Normally, we try to restrict presents to special occasions, but as our son had been so good and had done marvellously at school recently, and we had a bunch of games to trade in and a gift card for Game, we decided to preempt Christmas, and get this Wii Ben 10 Alien Force game ahead of time.
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Ben 10: Alien Force The Game for PSP video game consoles, based on Cartoon Network's hit ... more
television series, is the only video game that allows players to take command of characters from the 'Alien Force' team to authentically control and experience their adventures. The game begins five years after Ben put away the DNA-scrambling Omnitrix, but now Grandpa Max has gone missing and the planet Earth is in grave danger. Gamers must help Ben take the Omnitrix out of retirement and lead eight different playable characters-including cousin Gwen, enemy-turned-ally Kevin Levin and five of Ben's brand new alien forms-Swampfire, Jet Ray, Humungousaur, Spidermonkey and Big Chill-to utilize their all-new super powers and defeat the scourge if intergalactic invaders swarming in. Gamers will also experience tons of new story content. Five playable alien forms include Swampfire, Big Chill, Humongousaur, Jet Ray, and SpidermonkeyFluidly link your attacks to unleash devastating combosFast paced side scrolling actions gameplay with mix of puzzle and platformOriginal story based on characters and events in the first season of Ben 10 Alien ForceGain experience and unlock up to 30 attacksNew video game for 2010
Fans of the popular Ben 10 TV series rejoice! Ben 10 Alien Force on your Wii video game ... more
console takes place during the first series of the TV show and is another great way for fans to experience the events that took place. Ben must face up against his most deadly enemies, and it is your job to help Ben 10 (2010) bring them to justice once more.Morph into five different playable forms from the TV show including; Jet Ray, Swamp fire and Big ChillCo-Op multiplayer mode, allowing you and a friend to play together.Fight enemies from the TV series such as DNAliens and Highbreed and many moreIncludes segments where you can play as Kevin and Gwen, using their unique abilities
BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE: Vilgax Attacks is the latest game in the multi-million unit selling ... more
videogame franchise based on Cartoon Network's hit television series, BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE. Players will experience an action packed adventure in the vast ALIEN FORCE universe, as they take Ben and the Omnitrix into outer space and alien home planets for the first time ever in the series. In an original storyline developed exclusively for the game, Ben will use ten of his alien forms - Echo Echo, Goop, Brainstorm, Chromastone, Big Chill, Humungousaur, Spidermonkey, Swampfire, Jet Ray, and Cannonbolt - and their special powers to battle his greatest enemy, Vilgax and an extreme team of fearsome foes in an effort to thwart a grand scheme to conquer the universe one planet at a time. Players will also get to journey to never-before-seen planets in an upgradeable spacecraft while blasting through asteroid fields and enemy ships. Offering a solid blend of combat, puzzle-solving and platform gameplay, BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE: Vilgax Attacks for Nintendo DS Consoles will provide hours of gameplay for players of all skill levels.
Advantages: Highly playable, good progression and compilation Disadvantages: Occasional movement control, frustration
...Christmas, and get this Wii Ben 10 Alien Force game ahead of time.
Our son, Will, is 5, and absolutely mad on Ben 10. We restrict when he watches TV and plays on the Wii, and he is happy enough with this agreement. When he does get a chance to play on teh Wii, it's pretty much always this game he goes for. Essentially, it is a basic platform game with not really anything special about it. You control a character, who must negotiate ... ...and it's well adapted to Ben 10 Alien Force. You play each level with the character given to you, be it Ben, Kevin or Gwen, each with their different powers. Ben can naturally change into the various aliens that his alien watch, the Omnitrix, contains. What I like about this element of the game is that the main focus is on Ben, but he only starts off with one alien. You haver to progress through levels and defeat a certain number of enemies before ... more
Normally, we try to restrict presents to special occasions, but as our son had been so good and had done marvellously at school recently, and we had a bunch of games to trade in and a gift card for Game, we decided to preempt Christmas, and get this Wii Ben 10 Alien Force game ahead of time.
Our son, Will, is 5, and absolutely mad on Ben 10. We restrict when he watches TV and plays on the Wii, and he is happy enough with this agreement. When he does get a chance to play on teh Wii, it's pretty much always this game he goes for. Essentially, it is a basic platform game with not really anything special about it. You control a character, who must negotiate an area, with enemies, and defeat an end of level boss. Along the way, your character can acquire extra things to help defeat more powerful bosses.
It's a standard format, and a winning one, and it's well adapted to Ben 10 Alien Force. You play each level with the character given to you, be it Ben, Kevin or Gwen, each with their different powers. Ben can naturally change into the various aliens that his alien watch, the Omnitrix, contains. What I like about this element of the game is that the main focus is on Ben, but he only starts off with one alien. You haver to progress through levels and defeat a certain number of enemies before learning a new move, or acquiring another alien.
As the game progresses and your repertoire of aliens and moves increases, so too does the level of difficulty. The first few levels are quite easy, but as the game progresses, we found ourselves more and more having to repeat levels to pass them. This can result in frustration, so it's well worth being on hand to help if it's needed, or to calm down a situation if they can't quite manage it.
Will has mastered the combo of the nunchuk and the controller, having played a few of the Lego games before, so controlling the characters wasn't a problem for him. There are some elements that get a little violent, but nothing more than the cartoon would. If you are unsure as to whether it would be suitable or not for your kid, all I can suggest is being around so you can pause or stop the game.
I recommend this game quite highly. It is one that you can come back to time and time again, enjoying it immensely whether you're an adult or a kid. It has high playability, the graphics are quite good, and the character control is good as well. There are slight delays with some characters depending on which combination of moves you do, and it is sometimes hard to break out of a combo when you want to, thus opening yourself up to be attacked, and this can cause frustration. I know it bugged me!! You can save the game after each level if you want to turn it off, and if you do 'die' during a level then there are often checkpoints as you progress through, and you will likely return to the latest of these as opposed to going all the way back to the beginning of the level.
I recommend buying this for your kid. It helps, naturally, if they are already Ben 10 fans, but if not, it's a good way of introducing them to what is a quite entertaining TV series that seems to have taken the market by storm. You can't go anywhere without seeing or hearing a mention of Ben 10 these days, and this game is one of the many products that get a thumbs up from me.
Product Information for "Ben 10: Alien Force (Wii)" »
Product details
Age
12+
Publisher
D3Publisher
Genre
Action/Adventure
Max Number of Players
1 Player
Platform
Wii
Format
Wii Disc
Aka
Ben Ten Alien Force; Ben10 Alien Force
Manufacturer's product description
BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE The Game, based on Cartoon Network's hit television series, is the only console videogame that allows players to take command of characters from the ALIEN FORCE team to authentically control and experience their adventures. The game begins five years after Ben put away the DNA-scrambling Omnitrix, but now Grandpa Max has gone missing and the planet Earth is in grave danger. Gamers must help Ben take the Omnitrix out of retirement and lead eight different playable characters'including cousin Gwen, enemy-turned-ally Kevin Levin and five of Ben's brand new alien forms'Swampfire, Jet Ray, Humungousaur, Spidermonkey and Big Chill'to utilize their all-new super powers and defeat the intergalactic invaders! Gamers will experience tons of all-new story content on all platforms, and can even adventure as additional alien forms Echo Echo, Chromastone and Goop exclusively with the Nintendo DS version. Gameplay is fast-paced, 3D, action adventure style offering an unlimited combo system with puzzles and challenges that will engage players of all levels for hours at a time. BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE: The Game comes on the heels of a tremendously successful inaugural game, BEN 10: Protector of Earth, which launched in November 2007 and has sold more than one million units worldwide.
