|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game Information
- Platform: Nintendo Wii
- PEGI Rating: Ages 3 and Over
- Media: Video Game
- Item Quantity: 1
Frequently Bought Together
Product Features
- Full interaction using the Wii Remote tilt sensor
- Support for the Wii Classic and Nintendo GameCube controllers
- Advance rendering techniques for improved graphical quality
- 480p support
- Over 150+ challenging levels
- Hidden Labs to unlock.
- State of the art blob physics.
- Bonus features to unlock
Product details
|
Related Items
- Most Popular
- Arcade & Platform
- Puzzle
Product Description
Great Games and Accessories for the Nintendo Wii from Gamesbuyer.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
The premise of Mercury Meltdown is simple. You take control of a blob of Mercury and you have to try and guide you blob of mercury through the hazards that will get in your way. You use the Wii remote to tilt the mercury and it works beautifully!! It really feels that Mercury Meltdown Revolution belongs on the Wii! Pleasingly (and surprisingly) the game also utilises support for the classic controller.
The concept of guiding your mercury from the beginning of the level through to the end may seem quite basic but there are certain objectives along the way. For example, often you'll need to change the colour of your mercury. There are colour changers scattered throughout the levels and often you'll need to split your mercury in halves or thirds, change the colour then mix the colours together to finish the level with a blue or purple coloured blog of mercury. As if colour changing wasn't enough to worry about there are also plenty of hazards scattered throughout the levels such as air jets, force fields, giant fans, platforms and pendulum. In total there are around thirty objects to contend with in the levels.
At times you'll also need to finish the level with a certain percentage of mercury left, so even though you may be happy to finish the level with just 1% of your mercury remaining, it may not be good enough and you'll need to start the level from the very beginning. Your mercury blob now has four different states as well. The mercury can be normal, hot, cold or solid and will react differently according to what state it is in.
As you play through the single player mode you'll unlock party games. There are five party games in total; rodeo, race, metrix, shove and paint. All of the party games can be played in single player or multiplayer and you can use the Wii remote or a classic controller for the party games.
The single player mode is quite lengthy with several unlockable hidden labs. The party games are entertaining as well and can be quite a bit of fun in multiplayer. This is also the type of game that you can pick up and play for only a few minutes at a time, so it's quite probable the game will get a significant amount of playtime. Later on the levels become extremely challenging as well, so this isn't the type of game you're going to finish in one sitting.
I'm the first to complain about unjustified Wii ports. Third party publishers seem to have been caught off guard by the success of the Wii and this has meant several very average Wii titles. Mercury Meltdown Revolution however is not one of them. The Wii controls suit the title perfectly and it feels like the game belongs on the Wii. With an extensive and addictive single player mode and some thoroughly enjoyable party games for multiplayer gaming Mercury Meltdown Revolution comes highly recommended for those who want a decent puzzle game on the Wii.
The concept of guiding your mercury from the beginning of the level through to the end may seem quite basic but there are certain objectives along the way. For example, often you'll need to change the colour of your mercury. There are colour changers scattered throughout the levels and often you'll need to split your mercury in halves or thirds, change the colour then mix the colours together to finish the level with a blue or purple coloured blog of mercury. As if colour changing wasn't enough to worry about there are also plenty of hazards scattered throughout the levels such as air jets, force fields, giant fans, platforms and pendulum. In total there are around thirty objects to contend with in the levels.
At times you'll also need to finish the level with a certain percentage of mercury left, so even though you may be happy to finish the level with just 1% of your mercury remaining, it may not be good enough and you'll need to start the level from the very beginning. Your mercury blob now has four different states as well. The mercury can be normal, hot, cold or solid and will react differently according to what state it is in.
As you play through the single player mode you'll unlock party games. There are five party games in total; rodeo, race, metrix, shove and paint. All of the party games can be played in single player or multiplayer and you can use the Wii remote or a classic controller for the party games.
The single player mode is quite lengthy with several unlockable hidden labs. The party games are entertaining as well and can be quite a bit of fun in multiplayer. This is also the type of game that you can pick up and play for only a few minutes at a time, so it's quite probable the game will get a significant amount of playtime. Later on the levels become extremely challenging as well, so this isn't the type of game you're going to finish in one sitting.
I'm the first to complain about unjustified Wii ports. Third party publishers seem to have been caught off guard by the success of the Wii and this has meant several very average Wii titles. Mercury Meltdown Revolution however is not one of them. The Wii controls suit the title perfectly and it feels like the game belongs on the Wii. With an extensive and addictive single player mode and some thoroughly enjoyable party games for multiplayer gaming Mercury Meltdown Revolution comes highly recommended for those who want a decent puzzle game on the Wii.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
For me this is a perfect example of what the Nintendo Wii is great at, simple idea, great gameplay, intuitive control system. Result = great game!
The premise is quite simply to tilt the landscape to roll your little blob of mercury to its destination. The game is split into hundreds of levels, each with its own puzzles, mazes, traps etc to navigate. There are also little baddies dotted around who will try to eat you occasionally.
The graphics are colourful and effective, but never get themselves tangled up in over elaborate detail or 3Dness.
The gameplay is very addictive, you find yourselve always wanting to go just one more level.
The music and sound effects are good, music never gets repetetive (good thing given how long you end up playing) with a seemingly endless rotation of songs and genres. I also love the sad noise your mercury makes when it falls of the edge.
The control system is perfect, easy to pick up yet tricky to master. You forget your actually holding a remote your so engrossed.
So why not 5 out of 5? I've given a 4 for a few simple reasons, mainly more features that could have been included:
- Multiplayer play? OK its not essential in a game like this but would be fun
- Option to play your own music in game via memory card? Would be perfectly suited to the hours of gameplay
- On line features? Again not essential, but surely theres potential there.
Hopefully these will be included in the sequel!
Overall an entertaining, genuinely fun game thats definetly worth investing in.
The premise is quite simply to tilt the landscape to roll your little blob of mercury to its destination. The game is split into hundreds of levels, each with its own puzzles, mazes, traps etc to navigate. There are also little baddies dotted around who will try to eat you occasionally.
The graphics are colourful and effective, but never get themselves tangled up in over elaborate detail or 3Dness.
The gameplay is very addictive, you find yourselve always wanting to go just one more level.
The music and sound effects are good, music never gets repetetive (good thing given how long you end up playing) with a seemingly endless rotation of songs and genres. I also love the sad noise your mercury makes when it falls of the edge.
The control system is perfect, easy to pick up yet tricky to master. You forget your actually holding a remote your so engrossed.
So why not 5 out of 5? I've given a 4 for a few simple reasons, mainly more features that could have been included:
- Multiplayer play? OK its not essential in a game like this but would be fun
- Option to play your own music in game via memory card? Would be perfectly suited to the hours of gameplay
- On line features? Again not essential, but surely theres potential there.
Hopefully these will be included in the sequel!
Overall an entertaining, genuinely fun game thats definetly worth investing in.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
This is a great and imaginative title. I didn't know it had already been out on other platforms because it seems made for the wii. Controls are intuitive and great to use. My only gripe is that it does get hard very quickly, and it would have been nice to get more of a build up to the tougher levels. You don't just roll the mercury through a maze. There are trip-switches, panels that freeze the mercury or liquify it even more and even spray paint it!! Take it from me splitting your mercury into three, colouring each piece and getting it back together against the clock is tricky!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
mercury meltdown
Interesting concept, we all initially wanted a go, but have not had a yearning to play again. But I think if we put the disc in, then everyone will be wanting to complete each... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Raj71
A fun game for casual gamers
The premise of Mercury Meltdown Revolution is simple, guide your mercury ball around a maze by tilting the maze at various angles using the Wii controller. Read more
Published on 21 July 2009 by N. Burgess
Lovely stuff!
Really enjoying this game at the moment. A simple premise, coupled with well-executed controls and well-designed levels make this fun from the start. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2008 by Mr. R. I. Scarrow
good fun
There is no doubt that the wii controller suits this type of game like hand in glove. You may as well get some mercury and practice on a serving tray as the response from the... Read more
Published on 9 May 2008 by G. Jackson
Great for slowing things down
If you are getting RSI from too many games that want you to shake or spin the controller far too fast, and want a slower game that makes you stop and think for a bit, then this is... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2008 by Kristin
marble madness re-invented
my nephew has mercury for his psp,i played on it and found i couldn,t put it down,i then found out it was coming to wii so i ordered it. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2007 by Mark Bawn
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
![[Start the discussion]](http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/x-locale/communities/discussion_boards/start-new-discussion-sec._V192198663_.gif){kind=small}
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
|
