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Widgets Odyssey Review (PS Mini)

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Posted by Christophor Rick, 5 days ago

Four levels. Yes, just four levels are in this game. Well, four levels and a mini game which is sort of like just another level but takes all of a minute to play. I played through the entire game in less than an hour, even with failing and having to play a few levels over. Considering it’s a PS mini and on sale for $2-3, I would have expected more out of it. In fact, if I had paid for this title, I would want a refund. It’s far from complete and unless they are going to offer free expansions in the near future, I don’t know that I would refer this title to anyone.

The game itself consists of more cartoons than actual gameplay. You watch an intro and then a short clip before and after each level. It almost seems like the game itself was secondary to the animated cut scenes themselves. There’s nothing wrong with having a story and all that (I quite prefer it usually) but when it takes place of the gameplay in the game, well then it should just be a video and not a video game right?



The four main levels are sort of puzzle platformers. You just move, jump, attack and flip switches or collect things to proceed. They’re not all that difficult which explains why it look me less than an hour to play the whole thing. Sure, the graphics are fine and the sound is decent (except for the sometime annoying gibberish character voices), but that only goes so far when there’s not enough game.

Overall, as I just said, there’s not enough game here. It’s more focused on the animation than on the gameplay. It’s a great start and should certainly see some further work done on it to complete it, because right now, it only feels like half a game and half an animated short.

 Our Rating for Widgets Odyssey Review (PS Mini)
0.0
Replay
0.0
Graphics
0.0
Sound
0.0
Gameplay
0.0
Multiplayer
6.0
Overall
It’s a mini-sized mini, not exactly worth the price of admission for less than an hour of gameplay and little reason to replay the levels. Good start but feels incomplete.

Rating: 0.0, votes: 0
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