Elebits
- December 12, 2006 11:21 AM PST
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Silly Elebits. Those rotund little creatures of electric energy are such a nuisance, making messes of peoples homes and causing a general ruckus.
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Some missions require you to not make any noise when collecting Elebits, so avoid jerky movements when moving objects.
And yet their undeniable cuteness makes it hard not to like them. Much like the creatures themselves, Elebits the game is a cute creation that, for all its minor annoyances, that you can't help but like.
Clean House!
The premise is simple enough: Elebitstiny sentient beings full of energyhave been released upon the world and are causing trouble for humans by knocking out power everywhere. You, the son of famous scientists who work with Elebits, are left home alone during the incident and take it upon yourself, with the help of your father's energy gun, to remove the Elebit infestation.The story itself is rather inconsequential, though the occasional storybook-styled cutscenes that accompany the game are beautifully done and make up for an otherwise simple presentation.
The real appeal is in finding and interacting with these little energetic Pikmin relatives. Because they're rather shy, you're forced to find the Elebits by moving objects in and around the house with your energy gun. You'll only be able to lift and move lightweight objects at first, but as you accumulate Elebits, you'll soon find yourself flinging around refrigerators and other household objects with reckless abandon.
Elebits can be found in very unlikely places; always turn on water faucets to find at least a few.
Power Overload
The Wii's control scheme along with cute central characters and an equally charming soundtrack take a relatively simple idea and endow it with a sense of depth and tactile interaction. The environments are varied, with over 25 missions, and once you've completed the story-mode, you'll still have plenty of fresh gameplay in multiplayer and edit mode, where you can create and control your own scenes to interact in. Elebits is also the first Wii game to utilize the WiiConnect24 feature of Nintendo's console, which allow you to upload and trade your created scenes with others.
The game can be annoying at times--opening doors is almost always a hassle, for example--and the limited time you have to find the Elebits makes things a little hairier than necessary but this is still one of the more original and fun titles available for the Wii.
Always collect yellow Elebits, as they determine how quickly you can level up your energy gun.
