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Good Times!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is sooo much fun. You can use the Wiimote to snoop around the main characters house. The game allows players to interact with every object.

Elebits! It's an *AWESOME Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I was talking to a graphic artist, or an artist of some type.. possibly a concept artist.. you may never know.. :D
Either way, they loved this game and sugested that since I like the cute game concept.. I should give this game a whirl! I will be honest with you, my first thoughts when I was going through the tutorial of the game was: Oh WOW!! I love this game!! :)
You aim and capture them! It's fun! After a while it gets so much harder, and you are not allowed to break glass! ( they will start to hide under glass things, and can break the glass on you if you aren't very careful )
You have to learn to be very... careful..

Perfect acuracy w/wii remote/nunchuck control like a 1st person shooter, w/cute creatures

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Many wrote great reviews already. This is like a first-person shooter, but non-violent. You use a mostly undying ray gun to capture Elebits like another said, Ghostbusters style & use the ray gun as well to move furniture to find them in each room/stage. They can be anywhere, even under books, in drawers, etc.
The physics of this game are very impressive. The furiture all have a real sense of heaviness, it feels real that things can be in the way & you have to move them, etc. It's like tearing your room up w/o worrying about the mess! You really feel like you are walking around, you can crouch, stretch up, look at the celing, floor & all around using mostly the remote for shooting/looking in 360 & the nunchuck for zooming/walking fwd/back & sliding left/right. The use of controls made it VERY easy to get a feel, very intutive. This game comes with a walkthru tutorial of several levels on how to do everythign & how to use the controls correctly, from finding the elebits, to opening a door, to knowing you need more points before moving larger furniture, etc.
The game itself is very easy, you just search for the sweet (they sound like meaowing kittens when nearby) little guys all around the place. You don't get as many wattts/points if you scare them before grabbing them, some move very fast, but most are easy to catch. I rented this quick & played 3 levels. There are extra tools such as "ball" that knocks them unconscious a while, cookies to bring them out for little while, catching 3 very fast pink guys to advanced to the next level, etc. In obviously higher levels, they can attack back & throw thigns at you & some cannot be captured & will attack you back. You also may loose points for being too noisy when throwing things around willy nilly & there is always a time limit of probably 5-10 min each level.
There is also multiplayer to see who can capture more elebits before time runs out up to 4 players, each needing their own remote since it's at the same time for more craziness. It can do online, but only exchangeing screenshots (which you can take at anytime as you play) & other data only.
You can create your own levels, replay any level at anytime instead of just the main story mode.

This is a great game for kids/teens, teach them how to look for something & not give up... noise factor & being too messy teach them to be cleaner, etc. The acuracy will never fustrate anyone. Adults may find it too simple, but if looking to zone out & relax or laugh at cuteness, this would do it.

I REALLY Hope all game developers take a look at this game to find out how this game has such beautiful physics, PERFECT acuracy of using wii & nunchuck remote w/such naturalness. ALL games hsould feel this good, I feel that it's the cheap 3rd party game developer's fault most wii games are bad due to lazy design/production or controls, not the wii remote or system.

Great Use of Wii Remote and Nunchuk

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I just bought this game based on the reviews here. After only playing it once, I'm hooked. It's hard to describe how cool it is to walk around a room and pick up the objects so you can shoot the Elebits that fall out. I haven't tested it out on my daughter yet (6 yo) and it might be a little difficult for her at first (you use almost every button and movement possible with the remote and nunchuk) but I love it! If you're looking for a game to really show off the capabilities of the remote and nunchuk together, this is it.

Just like candy...so yummy but makes you sick if you eat too much

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I love love love this game. I get awfully bored of the sports games for the Wii but have always loved cutesy kids games. This fits the bill. I could play it for hours....if not for the raging motion sickness I get from it. I never have had motion sickness from anything in my life...until Elebits. I love the game so much though, I just stock up on bonine (I use the children's chewables) and use my little motion sickness bracelets (the kind you wear for boat rides) and I'm good to go!!

Perfect title for the Wii!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I rented Elebits based on many of the previous reviews here, and after taking the game back, I rushed to purchase it for myself. While hardcore gamers probably won't appreciate Elebits, this is a great family title. I am not a gamer, but I found Elebits to be extremely intuitive and a whole lot of fun -- combining puzzle-solving with zapping, decision-making with simple reacting. My 9yo also loves this game -- we are both working our way through the levels. The detail in each level is amazing!

Elebits also has an interesting edit mode, of which I have only scratched the surface. I highly recommend this game, especially if you are new to gaming and/or the Wii. If you are a long-time gamer and into role plays/shoot-em-ups, this probably isn't the game for you -- but might be the game for your kids! ;) Enjoy!

Interesting game (that means it wasn't that good)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Elebits is not a bad game, but the premise is really thin and eventually wears out its welcome.
The game is played with a gravity gun device that looks like it should be used by the Ghostbusters. You can use it to pick up and rotate items (also you open doors and drawers with it). Often under or in the object will be the super cute Elebits. You use the same gun to zap them and absorb their energy. As you collect more of them you will be able to turn on electrical appliances that are around the home. Once turned on, charged Elebits come out and if collected they increase the power of your gun so you can lift heavier objects. There are some boards that have additional rules like not breaking too many objects or not being loud, but those are rare and a major drag. The game has a multiplayer mode, but since one person has full control and the second only has the shooting ability it can be frustrating. The game also allows for level editing, but it didn't really appeal to me. There are also some (4?) boss battles in the 29 missions. In fact I would say the weakest thing about the game is that the boss battles are so fun that the regular boards seem to be more of a chore.
This game has a very Katamari Damacy feel to it, but widely misses that level of quality. For comparison, in KD you collect objects and once you collect a certain amount you get access to larger objects and locked areas. In Elebits you collect Elebits and once you collect a certain amount you get access to larger objects and locked areas. The problem with this game is that unlike the Katamari series, replayability is close to zero. There are no cute hidden things and while the music is good, it doesn't really impact the game.
Also the visuals aren't bad, but the beautiful still watercolor cutscenes don't connect at all with the game. The odd plot has been shoehorned into the game's cutscenes and not in the gameplay. I hope that Elebits 2 has something more unified in plot and art direction.
Ultimately Elebits contains a bare bones idea that doesn't really deliver with full gameplay. The boss battles are far better than the standard game and suggest a direction that could be taken. Since this game was a launch title I can only have very high hopes for a fuller, deeper Elebits 2.

Motion sick

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My 14 year-old daughter and I have had a lot of fun with this game but can only play it in short spurts because it makes us motion sick.

Great for Kids, Fun for Adults

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game thinking that it might catch the interest of my girlfriend. As we are both in our 30's I find it hard to get her involved in any video game that is even remotely complicated (Raving Rabbids = Too Complicated). Wii sports is the only game as of yet that I have been able to get her to play for more than one hour. I knew that the 'cuteness' would spark some interest, but would the controls be too complicated and frustrating? Well this game was a big hit for her, and I found myself enjoying it as well!! This game is along the lines of a FPS with ZERO violence. All you do is capture these little energy creating creatures (Elebits) using a Ghostbuster like power beam. Once you have collected enough creatures you are able to turn on appliances freeing up even more creatures to catch! This game may be geared towards children, who will love this game, but we found ourselves playing for hours on end.

Fun for All Ages

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Elebits is a innovative title created by Konami for the Nintendo Wii. Elebits uses the Wii remote to create a game revolved around a stream of light. With this stream of light you are able to move everything around in the environment and try and capture "Elebits," which are small creatures with an electrical current. By harnessing these electrical creatures you must collect enough electricity to beat the level. Although this may sound quite odd, it is VERY fun destroying the environment trying to search for these little creatures. Konami did a great job with the ragdoll physics that all you to take apart a room layer by layer. Although this game is quite simple and lacks in the graphics department, Elebits is a very innovative game that can be picked up and played by almost anyone.

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