Tornado Outbreak

 Xbox 360
Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. Vandal
    70
    As a game experience, it is an interesting product which distinguishes itself from other better-selling videogames, but its main shortcoming is its short durability.
  2. Games Master UK
    69
    A nice twist on the Katamari template, but it soon gets repetitive. [Winter 2009, p.86]
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  3. Game Informer
    68
    Each level follows the exact same progression path, and this dull repetition ultimately makes what could have been a great tornado game nothing more than a funnel cloud.
  5. Play.tm
    68
    The game is in fact at its best in the opening tutorial levels where your only purpose is to gather and grow and wreak splendid havoc on the scenery, before any of the fire sprite collection, bonus objectives or special moves are added to the mix, bogging down the gameplay.
  6. XGN
    68
    Instead of making an entire retail version of this game, it would have perhaps been better to bring out the game as an arcade title. However Tornado Outbreak did surprise us, and therefore it deserves a nice mark.
  7. GameSpot
    65
    It's cute enough, but this Katamari clone won't blow you away.
  8. Official Xbox Magazine
    55
    Uninteresting story and visuals. [Dec 2009, p.69]
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  9. X-ONE Magazine UK
    50
    Undeniably a good concept spoiled. [Issue#53, p.95]
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Awards & Rankings

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#92 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2009

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. frederik1478
    Apr 13, 2023
    7
    I was very impressed by the game but I keep getting reminded of Sly Cooper games and then I realised when I looked at Wikipedia did two of theI was very impressed by the game but I keep getting reminded of Sly Cooper games and then I realised when I looked at Wikipedia did two of the people had worked on Sly Cooper so that was a fun coincident..

    The plot is fun and the gamePlay even better. It is because I kind feel puzzle game to get all the fire spirits and it is very entertaining to get it all under the time limit and the game is just found the right amount of length.

    The graphics looks good you can see that this is wii game that has been upscaled and the weirdest party is that there is fps doesn't work all the time so it's slow at some point. I don't know what that is about but the game looks pretty.

    The best reason to play is because it feels like an original title and if you're in anyways looking for some of that then do it play it.    … Full Review »
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