Party Wave
SCORE: 83
Party Wave is a surfing game on the iPhone/iPod Touch platform. It is
broken out into two parts. The first part involves guiding surfers
towards where a wave will appear. Sea life will get in the way at times,
and there is a limited amount of time to get all the surfers there. The
second part is where all the fun is. We surf a wave with all the surfers
we brought into the wave.
Families may hit a brick wall when playing Party Wave. Certain levels
require certain achievements. An example would be to have perfected so
many levels before it. We should all do our best to be as perfect as we
can, as Jesus Christ taught us to be perfect. Yet being perfect in Party
Wave can be a downright chore.
Party Wave has a soft graphical look and feel to it. There are female
characters in Party Wave that are wearing bikinis. Thankfully there is
no rounding effects to these females. So no enticement to lust issues.
Surfers in Party Wave can crash, and we get a little animation before
they vanish. They come right back next time so I believe they were not
injured.
The music in Party Wave is decent and fits the surfing theme. I kept
expecting to hear the Beach Boys "Everybody's Surfing" song, but it did
not appear. I am guessing licensing issues and all that legal wrangling.
Surfers have a blast when they catch some air. I could almost feel their
excitement. Party Wave is as close as I will be getting to a surf board.
I feel that Party Wave is a little light in the levels department.
Especially when so much of it feels so random. I love surfing the waves
in this iOS handheld video game. The control may only be tapping the
surfers when they light up but it still feels fun. Later levels contain
multiple surfers and this is where Party Wave gets crazy hard.
Parents should expect their children to ask for help in later levels of
Party Wave. My advice is to work on the game a little bit yourself to
get the concepts down, especially getting the surfers to the wave. Party
Wave is very kind in how it teaches the players. I can see a sequel
working in the future. I am thankful that I was provided a code to play
and review Party Wave.
- Frank
Graphics: 82%
Sound: 83%
Replay/Extras: 78%
Gameplay: 87%
Family Friendly Factor: 85%
System: iPhone/iPod Touch
Publisher: Mistwalker Corporation
Rating: ‘4+’ - 4+
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