1214614960|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover David Marseilles Super Dodgeball Brawlers TMI WiiHD has fond memories of Super Dodgeball growing up, despite its moderately racist presentation. When some footage several months ago showed Brawlers going at each other while the dodgeball lays off to the side ignored, we knew SDB would bring more fond memories. So catch some review mash-up below with our official Super Dodgeball Brawlers Too Much Information post. If you're as eager to play it as I am, brace yourselves. It hasn't been warmly received by the critics. WiiHD chooses quotes designed to illuminate how the game plays, so be sure to look past those scores and see the content of the reviews. IGN Review: 6.5/10 Passable + Click to view IGN quotes - hide block Super Dodgeball Brawlers is a mix between the classic franchise on NES, as well as a hybrid of combat and item usage from River City Ransom. In theory, Aksys Games is combining the best of both US-released worlds into one package, including all the customization you'd expect from the Dodgeball series, while still adding a small nod to River City by including hand-to-hand combat and item-based attacks to use on the court, or in the school yard. On paper the design sounds like the best of both worlds, perhaps even mashing together memories of Super Dodgeball on GBA and the River City Ransom remake (also on GBA) into one happy memory. In the end though, the product isn't up to par with those titles, mixing together some odd balance issues, removed functionality, and level of depth expected from regular DS games, but light for the Kunio series itself. Both Vs. Mode and Brawl are one-time sessions, having gamers select their favorite team or player, take them into a single match, and then eventually back out of the game to the main title screen. In both instances, weapons and punch/kick buttons can be turned on or off, depending on if you want the traditional Super Dodgeball feel, or if you enjoy the River City hybrid design. GamerVision: 7/10 + Click to view GamerVision quotes - hide block Super Dodgeball Brawlers is a good amount of fun for a short amount of time. It’s too complex for casual gamers, but too shallow for anyone looking to really dive into a dodgeball game. The core mechanics are tight, but sadly, there just isn’t that much to do with them. Not everyone will enjoy it, but fans of the original will find worthwhile experience that does justice to its forebear. The game comes with 20 pre-loaded teams, but most people will want to take advantage of the create-a-team function. Your team’s name, colors and formation are all customizable, as are the players. There are over a 150 different faces and hairstyles to choose from, along with several hair and skin colors. Each character is given 150 skill points to distribute amongst ten categories, ranging from throwing power to dodging ability to the mysterious “Spirit” rating, which doesn’t seem to make any difference at all. You can even change your players’ birthdates, which determines their special throws. It’s a surprisingly deep customization system for a dodgeball game, and it definitely adds significant value to the package as a whole. 1up Review: C+ + Click to view 1up quotes - hide block I've come to appreciate the fact that the hardest part of remaking a fondly remembered classic isn't simply reproducing the play mechanics or properly emulating the visual style. Rather, the challenge lies toward the intangible, subjective end of the spectrum, in the vague-but-essential art of recapturing the original feel of the thing. Super Dodgeball Brawlers serves as a perfect demonstration — it's fun, but it never rises to the addictive one-more-match brilliance of its inspiration. It doesn't help that Million (the tiny Japanese development house that inherited this and other Technos properties like River City Ransom and Double Dragon) can't create an interface to save its collective life. Million takes a no-nonsense approach to game design, which would be admirable if it didn't collide so painfully with the company's desire to enhance its remakes with extra options. Brawlers has tons of stats to tweak and ridiculous levels of potential team customization, but the interface for doing so falls somewhere just this side of completely useless. The meager in-game explanations for mechanics and abilities doesn't cut it in this day and age; blind experimentation and "Look up manual for details" was fine in the 8-bit days, but with a game so packed with options, a little more information isn't simply welcome — it's necessary. Hit the break for some videos. Permalink Similar Posts EXIT DS: Action Puzzling and Indentured Servitude Behold the DSi Moon Shots (DS) New DS Rumors Reach Crescendo Star Wars: The Force Unleashed TMI

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