Rakoo & Friends
SCORE: 80
Family Friendly Gaming was provided a download code for Rakoo &
Friends on the Wii U. I am very thankful to play and review Rakoo &
Friends. This downloadable only home console video game is similar to
the app Rakoo's Adventure. I think the Wii U may have more app ports
than anything else. Especially on the Nintendo eShop. There are over
forty-five levels in Rakoo & Friends on the Wii U.
On the Wii U Rakoo & Friends costs $9.99 at the time this review was
written. The app is a free app with those dreaded and despised in-app
purchases. I have not played the app, nor do I have any interest in
playing the app. I like Rakoo & Friends on the Wii U. I believe this is
the kind of a video game that works so much better with a joystick than
touch only controls.
The music in Rakoo & Friends is sweet. The graphics are generally bright
and colorful. There is some cartoon violence with power-ups. We can
knock over shells, and enemies that get in our path. This video game is
a level based runner. Which means each of the levels is a runner level
with a start and a finish line. Make it to the finish line and you
complete the level.
There are a variety of different tasks to be completed in each of the
levels. There are three large gold coins, and a ton of flowers to
collect. The flowers can be spent on things like accessories for your
character. Rakoo & Friends has a nice risk/reward system in terms of
special skills. You lose a heart for each of the special skills you turn
on. There are also power ups in some levels that will help players
progress.
Levels in Rakoo & Friends can be really easy. The one exception to that
is the boss levels. They are definitely more challenging. There are more
objects to avoid like the massively large boss characters. The menu
screen requires touch screen only maneuverability. Not being able to use
the buttons is really odd in my professional opinion. At least we can
use the joystick to glide around the game play screens.
I had fun playing Rakoo & Friends on the Wii U. I hope to see more games
like this one in the future. I hope there are sequels to Rakoo & Friends
in the future. I could even see Rakoo & Friends as part of a physical
copy compilation disc for the super majority of families that purchase
physical copies of games at retail. I love that each of the levels in
Rakoo & Friends has a finish line.
- Sam
Graphics: 80%
Sound: 85%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 85%
Family Friendly Factor: 80%
System: Wii U
Publisher: Moving Player
Developer: Moving Player, Old Skull Games
Rating:
‘TV-Y’ - TV-Y (all ages 2 and up)
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