M & M's Adventure
SCORE: 80
M&M's Adventure on the Nintendo DS is a Super Mario 64 clone. I have
never had a problem with clones, especially if they are good. The green
candies get released all over the factory when an accident happens. This
event unravels right before Red, Yellow, and Green are about to go on a
much deserved Christmas vacation. Before you can go and enjoy Christmas
you need to find all the green candies.
The Super Mario 64 DS graphics disappointed me. The Nintendo DS can not
seem to handle the full 3D graphics. M&M's Adventure is the same case.
The graphics look fine from a little distance, but if you zoom in (by
getting close to a corner and rotating the camera) it leaves a lot to be
desired. With all of that said the graphics are bright and colorful in a
lot of spots, and generally safe for the family. There is some enemies
that can hurt the candies, but those animations were limited.
M&M's Adventure has some great special effect sounds in it. I loved the
sounds that came out when I would do certain things. The music is
adequate in this Nintendo DS title as well. The different characters
(Red, Green, and Yellow) each have specific attitudes that I was not too
thrilled about. The Yellow character for example is lazy (editor: at
first), and Green likes to be a little seductive.
There are 120 stars to collect, oh wait my mistake. There are 120 green
M&M's to collect. Fill that candy jar (editor: why it would be in that
place in a factory makes little logical sense) to be able to leave the
factory. Money is also a collectible item in M&M's Adventure, as well as
seeing all of the levels. This DS game can keep gamers busy for weeks,
as long as the controls are not an issue.
Our awesome editor in chief loves segways, so this brings us to the
controls. The camera rotation is a welcome feature, but the lack of an
immediate camera rotation behind the character did cause me some
discomfort. There are also times I had the camera right, and would move
my character only to have the camera move some too. I never fought the
camera, but the controls did not always work with me. The levels are
generally safe in their symmetry. I did have some fun playing M&M's
Adventure.
M&M's Adventure is pretty safe for the family, and a decent little
Nintendo DS game. I found a few minor issues with this game. I do think
Zoo Games has a great foundation for a franchise that could be
exceptional with some improvements. In other words I am beating around
that bush saying I would like to see a sequel. Cleaning up a mess is the
main lesson I came away from playing M&M's Adventure.
- Luke
Graphics: 76%
Sound: 80%
Replay/Extras: 82%
Gameplay: 73%
Family Friendly Factor: 87%
System: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Zoo Games
Rating: 'E' for Everyone
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