Jul 04 2008
Avoid Melting Down As You Control a Mercury Blob in Mercury Meltdown Revolution
Mercury Meltdown Revolution is a single player puzzle game for the Nintendo Wii. It has been out in the United States since October of last year, but I only just recently got around to trying it out. I had tried Kororinpa Marble Madness for the Wii, loved it, and was told that this is kind of similar. I will give it that the object of rolling around the level is the same, but Mercury Meltdown Revolution is much more than just trying to roll through the level. Thus it is not only more challenging than the marble game, but more fun.
In the game you hold the Wii Remote sideways and tilt it to control the tray that is the level. The tilting makes the mercury blob move around the level. As you move through the level there it is truly puzzle like in that you have to have a strategy to be able to make it through the different points and to the end. Most of the strategy involves you becoming the right color to go through doors and/or to be accepted at the end point.
At first changing colors seems like an easy thing of just rolling under the paint stations, but you will soon discover that you have to split the mercury blob, go under two different paint stations, and then mix back together to form some of the necessary colors. There is a color guide in the top right corner of the screen to make it a little easier by at least telling you what colors need to go together to make the needed color.
Overall I found this to be a fun game to play. The graphics are normal Wii quality and nicely appealing in the colorfulness. I noticed some reviews downgrade it for not being multiplayer, but personally I do not think it would be that good of a multiplayer game if that option was available. For puzzle game lovers this is a must try Wii game. If you do not like puzzle games, then this might not be a game for you.
