Wreck-It Ralph
SCORE: 58
We had a request come in to review Wreck-It Ralph on the Wii. We attempted to acquire one from the PR firm, but they did not respond. So we circled back with them to find out they were all out. Which is a true shame since it delayed this review coming to the public forum. And it is a review that the public needs to read. Wreck-It Ralph is one of those games that reinforces the stereotype that movie based video games are bad. I know there are plenty of games that dispute, but this game is not one of them.
Wreck-It Ralph is the most bland, boring, and dull game I have ever played. Well the two to three hours it took me to beat it. Yeah that is another problem with Wreck-It Ralph. Do not expect to get your ten or twenty dollars back from this game. And please do not waste more money than that on this home console game.
The graphics in Wreck-It Ralph remind me of Megaman Network Transmission on the Gamecube. At the time that game looked good. Wreck-It Ralph should have looked a lot better. The app on the iPhone looks better in my opinion than the Wii home console game. And that is really sad - for this game. There is monotonous violence as we dispose of the same looking enemies over and over again.
If Wreck-It Ralph were any longer I would have fallen asleep while playing it. The sound bytes are neat, but way too short. The storyline in Wreck-It Ralph did not make much sense, and was pretty primitive. We are stopping bugs. But the goal of any level is to get completely through it. So it was not like we had to go and get them all or something that would have allowed me to sleep at night after playing this Wii game.
There are a few unlockables in Wreck-It Ralph. But ultimately everything in Wreck-It Ralph feels thrown together at the last minute. A way to try and make a quick buck off of a movie. I have not had the pleasure to see Wreck-It Ralph in theaters but I am familiar with the premise behind the movie. Wreck-It Ralph on the Wii does not help the franchise and hurts it.
Activision
normally releases quality products, so Wreck-It Ralph is a major let
down. But since a reviewable copy was not sent to the biggest player in
the family friendly video games arena - warning alarms go off. Aside
from the violence there is not much else objectionable in Wreck-It
Ralph. Unless you count the money you spent on a few hours of painful
entertainment. I think I just wrecked it.
- Paul
Graphics: 64%
Sound: 68%
Replay/Extras: 53%
Gameplay: 36%
Family Friendly Factor: 70%
System: Wii
Publisher: Activision
Rating: ‘E’ for Everyone
{Mild Cartoon Violence}
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