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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 :)

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.

A Good Budget Game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 15 / 17
Date: March 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Mercury Meltdown Revolution is a puzzle game with a simple concept, but one that requires a fair amount of skill to unlock all of the bonus material.

You control a glob of Mercury and use one of the several control schemes (Wiimote, Classic Controller etc) to tilt the screen in order to manipulate the glob.

Every challenge has a Goal that must be reached within the time limit. However things get complicated as you must frequently use items found on each level to change the color and texture of your glob to make it to the finish line.

This is a game that will certainly make you think, and ocassionally make you scratch your head. While there are some multiplayer features that get unlocked as you progress, the main gem of this game is in the single player quest.

Overall this game will not stand up to the visual rivals of the "other" Next Gen systems, however its cartoon-ish style works well within this context. The game is easy to pick up and play and offers a great deal of satisfaction with its 130+ levels.

This is a great buy for anyone looking to round out their Wii library, and at a [...] it won't hurt you wallet.

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.

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.

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!

If You Like Puzzle and Maze Games, You'll Love This

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you like puzzle and maze games, you'll love this. It does a very good job with the Wii remote as a leveler for the tables, and has some very interesting variations that will make you think to solve. The physics looks realistic to me.

If you want a video game that actually challenges your brain while being fun to play, this is a good one for you OR your kids.

The price is hard to beat, as well.

Fun, challenging, and cheap--what's not to like?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Mercury Meltdown Revolution is an excellent game, and it's all the more amazing given the price. If you've enjoyed the Monkey Ball series it's all but guaranteed that you'll like this game as well.

I'm giving the game 5 stars because there's no question that it deserves it, but it does have one flaw that crops up fairly frequently: the viewpoint. There are often occasions in the game where you need to split your mercury blob apart, and the game will typically pull back the camera to take in all the parts, making it difficult to control the one you'd like it to focus on. There are other viewpoint issues that crop up as well (obstructed views, no good angle available, rapid switching between blobs) in a fair number of levels, and deaths caused by viewpoint issues are frequent. But it's a testament to the game's quality that it's still so enjoyable even with these issues.

Overall, this game is a pure joy--fun, addictive, and challenging--and if you're a fan of this type of game at all, you shouldn't hesitate to try it.

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