Shorts
It's a game made from a movie about wishes gone wild - the mayhem results and how the
kids have to set things aright. And then there is the power mad Mr. Black and his Black
Box factory and his ultimate product, the Black Box. Sounds to me like he's making
voting machines. The four characters: Toe Thompson, Nose Noseworthy, Loogie Short
and Helvetica Black appear in different environments the house, the castle and finally the
Black Box factory.
Don't know what the significance of the title Shorts is - from what I see, there is
plenty of play to get through to the end. It is basically platformer with help. The four
characters each have a method of avoiding the annoying double jump. Toe and Helvetica
have hover jumps, Loogie has a flying Pterodactyl jump and Nose can grow plants tall
enough to get him to high places.
Another assist allows all of them to draw lines to make platforms, ramps or shields.
Each of the four characters also have special abilities
but they can only be activated after you have collected 100 energy balls. It's not a short
game.
Nose's plant growth ray can be made into a shrink ray so enemies can be shrunk
and stepped upon. Loogie has a special attack that will wipe out all the enemies on the
screen. Toe and Helvetica can activate UFO's or wasps to surround them giving them
invincibility.
It is an interesting approach - no guns, and enemies are mostly destroyed by jumping on
them. This doesn't necessarily mean that it is easy - timing and judgment help. But it is
interesting enough to make me want to go and see the movie.
Reviewed by: Editor - 08/09
Ages: Everyone 10+
Fun Factor: It's a different side scroller/platformer
Female Factor: Chasing boogers almost put this into Games4YourBrother(s) but Helvetica saved the day.
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