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Very fun game...most of the time

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game for the most part. The object is to maneuver a blob of mercury around hitting certain targets within a time limit without losing too much of your blob. I've play about half of the levels so far and all are fun but some can be very frustrating. I've played some levels as many as 30 times before finally passing (I'm no game expert). On some levels it's can also be very hard to ascertain the objective and it may take several tries just to see enough of the playing field to figure out what to do. You also have to use the analog stick to tilt the playing field and let gravity take over to move. I don't particularly like the analog stick but playing this has helped me improve my control.

If you are a fast paced shoot everything that moves gamer you will probably want to pass on this. However, if you enjoy a challenge and have some patience then pick this up. It's a fun game.

Ooooh,Pretty Colors

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 31
Date: April 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

mercury is okay it has lots of pretty colors^_^

Kinda boring tho.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!:D

Starfishie"Star"

Marble Madness updated for the 21st century

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Don't know if anyone remember the 80's old classic "Marble Madness". You control the marble and guide it through different level and maze. This game have a very similar game play. Instead of controlling a solid ball, the player use the analog stick to tilt the platform to move the glob of mercury.

This game is very additive if you like puzzle game. Control is easy. Just use the analog stick. Each level play about 1-2 mins. Some level could take multiple times just to figure out what you have to do.

This is a game that go well in a portable gaming environment.

waste

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 22
Date: May 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Its fun at first but is way to short and you get bored of it after 2 or 3 days I highly sugjest you do not buy this but if you relly want it rent it but never buy it.

A very Dull and Boring Game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: April 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

PSP mercury, to me at least was a waste of money. If you were looking for a challenging addictive game, I would have to say pick up Lumines. Mercury feels just like a beta tested game you would find online. The graphics are all in the intros of each level and i have to say if that's all they are offering, wow do they need to go back to the drawing board. Granted for the marble madness maniacs out there pick it up and go nuts, but for gamers who are hungry for more than a dull game.
I say stay away.

This just might be the perfect casual game for the PSP

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Lately, we've been reading and hearing about the need for more "casual games" for the Sony PSP. A casual game can be played during those random free moments that we might get from time to time during our busy day, like waiting at your doctor's office. Sadly, there is a shortage of such games for the PSP. The majority of PSP games tend to have very steep learning curves, require a lot of involvement, and are not suitable for starting or stopping at any given moment. Can you imagine the doctor's nurse calling your name, while you're in the middle of playing Metal Gear Solid! "Hey wait a minute please, I'm in the middle of a game here". Well, you get the idea, I think. There is a time and a place for casual games.

On the other hand, you want the game to be captivating and interesting. So you have to find a balance between having the game be easy to learn, but at the same time, give you enough gameplay to make it interesting. I have spent many months looking and waiting for such games for the PSP. And this just might be the perfect one.

Archer McLean's Mercury has a very simple concept: use gravity to move a ball of mercury through increasingly difficult obstacles in order to activate a switch at the end. Basically, using the analog stick on the PSP, you tilt the platform to make the mercury move. Some levels might also require you to split the ball, color the ball, or combine the balls. At the start of each level, you will be given the conditions for success. Those conditions will be different for each level. You have to complete several of these obstacles for each level. What makes this game ideal for casual gaming is that there is a time limit to complete each obstacle. These time limits are short and you are allowed to save at the end of each obstacle, whether you are successful or not. At the early stages, you might have sixty seconds to take your mercury to the end. Basically, you can start and stop just about anywhere in the game without losing your progress. And the game is interesting and captivating enough that you would rather play instead of surfing the internet during your lunch break.

Because Mercury is in 3D, success in the game will require the use of your problem-solving skills and your imagination. You will not see all of the obstacles simultaneously. So you will have to use your memory and your abstract thinking skills to guide the ball through partly-concealed hurdles.

I looked at the newer version of the game, Mercury Meltdown, prior to buying this one. I bought this one because I have seen very little information on the new game. However, this version has always had good reviews since ever since it came out. After playing the game, I can see why.

Safe and Effective

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: April 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am old enough to have played with the little blue-bottomed, clear-topped mercury mazes as a boy - before they were banned because of the mercury poisoning. I would have bought this game for the nostalgia benefit alone. This, however, is like the old mercury maze on acid and is the near perfect style of game for a graphically-rich hand-held.

The physics of the mercury movement are dead-on and the maze designs take full advantage of the unique properties of this unusual metal.

This game has been compared to Marble Madness but marbles can't be partially-spilled, split, or combined. These characteristics add greatly to the many ways to lose a round and thereby increase the challenge and addictiveness.

Wisely, the designers require use of the analog nub for play. Most of the twists and turns are at right angles so the D-pad would make the game too easy. However, I agree with some reviewers that the difficulty level advances too quickly. I have not yet made it past the last maze of the second world and if the difficulty continues to elevate I may never see all of this game.

3 stars for Creativity -2stars for difficulty

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: November 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Do you like games that are creative? This game is the most creative puzzler to come along in years. And it looks extremely cool to go with it. Now the problem. It's stinkin hard. Do you really want a creative game where you can't get past the first 10 levels? That is surely going to happen to you. It is a shame as this game could have been a kick tail game.
Bottom Line: Is it fun? For the first 7 levels. Will I keep it? No way. Unless you like to replay the first 10 levels over and over again. Is it for kids? Too hard.

Best Ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: March 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I recently got a PSP for Christmas, and I got this game too! It is the BEST game I have ever played! Chalenging, but no too hard! Perfect!

Mercury

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: October 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game immediately after i purchased my PSP. I was in such a craze from holding my PSP in my hands for the first time that i really wanted a game. I bought mercury and loved it. It was fun, had amazing grafics, and was a great puzzle game. However, after a week or 2, when the levels got harder and harder and it would take me an hour to beat one level, I put it down. As soon as the levels get to be so impossible, the game just got boring. I would suggest renting this game, don't buy it for 40$.

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