to do. I love Wall-e though, so I was willing to wait for him.
I imagine that you, as a potential buyer of this game, are interested because you loved the movie like I did and are hoping to jump into the story and feel of the movie through this game, reliving those beautiful memories. While this game does a much better job of carrying the feel of the movie to your game console than past attempts, it still falls short on too many levels to really get me excited.
The production of the game began before the movie was released, and the game crew was working with concept sketches and written descriptions of many parts of the unfinished film in order to do their job. In several places they had to do their own thing rather than follow the actual movie, though most of the time the game follows the movie's storyline almost exactly.
I was able to work through the entire game in a matter of hours (two or three) which unlocked most the game's content. The remaining unlock-ables are cheats that can be found by searching the web. Unfortunately, the cheats rarely made the game more fun, and in most cases they caused severe glitches that, on occasion, completely crashed my system and necessitated restarting the Wii. This may not be the experience everyone has, but it was certainly enough for me to avoid using the cheats and recommend that you do the same (or, cheat at your own risk!).
The little Wall-e character was adorable on the screen (just like in the movie) and the look and feel of the environments was appropriate. Some of the challenges were difficult, but beating the game was not.
I especially enjoyed a couple of the multiplayer modes, but was disappointed that only one or two of them was worth my time. In fact, my overall evaluation of the game was not as positive as I would like to report. Video games based on movies are rarely up to the quality that they should be, and I was hoping (in vain) that this one would be the exception. If you have ever played and enjoyed a game based on a movie in the past, and you loved the movie Wall-e, then I recommend that you try this game.
Try it, THEN buy it if you like it.
From the very beginning the game established a routine with me - lots of waiting for things to load. This game loads especially slow, even for a Wii game. I imagine the load time comes from the massive graphics. Every new level brought a loading screen that would show hints and tricks completely unrelated to what you were about to do. I love Wall-e though, so I was willing to wait for him.
I imagine that you, as a potential buyer of this game, are interested because you loved the movie like I did and are hoping to jump into the story and feel of the movie through this game, reliving those beautiful memories. While this game does a much better job of carrying the feel of the movie to your game console than past attempts, it still falls short on too many levels to really get me excited.
The production of the game began before the movie was released, and the game crew was working with concept sketches and written descriptions of many parts of the unfinished film in order to do their job. In several places they had to do their own thing rather than follow the actual movie, though most of the time the game follows the movie's storyline almost exactly.
I was able to work through the entire game in a matter of hours (two or three) which unlocked most the game's content. The remaining unlock-ables are cheats that can be found by searching the web. Unfortunately, the cheats rarely made the game more fun, and in most cases they caused severe glitches that, on occasion, completely crashed my system and necessitated restarting the Wii. This may not be the experience everyone has, but it was certainly enough for me to avoid using the cheats and recommend that you do the same (or, cheat at your own risk!).
The little Wall-e character was adorable on the screen (just like in the movie) and the look and feel of the environments was appropriate. Some of the challenges were difficult, but beating the game was not.
I especially enjoyed a couple of the multiplayer modes, but was disappointed that only one or two of them was worth my time. In fact, my overall evaluation of the game was not as positive as I would like to report. Video games based on movies are rarely up to the quality that they should be, and I was hoping (in vain) that this one would be the exception. If you have ever played and enjoyed a game based on a movie in the past, and you loved the movie Wall-e, then I recommend that you try this game.
Try it, THEN buy it if you like it.
What's great about it: Fun to play, easy-ish controls, tons of multiplayer options, nice graphics, cheat codes.
What's not so great: Not a whole lot of replay value, only a couple of multiplayer games are fun, cheat codes cause glitches.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
Multi Player Games
What hardware do you need to play multi-player games on a DS Lite or DSi? And can a DS Lite and DSi sync together to play multi-player games??
The DS, DS Lite and DSi all come fully equipped for multi-player game play. No special cables or other equipment is needed.
In fact, in many cases you only need one game cartridge to play on multiple systems all at the same time. The DSi may be compatible with some newer games that the older DS and DS Lite may not be able to play (though I am not aware of any such games as of now), in which case multi-player functions would require another DSi rather than a DS Lite. These games (DSi ONLY games) should be properly marked and confusion should be easy to avoid.
Here's how multi-player on the DS works: (this only applies to DS games - the DS and DS Lite can both play Game Boy Advance games, but these are limited to single player mode only)
When you purchase a game, the box will have multi-player information on the back. Some games are single player only, others can be played by only two at a time, and others can be played by up to eight people at a time.
There are several different modes of multi-player play.
On some games only one DS game system and cartridge is needed. Players take turns and pass the DS back and forth.
Other games use the wireless capabilities of the DS to link up and play together within 30 feet of each other, or even over the Internet. Again, on the back of the game box you will see "Multi-Card Play" or "Single-Card DS Download Play" or "Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection".
Multi-Card Play requires that each player owns his own copy of the game they would like to play. They both start the game, then in the game under the multi-player options they can connect and play together. Some games allow more than two systems to connect at a time. Again, the multi-player connection is achieved by use of the Wi-Fi card that is already inside the DS (the same kind of Wi-Fi card most laptops and computers use today).
Single-Card DS Download Play is exactly the same as the Multi-Card Play except that only one card is needed. The player who has the game in their DS starts the game, then (if the game is capable of DS Download Play - check the back of the box) they select the option to play with other players who do not have the cartridge. At this point, the other DS players turn on their system and select DS Download Play from the main menu. Their DS will then look for the broadcast signal from the system with the game in it, and download just enough information to play the game in multi-player mode.
DS Download Play can do more than just multi-player DS games. Some Nintendo Wii games can download information to the DS for various purposes, and a Wii that can access the Internet through the Nintendo Channel can even download trial games for the DS using this Download Play option.
Finally, some games can connect players from around the world using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The DS can connect to the Internet using any wireless router. Unfortunately, the DS is not compatible with WPA encryption, so if the wireless access point has a password, it must be using WEP encryption (an older, less secure standard for securing wireless connections). If the wireless access point is not secured, the DS should be able to connect without any trouble.
If your wireless router uses WPA encryption and your DS cannot connect, Nintendo makes a Wi-Fi USB Adapter that plugs into your computer and broadcasts a signal that works with your DS. I believe it costs about $50 (unfortunately, I couldn't find it on the Best Buy website) and it works with the Wii as well (though the Wii is compatible with WPA, so this wouldn't be an issue for a Wii owner).
Some games are even compatible with all of these types of multi-player modes. You just have to check the back of the box (or the product description on the vendor's site).
One final note for you since it seems you may have a situation where one individual will have a brand new DSi and the other will have an older DS Lite. They each have their advantages and problems, so not everyone wants a DSi and some people are trading their DS Lites in for DSi's. The DS Lite comes pre-installed with one (somewhat) fun multi-player application that any DS user can play wirelessly with other DS users. The DSi also has this application (called Pictochat), but the DSi comes with many new pre-installed applications that the DS is not compatible with (including the ability to play songs from an SD card, take pictures and manipulate them with its cameras, and many other fun new things).
If I were a young child with a DS Lite and my brother/sister/friend got a brand new DSi with all of these cool new features, I would be a little sad. The only thing the DS Lite can do that the DSi cannot do is play old Game Boy Advance games (which is very important to some users, and others don't care at all). Some retailers are taking DS Lites in as a trade-in for the new DSi (you pay something like eighty or seventy dollars, trade in the older DS and get a DSi). If the DS Lite owner in your life becomes jealous of the new DSi you may want to consider this as an option, though there is a limited time on the offer.
In fact, in many cases you only need one game cartridge to play on multiple systems all at the same time. The DSi may be compatible with some newer games that the older DS and DS Lite may not be able to play (though I am not aware of any such games as of now), in which case multi-player functions would require another DSi rather than a DS Lite. These games (DSi ONLY games) should be properly marked and confusion should be easy to avoid.
Here's how multi-player on the DS works: (this only applies to DS games - the DS and DS Lite can both play Game Boy Advance games, but these are limited to single player mode only)
When you purchase a game, the box will have multi-player information on the back. Some games are single player only, others can be played by only two at a time, and others can be played by up to eight people at a time.
There are several different modes of multi-player play.
On some games only one DS game system and cartridge is needed. Players take turns and pass the DS back and forth.
Other games use the wireless capabilities of the DS to link up and play together within 30 feet of each other, or even over the Internet. Again, on the back of the game box you will see "Multi-Card Play" or "Single-Card DS Download Play" or "Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection".
Multi-Card Play requires that each player owns his own copy of the game they would like to play. They both start the game, then in the game under the multi-player options they can connect and play together. Some games allow more than two systems to connect at a time. Again, the multi-player connection is achieved by use of the Wi-Fi card that is already inside the DS (the same kind of Wi-Fi card most laptops and computers use today).
Single-Card DS Download Play is exactly the same as the Multi-Card Play except that only one card is needed. The player who has the game in their DS starts the game, then (if the game is capable of DS Download Play - check the back of the box) they select the option to play with other players who do not have the cartridge. At this point, the other DS players turn on their system and select DS Download Play from the main menu. Their DS will then look for the broadcast signal from the system with the game in it, and download just enough information to play the game in multi-player mode.
DS Download Play can do more than just multi-player DS games. Some Nintendo Wii games can download information to the DS for various purposes, and a Wii that can access the Internet through the Nintendo Channel can even download trial games for the DS using this Download Play option.
Finally, some games can connect players from around the world using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The DS can connect to the Internet using any wireless router. Unfortunately, the DS is not compatible with WPA encryption, so if the wireless access point has a password, it must be using WEP encryption (an older, less secure standard for securing wireless connections). If the wireless access point is not secured, the DS should be able to connect without any trouble.
If your wireless router uses WPA encryption and your DS cannot connect, Nintendo makes a Wi-Fi USB Adapter that plugs into your computer and broadcasts a signal that works with your DS. I believe it costs about $50 (unfortunately, I couldn't find it on the Best Buy website) and it works with the Wii as well (though the Wii is compatible with WPA, so this wouldn't be an issue for a Wii owner).
Some games are even compatible with all of these types of multi-player modes. You just have to check the back of the box (or the product description on the vendor's site).
One final note for you since it seems you may have a situation where one individual will have a brand new DSi and the other will have an older DS Lite. They each have their advantages and problems, so not everyone wants a DSi and some people are trading their DS Lites in for DSi's. The DS Lite comes pre-installed with one (somewhat) fun multi-player application that any DS user can play wirelessly with other DS users. The DSi also has this application (called Pictochat), but the DSi comes with many new pre-installed applications that the DS is not compatible with (including the ability to play songs from an SD card, take pictures and manipulate them with its cameras, and many other fun new things).
If I were a young child with a DS Lite and my brother/sister/friend got a brand new DSi with all of these cool new features, I would be a little sad. The only thing the DS Lite can do that the DSi cannot do is play old Game Boy Advance games (which is very important to some users, and others don't care at all). Some retailers are taking DS Lites in as a trade-in for the new DSi (you pay something like eighty or seventy dollars, trade in the older DS and get a DSi). If the DS Lite owner in your life becomes jealous of the new DSi you may want to consider this as an option, though there is a limited time on the offer.
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