A decent platformer, but too childish for me to fully enjoy
User Rating: 6 | Kaze no Klonoa: Door to Phantomile WII
Klonoa, is a black rabbit like creature who is in possession of a ring which a blue blob like spirit called Huepoe seems to reside in. Klonoa can jump and partially glide using his floppy ears in order to traverse the terrain. He can attack using his ring which picks up enemies that he then can use to throw, or enable him to double jump. Throwing enemies can be used to attack other enemies, or be used to interact with foreground/background objects such as switches or items. The game is a remake of a Playstation classic; Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and features enhanced visuals. The story is based on the evil Ghadius and his minion Joker who aims to turn Phantomile into a world of nightmares, and it is up to Klonoa to stop him. The voice acting is good but very childish, but given the games presentation, story and difficulty; it is very suited to the target audience. The game is a 2D platforming game but uses 3D to create twisting paths which make the levels more interesting. On some levels it is possible to feel a bit lost due to the branching paths but it never takes too long to work out where to go. Overall, the levels are very easy and straightforward and are far too basic to enjoy until the latter part of the game where it starts to feature a few switch puzzles, have harder enemies, and trickier jumps. It is over pretty quick given that it only has 15 levels and although a decent game, it doesn't give you much motivation to play the game again; even on the unlocked 'mirror mode' with a new costume.
