All Star Karate
SCORE: 82
The first thing I should get out of the way is All Star Karate will
not teach you karate. The characters do perform karate moves, and they
look really good. What you the player do is not exactly the same thing.
You can however get a nice little work out while playing this Wii game.
You know it never gets old to say that about the Wii. Your teenage
character sees ninjas chasing an old man. You get involved to help him,
and he winds up teaching you. Does that sort of sound familiar? The
theme has a Karate Kid concept behind it. However this game is much more
interactive than a movie.
There are various graphics in All Star Karate. There is violence in this
Wii game as characters hit one another. I am impressed with the
graphical design, artwork, and character models in All Star Karate. The
fight scenes have very large characters who seem larger than life.
Getting to break boxes with karate chops is a cool feature of this game
as well.
I want to be clear that I enjoyed the voice acting in All Star Karate.
What I was not impressed with was the cadence of the voice acting. All
Star Karate has conversations that sound like sound bytes from various
characters played one after the other. There were times where the pauses
between sentences was a little too longer for me. The music in All Star
Karate is decent, and brought something to the table. This Wii game
tries to be funny in various parts, but it fell short in my opinion.
I was amazed with how many levels are included in All Star Karate. Some
of them need the Wii Motion Plus controller. Two players can fight each
other in this game, or compete in mini games. I expect more families
will be interested in the latter, as opposed to the former. Many of the
unlockable levels contain fighting so it can drain on you after awhile.
I do believe there are enough different kinds of levels to keep gamers
busy for a few weeks.
The biggest concept gamers need to understand about All Star Karate is
following the routine. There are strings of moves that will net you more
points in a competition. Going crazy with punches and kicks does not cut
it in this game. Follow patterns, and routines that you have practiced.
This may sound boring, but the key is timing. I know a little bit about
karate, and most classes will teach you strings of moves as well. So All
Star Karate is realistic in that regard.
One of most interesting thing about All Star Karate is the history of
karate lessons. There are various historical facts on the martial art.
If you are thinking about having your child try karate, you may want to
try a game like All Star Karate first. If they can get into the
routines, then you have a better idea how they will handle a class.
Training hard, and working your way up the ranks is one of the lessons
in All Star Karate. Karate has a spiritual aspect to it, and this game
touches on that as well.
- Kimp
Graphics: 80%
Sound: 81%
Replay/Extras: 87%
Gameplay: 86%
Family Friendly Factor: 76%
System: Wii
Publisher: THQ
Rating:
'E10+' for Everyone 10+
{Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief}
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