 great game |
| Review Date: October 30, 2007 |
| Reviewer: dlc, WA United States |
What a great WII game. We've played Zelda and a few others, and while Mercury Meltdown may not cost $50 and may not be a big, Hollywood-style release, it is a wonderfully addictive, puzzling game. It is keeping this 47 year old and his 12 year old daughter up late on school nights.
All WII games should be this good. Can't tell you how disappointing it is to pay $50 for a game and get it home to find it's totally lame. This game is a reasonable $20 and is oodles of fun. |
Kororinpa on the cheap
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| Review Date: November 2, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Luke Meyers, Seattle, WA USA |
I thoroughly enjoyed the game Kororinpa: Marble Mania which came out some months before this one, and the action in this game is pretty similar. However, it feels different enough that it's definitely not just a level pack for that game. The blob physics add a new dimension, as does the focus on solving puzzles by changing your blob different colors, mixing different color blobs to make secondary colors, etc. It's neat stuff. For 20 bucks this game is an absolute steal, and it's got a lot of levels and stuff to unlock. Each level has various ways to excel and try to get a top score -- beating par time, collecting all bonuses, and losing as little mercury as possible.
On the downside, so far the "party games" don't seem to me to be truly multiplayer. But I've only unlocked one; I don't know if later ones involve multiple players. Also, the tilting motions used to steer your blob around are much more constrained than in Kororinpa -- no flipping the world upside down! Oh, well. Still a great game and an absolute bargain. |
Challenging and fun
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| Review Date: December 2, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Pooger, Seattle, WA USA |
If you like puzzle games that require you to think a bit then this one is fun! Also takes some good reflexes and precise control of the wiimote.
I bought this along with Kororinpa and I really do like both. My friends think this one take a little too much thinking to be casual though :) |
Fun little game, a little difficult for children--4 1/2 stars
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| Review Date: January 7, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Melissa, Texas |
In Mercury Meltdown you have to navigate your blob of mercury through a maze, around obstacles like pushers, gravity blenders, spinners, and switches, to the finish line. While making sure your blob is the right color to pass through doors and the same color as the finish line, you have to avoid schizoids, mercoids, spectroids, and jerkoids. They'll eat your blobs of mercury. If you loose too much mercury you fail the mission.
We bought this game for our 9 year old son, who loves puzzles. According to him, he likes it because of the challenging levels he has to navigate. He also finds the party games, that are unlocked when you collect a certain number of bonuses, fun. The feature that lets you save or replay certain levels has been a fun source of entertainment as well. He does think the game can be frustrating at time because of some of the obstacles.
I have not played the game, but have watched him play it quite a bit. It's actually very fun to watch and has kept me on the edge of my seat watching him make tight turns. However, I do have one `warning' if you're buying it for children. According to Toy's R Us' website, the manufacture's recommended age is 6 (they recommend 8). Our 6 year old can not play this game. It requires too much concentration and patience. Our 9 year old struggles with patience and the fine motor skills needed to complete most levels. I highly doubt many 6 year olds can play it without a great deal of frustration. My son gets frustrated with it very easily. With enough encouragement he'll complete the most advance levels, but we have had a couple of occasions where we've asked him walk away because of his frustration. We found a couple of walk throughs online that have helped him through a couple of levels but for the most part it's pretty easy to figure out what needs to be done to complete a level.
Over all we've been very happy with this game and would buy it again. At 20.00 it's definitely worth the money.
**Note our son contributed most of the content, including background information and his personal opinions on the game. |
A Good Budget Game
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| Review Date: March 27, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Adam C. Pazder, Seattle, WA USA |
Mercury Meltdown Revolution is a puzzle game with a simple concept, but one that requires a fair amount of skill to unlock all of the bonus material.
You control a glob of Mercury and use one of the several control schemes (Wiimote, Classic Controller etc) to tilt the screen in order to manipulate the glob.
Every challenge has a Goal that must be reached within the time limit. However things get complicated as you must frequently use items found on each level to change the color and texture of your glob to make it to the finish line.
This is a game that will certainly make you think, and ocassionally make you scratch your head. While there are some multiplayer features that get unlocked as you progress, the main gem of this game is in the single player quest.
Overall this game will not stand up to the visual rivals of the "other" Next Gen systems, however its cartoon-ish style works well within this context. The game is easy to pick up and play and offers a great deal of satisfaction with its 130+ levels.
This is a great buy for anyone looking to round out their Wii library, and at a [...] it won't hurt you wallet. |
Amazing game for improving concentration & patience and practice the wii controls!
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| Review Date: December 30, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Alla, South San Francisco, CA USA |
I must say I bought this game today based on all of your reviews, thank you to those of you who were honest about this game, really helpful. I never buy games before reading reviews here on Amazon. The back of the game case obviously doesn't tell you about the game's flaws.
This game is very very very challenging. And it does require a ton of focus, patience and concentration. But the wii controls are incredible. It's so percise and doesn't take long to get used to. There is a lot of imagination in this game and a lot of creativity as well. Every level is so different from one another and it definitely keeps you hooked for a long time.
I'm very glad I bought this game, it's one of those "chill" games for when you're tired of all the sports games and just feel like sitting comfortably on your couch moving the wii remote.
I took off one star for this game because of the graphics, I have a 47" HD LCD and it looks REALLY pixelated and just in general the graphics are very mediocre and poor quality. I guess this game is all about the actual game play. But in all seriousness, for 19.99, i don't really care about that aspect! If you're a fan of interactive puzzle games that stimulate logic, this is definitely for you! I can't wait to try others like this. |
Mom's point of view
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| Review Date: December 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer: My Old KY Home, Texas |
| I hate writing a review without playing the game but I have an observation... two very different gamers like this game. One of my boys (12 yrs) likes racing and sports games while the other (10 yrs) the Lego series, Mario and the like. I have found both boys playing Mercury Meltdown. They said it took a bit to get used to it but once they did they really like it. Neither boy would have picked this game out on their own but I encouraged them to based on reviews...they are glad they did because it was a good bang for their buck. |
A fun puzzle game
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| Review Date: April 28, 2008 |
| Reviewer: D.B. Hobwell, |
I came in knowing almost nothing about this game and thinking its a good price and i need another Wii game that takes advantage of the Wii mote and my sisters can play I'll try this one out.
I was pleasantly surprised.
This is one of those games in which you sit down thinking, "I'm going to play for fifteen minutes", and then two hours later you are still playing and thinking i just need to beat one more level it will only take thirty seconds more.
It reminds me of some of the old school puzzles games that have a simple concept but are lots of fun (IE Tetris, Dr. Mario Chu Chu Rocket).
It is an easy to learn, hard to master kind of game with great replay value
the only down side is that none of the party games are as good as the main game.
I definitely recommend this game for novice and masters alike. |
Fun. But can become tedious.
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| Review Date: July 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: RockinJ, Pueblo, CO USA |
| All in all I enjoy this game -- for short periods. I've only made it to the third "Lab," but so far, I'm finding that almost every level is simply a game of balancing your platform so that the mercury glob doesn't fall off the edge. Don't get me wrong... lots of inventive gadgets and puzzles, but I was hoping for the ability to focus on the gadgets, and maybe solve a maze or two. Ultimately, though, winning means maintaining balance and trying to keep the platform flat after you've tilted it to roll the glob somehwere -- over and over. After playing for awhile, it almost starts to feel a little like work. |
Fun to be challenged
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| Review Date: November 24, 2008 |
| Reviewer: E. Threatt, Lancaster, SC |
| Mercury meltdow: Revolution is only for people who like puzzles and challenges. This is not a game you can do something else while playing the game, you must pay attention. I like a challenge and enjoyed the diffent levels and how you had to decide the best way to achive your mission. If you like to work you brain this game is for you. |
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