What does the power of a hamster do to a man? What little power does it take to go to one's head? I ask you this question as we embark on thisWhat does the power of a hamster do to a man? What little power does it take to go to one's head? I ask you this question as we embark on this journey. As I write this, 3 reviews sit on this game. I have the power to control the rating that this game holds. I can change how history looks back at this licensed shovel ware that is to be lost to the ages in this world filled with disc rot. To give a truly accurate review of this game, I took several notes as I played. So where else to began than with them? Let us start with the complaints I had, as ending with them leaves you on a negative note while I want you to have a positive take away. The narrator is annoying, and the soundtrack is generic. Every song sounds exactly what you'd expect, such as the carnival themed level being reminiscent of Julius Fucik's "Entry of the Gladiators" from 1897. No songs really stood out. There are some long load times and frame drops, but those aren't frequent. Sometimes things in the background looked like foreground or interactable things but they weren't. On level 4-6 some of the CPU's froze which is a large problem for a racing level. Final complaint is the game is very easy, but that also makes it good for kids. Now let us continue on to the pros. I spent 4.5 hours on this game to beat it with few collectibles. I tell you this because of one thing the game does best. You choose how engaged you are with the game. Every level has a ton of collectibles, which is great for completionists. There is so so much to do in this game if you want. If you want. Every level also just has a key in it, grab it and take it to the end and you can finish the level as fast or as slow as you want with no real requirement for the collectibles. There are plenty of rewards for collecting things as well. While we talk about the collectibles, let's mention the levels they are found in. The six worlds all have unique themes, and the stages and graphics are very pretty. The levels are more made like giant rooms or McDonald's play places almost than "get to the right" levels. This really fits the collectible based nature of the game. These levels are populated with interesting and unique power ups that are all well designed. The final world even brings back elements from previous levels which is a fun touch. The final level of each world has a cool race in it too. There are around 20 playable characters, so that is also pretty cool. I haven't even touched on the story yet! More or less a bunch of mean guinea pigs, the "wild bunch" the game is titled after, want to play tag so throughout the levels you can choose to hunt them down and convert them to being nice. This wonderful story and gameplay integration really makes you feel like a zhu zhu pet. The story itself is basic, not as good as the last of us but I suppose all games fall short in one way or another. I selected Scoodles to play as because he had a hat but in the gameplay, he did not wear the hat. I later found out the hat was a power up I could find! Xenoblade wishes it could have this level of foreshadowing. The art style is very pretty. All in all, a good game if you can find it for cheap. Don't let time wash away the sins and accomplishments of history.… Expand
