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Q: How many ways is there to kill Zack? A: Not enough!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: April 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I didn't enjoy a single minute of this horrible point and click puzzle game, not just because it is so insanely difficult but also because there are seemingly a million ways to die in this game and you will likely die every single conceivable way before you actually clear a mission. For example, did you know that you can actually get SWEPT to death in this game?!

I have no idea why everybody else is praising Z&W. The graphics? Underwhelming cel-shading. And the story? Some pirates are doing what pirates do, looking for booty. Pirates are supposed to add a certain coolness factor, but just LOOK at Zack. To say the least, he is no Captain Jack Sparrow.

The Wii remote seems to have the catastrophic flaw of only occasionally doing on screen what you actually did to it in reality. Here's how a typical stage goes: You randomnly aim your Wii remote around the screen trying to find objects to interact with or enemies that you can turn into items. That's the easy part. Then you have to rack your brains trying to figure out how to solve the puzzles the way the game WANTS you to rather than another way which makes more sense! For instance, don't bother to try hopping on a block to get to an out-of-reach item--that would just be too simple! Rule #1 in Zack & Wiki is that even if a puzzle has an incredibly simple solution, you HAVE to do it the hard way anyway.

When the game isn't completely insulting your intelligence, it is making you scream in disgust because of all the ways you can screw up a puzzle without even realizing it and then your only option is to start from square one again. This game also threw in a hint system which is (like everything in Z&W) horribly executed. The first hints are always something incredibly obvious and are so expensive to buy that you're way better off just checking out an FAQ that you WILL need at some point. The game is what some may call too short at only about 20 levels, but I call it MERCIFULLY short. The amount of time you spend replaying stages will artificially increase the length of the game and there are no sidequests or reasons to replay Z&W anyway. Buy at your own risk.

STEAL THIS GAME !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is an awesome work of gaming art -- if you like to stretch your head muscle, you will love it! Best of all, it isn't another of those mindless shoot & hit games. There isn't a cheat guide yet, but several websites have hints, but it is much more rewarding to try a million times & figure out a level. Enjoy!

Better than we thought at first

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my son for Christmas. I had never heard of this game before but I found it here while browsing and thought he would like it. He took one look at it and thought it looked dumb, and waited a day or so before he tried it. To his surprise, he LOVES it!!! It's sort of a logic/puzzle type game where you have to go to this place, get this item, take it to another place, etc. It reminds me a little of the Legend of Zelda games which are also a big favorite of my son.

Maybe not for everyone

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My 5 year old received this for Christmas. We've only tried it a few times, because he gets pretty frustrated with it. It requires a lot of reading and he doesn't read very fast yet. He's pretty good at video games and I'm sure in time he will enjoy it. It's a really cute concept.

Zack & Wiki Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 21
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I got this game as a present.. Well let me say... I guess it got good reviews but I feel like I lose brain cells every time I play it.. There is a plot... But the goo and gaa makes me nuts... Besides the main characters annoying habit of eating chocolate every ten seconds... If you have brain cells and want to keep them I would say not the game for you...

Stuck on the Music challenge

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: April 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My five year old son and I played this together (he has to have my help because there is a lot of reading). We had a good time progressing through the challenges until we got to the musical bone guy. I spent three hours trying to get past him with no luck (my son fell asleep he was so bored). We can't progress any further. The tips online all say to practice, but I don't want to waste anymore of my time. This game is essentially worthless to us now, and we've only had about two hours of game time out of it.

not a great game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: July 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

this got great reviews... it was not engaging.. really slow.. Puzzles are hard,, which not good. I'm sorry I listened to the experts..

A fantastic point and click adventure game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

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HIDDEN GEM

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is five star game. This game is so good, even my wife who is very hard to get playing a video game loves Zak & Wiki. This is my favorite Wii game (yes, I like it better than Galaxy). Great group game, the entire family can help solve puzzles together!

I also recommend Big Brain Academy.

Zak & Wiki is a BIG WINNER for CAPCOM. BUY IT NOW! You will not be sorry, and you will be delighted!

Looking forward to Z&W 2!

Great Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

After reading a few magazine reviews of this game, my interest peaked, since there didnt seem to be a lot of marketing behind it and it was flying under the radar a bit. The remarks of it being an underated game were dead on. From the very start, this game is engagingly fun to play. Although there were a few parts of the puzzles I had to get in game hints on, Id highly recommend it. Its a good game to have around to waste a few hours with or hop on and just solve one puzzle. Casual or Hardcore, it should appeal and satisfy.

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