DMN Newswire:
'Squeeballs',' a fun family friendly motion-control game, will be the world's first cross-platform motion game when it launches in October. The game will be available for the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and as an iPhone application.
For the Xbox 360, the game will be bundled with Gametrak Freedom', the first motion-control system for the Xbox 360. Performance Designed Products LLC (PDP), a top gaming accessory provider, is the developer of the game and technology.
''Squeeballs' is unlike any other motion-control game out on the market,' said John Moore, senior vice president of marketing for the California-based PDP. 'The graphics and visual elements are much more realistic and with so many unique challenges to choose from, the game will keep families entertained for hours.'
The GMRFM guys are joined by two lads from boob.ie for a spirited discussion on the week in games as well as a throw down about Alice Madness Returns opinions.
Gaming Nexus writes: "The Wii's primary audience consists of young children, baby boomers and senior citizens-fact. Very few people in this audience have ever played a video game before the Wii, or realize that the scope of gaming goes beyond Pac-Man and Mario Brothers-fact. The casual audience's general ignorance of gaming and what it can be allows publishers to sell loads of derivative shovelware on the Wii, taking the old copy-paste approach to Nintendo's party games and a few of the other top-tier family titles. As a result, quality software on the Wii, in any category, has been scarce. I don't like it, you probably don't like it, but those are the facts, and as John Adams said, facts are stubborn things."
Game Revolution writes: "Squeeballs are cute, little critters locked in toy store packaging. They have violent tendencies. They have a catchy theme song. They bounce. And you are a toy tester, making sure they are ready for sale. You're supposed to like squeeballs. You're supposed to want to play with them. But they make it hard. You want to throw them as far as you can. Or hit them. Or knock them over with a bowling ball."
+ Cute characters
+ Catchy music... sort of
- Not enough mini-games
- All mini-games done better elsewhere
- Some mini-games recycled within the game
- Poor controls
- Requires too much play to unlock
Intriguing
OMG... This game reminds me of that awesome "Sticky Balls" game on Gizmondo...
What about guitar hero? thats has motion control and is on several platforms =/
How's it on the DS? The DS don't do motion.