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Doesn't live up to it's potential

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 19 / 19
Date: November 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My son (age 7) and I were looking forward to this game because we both love the characters, and the concept of the game was very promising. Unfortunately, we only played through the first two levels of the game before giving up.

We loved the characters (primarily Bugs and Marvin) and the comments they made while playing, plus the occasional taunts by the villain. We also liked fighting the robots.

However, the Controls were the reasons we ended up sending back early. The nunchuck has to be twisted along it's axis in order to make the characters do a spinning attack, and several of the enemies are only vulnerable to that attack. Also, it's the only way to jump across several key gaps. The castle level has several of these longer jumps, and falling will take you back to the beginning of the series of four to five gaps.

Also, we were playing on a 36" standard TV. We tried splitting the screen both horizontally and vertically (horizontal ended up working best for us), but the Castle section was too dark and the characters too small to keep track of where we were. Several times, we were separated and had a LOT of difficulty finding one another. It was also easy to lose track of each other during the fights.

Honestly, I hope it does well enough to get a sequel, because it is a great idea for a game. However, this one just doesn't do it for us.

What you'd expect from Looney Toons

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: November 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I searched the internet for reviews before buying this game, and I was disappointed to find mostly 1s and 2s. But after buying the game, I can understand why people think the game is too silly for adults and too complex for children. however, it's the Looney Toons; it's not supposed to be sophisticated.

Considering the Wii isn't the graphics powerhouse like PS3 or the 360, this game did really well with the graphics. The Gameplay wasn't too difficult to follow, and anytime you get to zap characters with marvin the martian and bareknuckle box with Foghorn Leghorn, you know you're going to have fun.

If I could change the game, I would create more levels, and make the views adjustable.

What a disappointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I really regret buying this game. Acme Arsenal fails on two levels, both as a video game and as a "Wii" game.

First, as a video game, Acme Arsenal is just a generic third-person shooter with a Looney Tunes look. You might as well be playing Tomb Raider. The game fails to capture the essence of Looney Tunes humor. Instead, you fight robots. Lots and lots of robots. Over and over again.

It should also be stated that the two-player split-screen mode was a really poor choice by the designers. As other reviewers have noted, the separate views for each player make it very easy for players to get separated. Furthermore the camera that follows your character is not very smart, so with only 1/2 of the screen, you will frequently find yourself in positions where you can't see the object onto which you need to jump.

Finally, as a "Wii" game, this is utterly uninspired. You twist and shake the controllers to perform attacks, but this is not any improvement over mashing button combinations. The movements are not natural or intuitive or fun.

What this game SHOULD have been was something along the lines of the Rayman Raving Rabbids games. Like the old Looney Tunes cartoons, Raving Rabbids is 5 or 10 minutes of crazy, laugh-out-loud fun.

LOONEY TUNES

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: November 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I WAS HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY IN KNOWING WHAT TO DO. WHEN MY GRANDDAUGHTER WHO IS 10 CAME AND PLAYED WITH ME I HAD A LOT MORE FUN. I WOULD USE THE REMOTE AND SHE THE NUNCHUCK AND WE GOT A LONG WAYS. IT WAS DARK FOR ME TO SEE WHAT WAS WHAT BUT SHE COULD GET US THROUGH. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT ALL BY MYSELF YET.THE OTHER GRANDKIDS REALLY LIKE IT.THEY DO NOT PLAY FOR HOURS ON THIS GAME LIKE SOME OTHERS.

kids love it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The kids love it, I got it for $25 which is a good deal I would not pay much more for it $30 tops.

Looney Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: December 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I ordered this for my husband who is crazy about Marvin the Martian. Since he can be Marvin in the game, he loves it!

Great Concept.. . . . Bad Followthrough. . . .

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The game looked like it would be fun, and I think it probably is fun on one of the other platforms. But on the Wii, the controls are horrible. I bought it for my brother, and he pretty much lost interest in the game after two levels.

The graphics are iffy for this generation of games; the controls are bad on the Wii (of course I only really like playing Tennis on the Wii anyways); and it's not much fun when you can't go to town on the monsters. If you want this game, I suggest buying it for something other than the Wii.

I gave it more than one star overall, because I like the concept of rampaging around with a Looney Toons character. I think I just needed to buy it for the xbox.

What seemed like a good idea, Was a complete disappointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My brother and I picked up this game because we thought it would be a great action game with nice multiplayer, almost like a Loony Tunes version of Ratchet and Clank (Which is what they make it seem like.) Turns out, it was a disappointment. The idea of this game was good, it's just that they didn't execute it very well. The controls is my biggest complaint. They were kind of confusing, and the "Spin the Nunchuk for a spin attack" Didn't even work most of the time. The story wasn't that great, It always takes forever to load, and the gameplay itself just wasn't very good. The only thing I have no complaints about are the graphics, but to me graphics are very unimportant. Do yourself a favor, and do not get this game.

Good game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Acme Arsenal is a good game and is fun to play. I have been playing the game with my 6 year old grandson and with my 23 year old autistic son. We enjoy the action. We have found that using the horizontal split-screen works best for us. My autistic son likes watching Warner Brothers animated videos so he is familiar with the characters. He does not have the ability to really control the characters but he enjoys watching me going through the first level. My grandson and I have only been through the first two levels so far, but we have had fun doing that. This is certainly not the best Wii game out there but I think it is worth trying.

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