Edge writes: "Unusually for a downloadable game, ColorZ really pushes your hardware. Unusually for a game of any kind, the hardware in question isn't the slab of silicon and solder underneath the TV but rather the muddle of electrically-charged squidge between your ears. This is a uniquely stubborn game, and one that aims to forge new connections within its players' brains, making what seems to be an impossible control scheme slowly plausible, and then, ultimately, enjoyable."
ColorZ is an intriguing multiplayer concept that feels awfully forced when played by a single person -- it could be called a real challenge in mental gymnastics, but IGN thinks it's more likely that the developers never intended it to be controlled that way and only shoehorned the three-way control scheme in late in development. It's also not going to be friendly to anyone who's ever had trouble with those color recognition test patterns at the eye doctor's office. You know the ones.
Presentation - 7.0
Graphics - 8.0
Sound - 7.5
Gameplay - 5.5
Lasting Appeal - 6.0
Overall -
Gamer 2.0: With co-op being a big feature this generation, it's no surprise that a few developers would try to step it up and go for a self co-op game that challenges your hand-eye coordination in juggling multiple characters at once. ColorZ is a WiiWare game that attempts to do that concept some justice with an added focus on color mixing and matching that turns the inherent difficulty up a notch.
At only 700 Nintendo Points, ColorZ presents an extremely unique experience to WiiWare enthusiasts at an affordable price, whether they hunger for a game with conniption-taunting challenge or have friends willing to take this perilous journey together. The latter is a more appealing proposition for Nintendojo to recommend, if you have the required friends and controllers. Otherwise, only single players with thick skin, nerves of steel and undying determination should jump into this demanding puzzler.
