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great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 90 / 95
Date: October 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

What a great WII game. We've played Zelda and a few others, and while Mercury Meltdown may not cost $50 and may not be a big, Hollywood-style release, it is a wonderfully addictive, puzzling game. It is keeping this 47 year old and his 12 year old daughter up late on school nights.

All WII games should be this good. Can't tell you how disappointing it is to pay $50 for a game and get it home to find it's totally lame. This game is a reasonable $20 and is oodles of fun.

Kororinpa on the cheap

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 49 / 49
Date: November 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I thoroughly enjoyed the game Kororinpa: Marble Mania which came out some months before this one, and the action in this game is pretty similar. However, it feels different enough that it's definitely not just a level pack for that game. The blob physics add a new dimension, as does the focus on solving puzzles by changing your blob different colors, mixing different color blobs to make secondary colors, etc. It's neat stuff. For 20 bucks this game is an absolute steal, and it's got a lot of levels and stuff to unlock. Each level has various ways to excel and try to get a top score -- beating par time, collecting all bonuses, and losing as little mercury as possible.

On the downside, so far the "party games" don't seem to me to be truly multiplayer. But I've only unlocked one; I don't know if later ones involve multiple players. Also, the tilting motions used to steer your blob around are much more constrained than in Kororinpa -- no flipping the world upside down! Oh, well. Still a great game and an absolute bargain.

Challenging and fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 23 / 25
Date: December 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you like puzzle games that require you to think a bit then this one is fun! Also takes some good reflexes and precise control of the wiimote.

I bought this along with Kororinpa and I really do like both. My friends think this one take a little too much thinking to be casual though :)

A must own for the price.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

For the budget price you get a very deep and responsive puzzle game. The graphics may not be PS3 worthy, but you still get more than you need. The Wii motion controls are spot on and the puzzles are challenging, yet forgiving. If you are a fan of puzzle games, marble madness, or even just curious, go ahead and pick this up. You won't be disappointed.

Addictive!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a very addictive game! I bought it for my twelve years old son. At first he thought it was a boring game, but now he does not stop playing it!

Amazing game for improving concentration & patience and practice the wii controls!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: December 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I must say I bought this game today based on all of your reviews, thank you to those of you who were honest about this game, really helpful. I never buy games before reading reviews here on Amazon. The back of the game case obviously doesn't tell you about the game's flaws.

This game is very very very challenging. And it does require a ton of focus, patience and concentration. But the wii controls are incredible. It's so percise and doesn't take long to get used to. There is a lot of imagination in this game and a lot of creativity as well. Every level is so different from one another and it definitely keeps you hooked for a long time.

I'm very glad I bought this game, it's one of those "chill" games for when you're tired of all the sports games and just feel like sitting comfortably on your couch moving the wii remote.

I took off one star for this game because of the graphics, I have a 47" HD LCD and it looks REALLY pixelated and just in general the graphics are very mediocre and poor quality. I guess this game is all about the actual game play. But in all seriousness, for 19.99, i don't really care about that aspect! If you're a fan of interactive puzzle games that stimulate logic, this is definitely for you! I can't wait to try others like this.

Great Value - No multiplayer though

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have been enjoying this game since receiving it for Christmas. At only 20 bucks it's a great deal. The graphics and sound are nice and the gameplay is fun and challenging enough without being too hard. I was disappointed that when I managed to unlock the "party games" which I figured were multi-player; they are actually single player. Still, a great game and value.

Fun little game, a little difficult for children--4 1/2 stars

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

In Mercury Meltdown you have to navigate your blob of mercury through a maze, around obstacles like pushers, gravity blenders, spinners, and switches, to the finish line. While making sure your blob is the right color to pass through doors and the same color as the finish line, you have to avoid schizoids, mercoids, spectroids, and jerkoids. They'll eat your blobs of mercury. If you loose too much mercury you fail the mission.

We bought this game for our 9 year old son, who loves puzzles. According to him, he likes it because of the challenging levels he has to navigate. He also finds the party games, that are unlocked when you collect a certain number of bonuses, fun. The feature that lets you save or replay certain levels has been a fun source of entertainment as well. He does think the game can be frustrating at time because of some of the obstacles.

I have not played the game, but have watched him play it quite a bit. It's actually very fun to watch and has kept me on the edge of my seat watching him make tight turns. However, I do have one `warning' if you're buying it for children. According to Toy's R Us' website, the manufacture's recommended age is 6 (they recommend 8). Our 6 year old can not play this game. It requires too much concentration and patience. Our 9 year old struggles with patience and the fine motor skills needed to complete most levels. I highly doubt many 6 year olds can play it without a great deal of frustration. My son gets frustrated with it very easily. With enough encouragement he'll complete the most advance levels, but we have had a couple of occasions where we've asked him walk away because of his frustration. We found a couple of walk throughs online that have helped him through a couple of levels but for the most part it's pretty easy to figure out what needs to be done to complete a level.

Over all we've been very happy with this game and would buy it again. At 20.00 it's definitely worth the money.

**Note our son contributed most of the content, including background information and his personal opinions on the game.

Excellent game at a shovelware price

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you enjoy maddeningly difficult puzzle games, Mercury Meltdown is a steal at the shovelware price of $[...]. As others have said, the graphics are not super detailed, but the controls are dead-on and there are over 100 levels, as well as a number of unlockable extras.

Keep in mind that although you _can_ play with more than 1 player (after unlocking some minigames), the single player game is really where the bulk of the game play is.

Please buy this game to reward good publishers selling great games at reasonable prices!

Mercury Meltdown Revolution is Great!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Being a fan of games like Super Monkeyball, I got this game about a month or so ago because I thought it sounded cool. Once my copy arrived in the mail and I started playing it, I found it to be very fun. It is similar to the Monkeyball games in that you tilt the level to move, but in this game you control a blob of mercury rather than a ball. I find that this mercury blob is a bit easier to control than the ball in Super Monkeyball: Banana Blitz.

I think that this game is a very innovative new twist on the classic Marble Madness/Super Monkeyball style gameplay. I'm just surprised by how good this game is and how much content it has given the price!

As you progress through the game, the levels get trickier, but so far I find that they are all more than possible to complete. It just takes some practice, but if you stick with it, you will beat the level. The game will make you think sometimes, because the solution to a level is not always immediately obvious, but I think that's a good thing.

This game is just incredibly fun and can keep you busy for a long time. The game can be rather addictive too. :)

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