Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Hands-On
Shake your Wii Remote at three more minigames.
We've had several opportunities to use our rear ends and play the countless minigames packaged with Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, but we're here to share some of the details regarding three of them. Rayman is still nowhere in sight because these wacky rabbids have taken over Rayman's TV and are flooding the stations with some outrageous transmissions. TV Party continues the Raving Rabbid tradition of having a ton of minigames to play with friends, but don't fret if you don't have a Wii Balance Board because the party can still continue without it, which means you can give your posterior a break.
First up is the minigame Dancing With Dweebs: Trick Me. This minigame works like a rhythm game where you dutifully follow the stickman on screen while holding the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. You'll wave your arms in the air, swing them left or right, and you may even have to smack your butt every once in awhile. There are three levels of difficulty to choose from, but all it entails is that there will be more movements onscreen. You won't fail or get kicked out of the game if you happen to miss a few moves or mess up entirely, but the goal is to get as many points as possible. There are a variety of poses that start to repeat after awhile, and the song can feel quite long. But it is a fun minigame if you decide to really get into it and boogie.
The second minigame is Megaballs, where you play as a bouncy lottery ball, and the goal is to collect as many white balls as you can for points. If you're playing with friends, you're all onscreen trying to grab as many bonuses as possible. The level scrolls to the right, so you don't want to get caught offscreen. If you do somehow manage to get stuck and subsequently squished, you'll respawn in a few seconds then continue on your merry way. You use the Wii Remote to jump by flicking it, and the analog stick helps you navigate through the level. The jumping part takes a little getting used to, but once you get it down, you can bounce through the level with ease. It will get trickier when lasers come into play, so be careful to avoid them and get to the end of the stage. It's definitely more competitive and more interesting with multiple players, so make sure you grab a friend or three to join you.
The third minigame we're covering is Monster Tractors, which is a racing game where you use the Wii Remote to steer--similar to Mario Kart Wii. If you have a Wii Balance Board, you can use it to accelerate and skid on turns by stepping on the right or left side. Otherwise, these functions are mapped to the buttons on the Wii Remote so you aren't missing out on the action. This one is probably the most exciting of the three because you're actually driving a tractor through a wide course set in the countryside, plowing through haystacks and other racers along the way. You can also give yourself a nice boost by shaking the Wii Remote; it will consume your boost gauge, but that can be replenished by skidding through the turns.
So far, there seems to be a good variety, and the games are easy to get into, as well as quite enjoyable. The music and cartoon-like rabbid wackiness is always a nice touch, especially when your game is interrupted by a commercial break. There are many more crazy rabbid-infested minigames to cover, and we'll post more of our impressions as we get closer to the November 18 release date.
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