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Way Cool

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is full of fun surprises and is very funny. It's pretty easy but it is exciting and awesome!I think this game is as great as gta: vice city! Every one should own this game!

Voodoo Mojo in the Big Easy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm a 37-year-old Dad with kids between ages 5 and 8. This is our first XBox title, but I used to be a video-game addict as a kid. I also program multimedia games for a living. The production values for Voodoo Vince are consistently outstanding. Although some of the gameplay is difficult for small children, my kids all love it. They especially love watching me play the levels that are too hard for them. Instead of asking if they can watch TV, they ask if they can watch me play Voodoo Vince.

They especially like the cut scenes when you get to new levels. The 3D graphics are excellent, and you can control the camera angle in at least 3 helpful ways once you learn the tricks.

To those who only tried the demo, I suggest you get the full game. The depth/breadth of it is staggering. I'd be shocked if even an experienced gamer could get through it in less than 10 hours if they pick up all the trinkets.

My only complaint is that some of the later games are actually easier than the earlier ones. Or more accurately, I've probably gotten better at the game and the levels don't get much harder. I'm about 2/3 of the way through and have already spent about 11 hours on it. It would take kids forever to solve some of the problems, but they're not difficult for adults.

Once you learn the techniques, you can still go back and replay any level individually. This is great for finishing a level (or at least figuring it out) and then letting your kid play it after you have. There are too many hints than I could possibly cover that make it more enjoyable or easier, so don't listen to the negative reviews.

My favorite thing is the depth of the 3D world. I love reading the signs, tombstones, billboards, etc. just put there for color. One problem was that in Brusque Manor - Unwanted Guests level, my saved game got corrupted making it impossible to complete the level. I had about 50 hours into the game at that point (much of it my kids playing) and it took me about 7 hours to get back to that same place in the game even though I knew all the puzzles. So it isn't that easy a game.

Buy it for you and your kids. You won't be sorry.

Neat game with an original concept for a platformer.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

*VOODOO VINCE - XBOX* The first thing that really jumped out at me was the graphics. They're crisp and detailed. The frame rate is perfect and tight with not a lick of slow-down. It's looks great with lots of original detail, but there's more.
It plays great, too. Vince is easy to control and it's very forgiving if you end up too close to the edge. He'll grab on and you can pull up. I know that sounds basic, but it's a great touch. There's tons of missions and tasks to figure out, that's another thing that really makes it worth the money.
We're having a blast playing this game. The off-the-cuff remarks that Vince spouts off are smart and funny.
If you like free roaming-platform games, you'll love VOODOO VINCE.

Voodoo Vince - Great fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just bought Voodoo Vince and I absolutely love it! It's so much fun, playing a cute little voodoo doll that inflicks pain on itself which then transfers to surrounding enemies. The graphics are great and the controls are easy to master. Although I only just started, I know this will be a fun game all the way through. Definitely worth twenty dollars.

voodoo vince - great game for all ages

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game for all ages! Lots of 'figuring out' things and of course it's set in New Orleans!!

Fun, fun, fun...kids loved watching me play it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

First game I've bought that actually encouraged bonding between my kids and I...they loved watching me play it and clamored for "Voodoo Vince" quite often. Great game!

A really top-notch platformer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

What makes this game great is that the boards are highly varied (some are puzzle boards, some racing, some fighting, some action, some mazes, etc) but each board focuses on *one* thing. If it is a puzzle board, then you are safe to wander around and try things out. If it is a fighting board, then you beat the heck out of everything you see. It is exciting without being overwhelming. Everyone will find some of the boards to be *really* hard, because that particular type of board will be their weakness.

Although this is a one-player game, we found that it is best played with a driver/navigator combo -- one person playing and trying to deal with whatever is coming at them, while the other person is watching carefully to try to see where the important parts of the board are hiding.

I'm playing it with my nine year old, and it works out great. He's terrible at the methodical (puzzle) boards and the racing (agility) boards. I can't deal with the three- and four-button combos in the fight boards. Between us, we can work through the game without getting frustrated.

The humor in the game is really top notch, as are the voice-overs. ("Something in here smells like sausage. I hope it's sausage!") Unlike most platformers, there are lots of totally unnecessary bits in the game to throw you off the trail -- In most games, when you see an item you can pick up, it always has some critical importance. But not in this game!

Snarky and funny romp through the Big Easy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Basically, Voodoo Vince takes a page from Midevil and Psyconauts and uses rock solid game play with a total ascrewed off beat sense of humor.

You are Vince, Madam Charmaine's 3rd best Voodoo doll, brought to life by a pair of blundering goons trying to steal a bottle of magic Voodoo powder. While Vince has the classic jump, double jump and melee attacks, where he shines is in self-inflicted punishment. He has a variety of special attacks that hits him with some bizzare attack, resulting in him transfering it to all enemies in range (he is still a voodoo doll, after all). Combine that with his smart mouth, rather lazy attitude, and all out randomness it makes for a new twist on a classic idea.

It is most certainly worth picking up (particularly now since the price has come down so much), and just letting yourself laugh outloud at all the random silliness contained within.

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I like this little guy, hes entertaining and fun, and if you think its easy its really not for most. and it will make you laugh and get you frustrated at the same time. have fun with it.

Voo-Doo Dooh

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: October 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was one big fat dud. Graphics were okay, camera and controls were atrocious just like the other reviewer said. This game does not have replaybility. It is maybe worth 1 video rental to chalk down what you do not like about this game. There are much better platformers out there this year. No excitability here. My kids even asked me to turn this off.

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