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Terrific for Kids (and people who aren't good gamers)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: January 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I got this about a week ago and love it. LOVE it. My 5-year-old and I were both playing it, and the great thing is that for us, we played almost all day without having Ty die, and without using cheat codes. You can easily rebuild health by going back to places you've already been and finding picnic baskets instead of the original items you were searching for. Right away that makes it a must-by at my house.

I got a real sense of place from playing this game. It's similar to Spyro, and yet, after running around the woods on the 2nd level for a while, I actually felt like I knew where I was. VERY REALISTIC GRAPHICS. I was completely impressed by how much I "felt" like I was in the woods. With this kind of quality, I'm surprised I hadn't heard of this game before. I only found it because of the excellent price.

I'm not the greatest gamer, so I need things to be pretty straightforward, and this was. ...it's VERY VERY hard to watch someone else play this game. I cannot look at it when my son is playing. But I didn't have any problems when I was playing. One person game that is REALLY one person because of this.

story line/mission

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: October 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ty the tasmainian tiger starts off with you Ty the last of your kind running aroud with a bilbie (the animals that raised you) in the jungle. It so happens that you stumble upon an ancient spirt who tells you about a great battle your anceistors fought against boss cass. Then just as your fellow tigers are about to defeat cass he activates the dreametime portal. sending you relitives into another dimension. As a final effort to survive one tazzy tiger tosses a boomerang that hits the portals power sources the 5 talismans. The result is a massive explosion that scatters the talismans accross Austrailia.
The object of the game is to collect thunder eggs. These msystical stones provide enough power to run a machine that can locate the talismans to realese your friends and family. But along the way you encounter an array of enemies. To combat them you must use several different boomerangs you aquire as the game progresses. This game is the best one I have played in years. On a scale from one to ten. Ty the tasmainian Tiger deserves an 11.

Excellent game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: December 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ty is a fun platformer that embodies everything we like about these games. Cute as a button and faster than the lethargic Raccoon or the just plain slow Ratchet, Ty has his large variety of boomerangs and a massive bite to keep him out of trouble. And the authentic accents and catchy music are great.
Aimed at a younger audience than the Teen rated Ratchet and Clank and far less frustrating than Mario Sunshine, Ty is the new Spyro.

My favorite game so far!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: May 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am an older woman and this was my favorite game on Gamecube so far, and in my top five all-time (I've also had a Playstation, a Dreamcast, and an iMac.). This is why: 1. It's really hard to get killed, and when you do, you only go back to the last checkpoint, you don't have to redo the entire level. 2. You get a map you can consult to figure out where the things are you need to accomplish. 3. You don't have to accomplish every single thing on a level to move to the next level, so you don't get stuck forever in one place like I did in the volcano in Pac Man World, which I'll never be able to finish now. 4. The bosses are not damn impossible to beat. 5. I only had to get my husband's help on the last level boss when the boomerang had to travel through a constantly twisting pipe for about a million miles. That was hard, but after about 15 attempts, he did it. We were so happy! 6. The fighting and killing is kind of easy and there were no really really difficult jumps (like in Tomb Raider). 7. The levels, including a swamp at night, beaches and underwater, mountains and snowy areas, are pretty. 8. You can quit in the middle of a level (after you've saved, of course) and not lose everything you've accomplished so far. Now, if you're hunting for lost babies -- and this happens on several levels--if you don't find all of them before you quit, you will have to start over finding them, but it's not that tedious. You sort of find them as you're going along anyway.

I find it really hard to finish games without a Gameshark giving me infinite health, and since Gamecube doesn't have a Gameshark, I haven't been able to finish a Gamecube title yet, so the fact I finished this one makes it tops on my list! And no, it's not baby-easy, although probably no boy over age 9 will feel challenged by it, but it's easy enough for people like me. Sometimes even we old women like to feel like we beat a game, you know!

Great for all levels of adventure gamers

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: January 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you love adventure / gathering games where you go from level to level killing enemies and gathering up items, then Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is a great game to get!

The game is basically the same as Spyro and Banjo Kazooie, except you don't have a small sidekick. You go through various levels, each with its own look and feel, gathering up small items and building up your health and weapons.

Your task is to gather up the lost talismans, and to power the machine to do this you have to clear each level of the 300 tokens. There are also many side-quests on each level, from timed races to freeing caged friends and more. Each type of quest uses a different set of skills - general gathering, searching for hidden items, flat out racing, fighting, and more. In addition there are tons of hidden secrets that can have you playing for weeks after you complete the base game.

The game is very replayable for this reason and even though it's easy enough that you can keep moving through it without really getting stuck, finding those hidden items can be quite challenging. It's a game that the kids can enjoy for its easy enemy-slaying and item-gathering, but the adults can enjoy it too. There's a good dose of fun Aussie humor in it, plus the graphics are reasonably good, with each level having its own flavor - jungle, snow fields, forest, etc.

With Ty being sold at a bargain price now, it definitely should be in the library of every GameCube owner!

Finally---a decent FUN game for younger beginning gamers!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

My daughter loves this game!

We have been pretty frustrated with many of the games we have gotten. It seems they make games for kids who spend hours every day on the gamecube so can hone their skills to high levels. There didn't seem to be much that wasn't babyish for kids who use gamecube for recreational fun and aren't olympic gamers!

Well TY is great. Graphics are good, sound is fine, and the platform is fun and enjoyable. Challenging but NOT overtly frustrating. Highly recommended!

it's a good game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

you are ty,a tasmanian tiger.an evil bird,named boss cass,locked your family in the dreamtime realm.in order to rescue them,you must find 5 talismans.you get to use around 15 boomerangs.there are 16 levels.buy this game,it's worth every penny.

best boomaranng blitz

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I got this game a few months ago and honestly everyone thats my freind has a gamecube and here is the part Im telling the truth after I told them about it they all got it.And the next day they all said it was 100% cool.

Great Game for the Price

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

While it may not be the game my children (boys, ages 8 and 10) play the most it does get plenty of play! It has nice graphics, and reasonable sound - and you can't beat it for the price!!

Fun but Challening

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game I had a lot of fun with and still do. The game is really fun but it can be fustrating.... Here are the Pros and the Cons...

Pros:
Many weapon (boomerangs) to use and earn
Numerous Humorous Characters
Exciting Plot
Rough Rivals
Many levels
Many things to do (swim, run, jump, surf)

Cons:
Not many cons except some parts can be complicated

The best part of the game is the multiple things you can do. The game is not just combat, there is also a mix of racing and adventure. There are only two words I have to say: BUY IT!

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