Game Focus writes: "It's Election Year in the U.S of A and it's always interesting to see what each candidate has to show and say (even if it's all about Obama this time around). The developers at Wideload Games, who bought us Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel without a Pulse, decided to jump into the democratic frenzy and create an original party game with (of course) a political twist called Hail to the Chimp. Here's our review.
Hail to the Chimp's concept is simple: The lion has been dethroned as king of the jungle, and the rest of the animals have decided to play the democracy card by facing each other…until only one remains and becomes the new King of the Jungle. And by facing, I mean beating on each other! Basically, it's a button-mashing fest, with no strategy whatsoever. Four candidates are thrown into an arena, where they run around and beat the crap out of each other until one grabs a certain number of clams. As you collect these clams, you will use them to fulfill particular tasks in the game's 16 game types like stuffing ballot boxes or throwing clams at cardboard cut-outs of other candidates. Each round carries with it a set of votes for the top three competitors, and whoever racks up the most votes by the end wins that stage's election."
ZTGD: Last week we delivered buyer's guides to inform our readers what to get the gamer in their life this holiday season. Today we bring you a list of ten games that should, in no circumstances, be placed under the tree for your joystick junkie. This list of games was actually harder to construct than a list of must-haves for the simple fact that there were a ton of games this year that we should avoid at all costs. Each game represented below is a mockery of why we came to love games in the first place.
I bought Altered Species and really enjoyed it. I traded it right after I beat it as there was absolutely no replay value to it, but at least I had fun while it lasted.
lol did fall for IRONMAN right after i saw it at the movies lol
(i get all geeky after have seen a good movie lol(good thing i traded it the next day lol))
i think i borrow sonic from work 2day just 4 the Ts lol
You realize you can return a game as defective within 30 days of purchase at Gamestop, correct? (With the exception of PC games, for obvious reasons.)
GamingExcellence: "If all you saw from Hail to the Chimp was some cut scenes and graphics for the game you'd think it had some promise and that's one of the problems, it does. It's plenty obvious that a lot of work was put into crafting the cut scenes and doing all of the voice work but not as much time was put into the game itself. Honestly if this game were taken back and reworked into a cartoon then I'm sure it would be plenty of fun for kids and adults alike due to all the double entendres but as it stands it's an amusing cartoon interrupted by bland game segments."
Kyle Orland writes:
"0:00 I'm a fan of politics, games and humor, so something that combines all three should be a slam dunk. Still, the general reception the game got has me less than optimistic.
0:01 Oh, what a shock, version 1.02 of the software has to be downloaded. At least it's only a 24 MB update, so it should take too long.
0:04 Three minutes of downloading and we're done. That has to be a record for the PS3...
0:05 Cut to a deserted island with a large yellow, mustachioed clam. "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls ... let me introduce Hail to the Chimp," says the high-voiced clam. He goes on about how clams have been abused. "Power to the clams ... kneel, things with knees! Kneel before your true masters!" Then, "from the GRR newsroom, it's ... the news." Woodchuck Chumley talks about a democratic election to replace the king of the animals.
0:07 Cut to a commercial for "Just for Gorillas" fur color. "Now silverback is just an honorary title." Heh. Then a stylish ad for Spanish armadillo Santo."
