Gamertell Review: Muscle March for Wii
by at January 20, 2010 9:30 am
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Muscle March is incredibly weird. Given Namco Bandai’s track record though, it shouldn’t come as a surprise. It features the same bright, colorful and outlandish characters, environments and soundtrack as Katamari Damacy. It also has the same simple and accessible controls as The Munchables. The result is one of the weirdest, silliest and most entertaining Wii games you can get for 500 points.
Stop those protein powder thieves!
A terrible plight has befallen Tony and his body builder friends! Their precious protein powder, essential for bulking up and maintaining their flawless forms, has been stolen! You must help him and his six friends chase after and take down the thieves, recovering the powder and saving the day. It’s really that simple. You chose a level track to play, then chase after multiple crooks as you attempt to recover what was lost.
In addition to the main mode, there’s also an endless chase, time attack mode, which, as you can guess, has you endlessly chasing after a protein powder thief while striking pose after pose. It’s refreshing in case you just want to do some mindless posing and playing for a while or see just how great a poser you are. There’s even a multiplayer mode, in case you and friends want to take turns chasing after crooks.
Oh look! For no reason at all here’s a penguin!
It’s best not to try to make sense of Muscle March. Like how and why these muscle-bound men and women are racing through schools, fields, traditional Japanese homes, outer space, roads and even the sky. Or why there’s suddenly a panda or penguin popping up in the background. It’s best to just take it at face value and enjoy it for what it is, a silly action game about punishing wrong-doers.
Controls are wonderfully simple. There are four poses the thief can make when he crashes through a wall, and to successfully continue your pursuit your muscle man/woman/bear must assume the same pose. The nunchuk corresponds to your body builder’s left arm, and the remote to the right. You either must have both controllers up, one up and one down, one down while the other is up or both down. Your stamina is represented in the upper right corner by hearts, and if you fail to match the pose you lose stamina. Don’t worry though, if you run out there are infinite continues. When you finally catch up to the crook, you must frantically wave both controllers for a last burst of speed so you can tackle him! The control position accuracy is perfect, so you don’t have to worry if you and your character are striking the same pose.
It’s also a joy to watch. There are all these little hilarious details that are easily missed, like random objects or characters in the background, or the reactions of NPCs to the great chase going past them. I’d recommend sitting back and watching while someone else plays a few times, to see it all.
One of the best 500 Nintendo Point games on the Wii Shop Channel
Muscle March is absolutely ridiculous and outrageous, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s hilarious, bright and the sort of game that makes you glad you own a Wii. It’s hilarous to play alone or with friends, and at $5 is a bargain. If you enjoy Namco Bandai’s bright, colorful, silly and quirky games like Katamari Damacy, Noby Noby Boy and The Munchables, then Muscle March should be an instant buy.
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