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Too bad the packaging is so poor.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If it weren't for stumbling on the IGN game of the year reviews which gave Elebits extremely high marks, including best use of the Wiimote and action game of the year, this game would have been passed by me without a glance.

The packaging of this game features some cutesy little blob with a mosaic background and doesn't at all give you a clue on to what this game is about..

The game is sort of a first person shooter/puzzler with no violence involved. You play a kid with his dad's "capture" gun who has to turn a room, hallway, or whatever level you are in literally upside down to target little creatures to score "watts" or points to clear a level.

In addition to ransacking the place, as you get capture more elebits to get more watts, you can earn the ability to turn on appliances which emit "power elebits" who give your gun more power. Once your gun has more power, you can move larger objects to unlock other portions of the level, to, yes, capture more elebits.

Think of being locked inside a house with Half-Life 2's gravity gun and you can get the picture.

The gameplay is extremely frantic and challenging. I am only on level 4 and am finding it difficult to find enough of those little buggers to finish my task, even when given over a quarter of an hour to finish the level.

My 10 year old loves the fact that you can literally throw stuff around the room and zap these little blobs of blue, yellow and pink.

The levels are highly interactive, challenging and really are a kick.

The only downside to the game is that it is one of those games that you wouldn't even pick up to move out of the way to get Madden 07,
Call of Duty, Legend of Zelda or any other game that has much more name recognition.

Konami (makers of the also highly addictive DDR series) have really outdone themselves, and have shown how cool a Wii can really be when proper thought and execution is put into making an entirely new game genre.

You won't see this game ported to any other system, because quite frankly, no "typical" game console could pull it off and make it as engaging as the Wii. But then again, that's why those of us who chose the Wii, did so in the first place.

I can only hope that word of mouth and the positive reviews shown here and at IGN can spell financial success for Konami with this title.

Games like this, Zelda, and WiiSports truly make the Wii a trascendant gaming experience. But without the gamers support, we will be treated to third rate console "ports" of PS3 and Xbox 360 games and the Wii will be demoted to third rate status, much like the GameCube was the weaker cousin to the Xbox and PS2.

Do yourself a favor and give this game a good rental, or better yet, buy it. It's easy enough to understand quickly but difficult to master.

I only wish that the packaging (which is the sole exposure many uneducated buyers use to make their gaming purchase) was able to more adequately prepare you for the prize inside.

This game rocks, and shreds the lame movie tie in's like Happy Feet, Open Season, and even over hyped games like Red Steel.

Pickup Elebits today, and truly experience how unique Wii gaming can be.

I have seen the future, and the future is Wii.

I feel like I am flying!!! Fun game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: February 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought Elebits just because the concept of the game intrigued me and I thought it would be a great way to really feel the use of the Wii remote. From a physics standpoint, I wanted to experience opening doors and drawers and feeling the tension and rumble on the remote (something you can feel acutely with the Trauma Center game). Call me odd, but I am not a gamer by any means but really enjoy the novel way that the Nintendo approached this Wii and gaming as more of a full body experience. Wicked Cool.

Elebits is a fun game of hide and seek. If you are bothered (as one reviewer mentioned) by kitten-like noises and a whiny sounding kid -- and supposedly exterminating or misplacing these strange little creatures ... the game might actually bother you. For me, it is much more benign and just a really fun time throwing stuff around and hunting for these little creatures. Fun and very novel -- I'm enjoying it as part of my Wii game arsenal.

what fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: February 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When I first saw/heard about this game it didn't sound like very much fun and I ignored it. But after playing my Wii and then reading reviews I thought that it sounded like it could be fun, so I bought it. I enjoy the interactive sets and the skill that it takes to complete the missions. The graphics are aweswome. This game reminds me very much of Katamari Damacy for the PS2. Elebits dosn't take loads of brain power, but it does take strategy and quick reflexes. Multiplayer mode is also delightfully fun.

Fun for a while, but repetitive

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: April 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I read a lot of reviews that said Elebits was amazingly addictive. A friend loaned me his copy and we settled in for some multiplayer action. I got bored within two rounds of multiplayer, and I started in on the solo missions. I probably played for an hour or two before I dropped it for good. Although I consider myself a semi-hardcore gamer and a highly addictive person, I really couldn't get into it. The controls are amazing, the physics are wonderful, and its good family fun. I just didn't really enjoy it that much. I found myself doing the same things over and over again on different levels. I also had a hard time shooting these elebits; they made cute noises and jumped around like defenseless little animals. I'd take swinging a sword into enemies that fight back over shooting elebits with a capture-gun any day.

Talk about different!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When I opened Elebits, I didn't know what to expect. After a few minutes of play I was hooked.

Elebits is a natural for the Wii controller. "Elebits" are what powers the world. You need to capture them with your capture gun and use them to turn on various devices. You can also manipulate objects in order to move them to capture hidden elebits. The nunchuck controller is used to move around the room.

My 6 and 9 year olds went crazy over the game. They had a blast trashing the room in order to uncover and capture elebits.

I'm very happy with elebits.

Elebits does not dissapoint!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

For those of you who are sitting in wonder,thinking,"What in the world is an Elebit?" I have the answer.Elebits are tiny little pikmin-like 'things' that contain electricty.According to the game,they came to Earth with a strike of lighting,and made friends with man.All though the voice acting in this game is corny,(Kai,lead kid,sounds like a girl and mom and dad sound like they are asleep)the gameplay makes up for it.

You play as Kai,roaming around your house,looking for Elebits.The story says he wished them all away,and they dissappeared into Kai's house,taking the electricity with them.You must find enough to turn the lights back on and turn on appliences.This game is extremely fun but has it's hard points.If you need a fun game for your wii,weither young or old,this is the game for you.

Exactly what I hoped for

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: January 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I had been looking forward to this game for a while and when we were finally able to buy our Wii, Elebits was put on the credit card along with the system. It was everything I could have hoped for. I'm not a huge gamer, but I enjoyed it from the moment I put in the disk. My husband, who is a huge gamer, loves it just as much as I do. It's really fun to see how a non-gamer and a gamer go about playing this game.

My only complaint would be the annoying kid, Kai, in the story line, it would really have been better if he hadn't been voice acted.

Love it!

Fun, but repetitive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: January 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My husband and I waited anxiously for this game to come out. I have to say that the game overall, is fun, and the graphics are great for Nintendo. Yea, the kid is whiny, but anyone who really pays attention to that over everything else in the game shouldnt be playing GAMES.
The only thing I didnt like about this game is that my daughter wanted to play it and it was hard to figure out the gameplay on the remote. I found that the game, aside from the edit modes, became very repetitive. Its almost like there isnt any point other than to trash stuff and find these little creatures. But, alas, that is the most fun of the whole game. :-)

Addicting

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Very fun. Hard to stop playing once you start. I love it, my 22yo son loves it, and my 8 yo daughter loves it. Simple but challenging.

Excellent Entertaining Game for Kids

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: May 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My kids just started playing this, and love it. They found a fun way to mess up a room, and enjoy it. They found finding the elebits and zapping them especially interesting, especially the timed portion of the game.
I would recommend this to anyone with kids from 5 to 12.

OK, Adults as well.

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