George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret
George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret
George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret, développé par Papaya Studio et publié par Crave Entertainment et Ignition Entertainment, a été lancé le 11 mars 2008 sur PlayStation 2 et Wii. Ce titre de genre plateforme plonge le joueur dans une aventure d'action en défilement latéral avec une mise en scène en 3D.
On y incarne George, héros de la série animée éponyme, et on progresse à travers la jungle en se balançant, en grimpant et en enchaînant des phases de plateforme pour retrouver des documents manquants pouvant détenir la clé d'un mystère médical « secret ». Les angles et rotations de caméra révèlent une vue tridimensionnelle, mais le jeu reste essentiellement un plateformer 2D au parcours linéaire sur un plan unique. George doit souvent manipuler des objets de l'environnement, comme déplacer des caisses afin de former une plateforme, pour pouvoir avancer.
L'ensemble a reçu une note agrégée de 40,00. La presse a livré des avis réservés : DarkZero a regretté que le jeu « It is a bit of a waste of the Wii’s capabilities though, and if you have a DS it may be worth picking up that version as it seems much more suited to a handhel… », tandis que Nintendo Gamer l'a qualifié d'inoffensif mais guère indispensable en écrivant « It's harmless, but hardly worth bothering with. [May 2008, p.74] ». Certains joueurs se sont montrés plus satisfaits, comme en témoigne un commentaire sur Metacritic où l'utilisateur indique « I like the show and I had fun with this game. It was an old school platformer. It was easy to pick up and has good mechanics. Graphic is just like how the cart… ».
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« It is a bit of a waste of the Wii’s capabilities though, and if you have a DS it may be worth picking up that version as it seems much more suited to a handheld. »
« It's harmless, but hardly worth bothering with. [May 2008, p.74] »
« It is quite a poor game, mainly due to the longevity though being a budget title – I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece. »
« George of the Jungle is basic at its best and irritatingly flawed at its worst, relying almost entirely on its license to sell to an audience perhaps unaware of the genre’s past glories. »
« George of the Jungle is a poor effort that, while looking fairly good and staying true to the style of the TV show, features derivative, repetitive gameplay, coupled with such poor controls and such a ridiculously high difficulty that it's rendered almost unplayable. »
« The 2.5D graphics are quite nice and it captures the character and environment well, but overall we can only really recommend this to parents who want to shut their kids up for five minutes. »
« George of the Jungle may be aimed at young children, and their requirements may be different from that of a videogame reviewer, but this is just nothing more than sloppy. »
« It's not funny and it's not fun to play. If the developers had simply fine tuned the collision detection it probably would have been fine. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« I like the show and I had fun with this game. It was an old school platformer. It was easy to pick up and has good mechanics. Graphic is just like how the cartoon show is. I like it. »
