360sync talks about the recent press release about the Rocky and Bullwinkle XBLA game.
"'Rocky and Bullwinkle' will be making it's way to the Xbox LIVE Arcade on April 16th for 800 MS Points. Word of this comes from a ZEN Studios press release detailing a Rocky and Bullwinkle themed table that is on it's way available now for 'Pinball FX.' The new table will be is available for 200 MS Points and features Rocky, Bullwinkle Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale and all the rest of the gang from Frostbite Falls. The full version of 'Pinball FX' is required to enjoy this new table."
GWN reports:
''The characters Rocky and Bullwinkle strike a familiar chord with baby boomers. During their show's on-again, off-again run from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s, they captivated audiences young and old with a deft blend of madcap antics and timely themes, much the same way The Simpsons grabbed hold of its massive demographic during its creative peak in the 1990s. Perhaps that's why Rocky and Bullwinkle, the Xbox Live Arcade game from Zen Studios, is such a disappointment. Though it tries to combine the source material with the frantic gameplay and zany visuals of WarioWare, it instead comes off as a half-baked attempt to cash-in on a beloved license.''
Robert Workman reports:
''We hate it when a game developer takes a classic franchise we grew up with and trashes it. Zen Studios is guilty with its Xbox Live Arcade release of Rocky and Bullwinkle. What should've been a fun, easygoing mini-game compilation is anything but. It's more like a virtual example of how NOT to do one.
In the game, you go through a series of episodes featuring stars from the classic cartoon, including Rocky, Bullwinkle, Boris and Natasha, Peabody the Dog and Sherman, among others. Each offers a variety of mini-games, in the same tradition as Nintendo's WarioWare games. The gigantic difference here, however, is that the WarioWare games are fun, where Rocky and Bullwinkle's are not.''
XBF writes: "Mini-games should be one of two things; and preferably both. They should be quick and they should be fun. Rocky and Bullwinkle magically avoids being either with "mini" games that seem to be far too long to be enjoyable. The ones that are quick are so frustratingly annoying; they can't even be enjoyed for a quick thrill."
Highlights:
Sound - 5.0
Graphics - 4.0
Controls - 5.0
I heard that it sucks. OXM give it a 5.5. I think.