Spectrobotes Origins

Summary: Parent? Child between 5-10? BUY IT! I wish I had more time to write all the awesome aspects of this game. However, if you want a more detailed review of this purchase as It was a gift for a friend, he reviewed this exact purchase here: [...] In short, this is the longest played, most enjoyable, most "go back and play" game me and my two sons, Seven and Five, have on the Wii. The older and I enjoyed and continue to enjoy this game as much as Lego Star Wars on the Wii. Whether I'm watching him play, helping "carve out" the Spectrobes, or playing as the Spectrobes itself, it is the best rainy-day/winter time (along with Lego Star Wars) we have on the Wii.

I admit I only bought this game because I was trying to qualify for the free shipping on another purchase and I wanted a Wii game with an RPG element in my collection. The game started off a bit modestly and began to pick up. The emphasis is much more on the action than the RPG, but I'm really glad I bought this game. I'm sure plenty of people have already raved about the scenery, and if you watch any English-dubbed anime you're bound to recognize at least one of the many character voices as they lend their talents. As far as gameplay goes you'll find yourself in plenty of melees, and this is one of those games where the more willing you are to concentrate and be mindful of your enemies and surroundings, the more effectively you'll fight. Enemies vary in size, speed, and types as do your Spectrobe companions which makes the weapon you choose and the Spectrobe you currently have out important to the flow of a melee. The controls for controlling both yourself and your Spectrobes during a battle are seamlessly intuitive. Experiment with the lock-on controls to get different kinds of attacks; some of your Spectrobes may have a ranged attack. If you're worried about a lack of challenge when you find yourself unrelentingly beating back enemies and retreating from their attacks don't worry, mistakes like getting cornered can be very costly and you'll face enemies where such a scenario is almost a non-option; the game rewards a no-mercy attitude and demands playing dirty during the tough boss battles. This is fun.

I saw this game and thought it reminded me of Pokemon and Digimon but was really disappointed when I started to play the game. It wasn't my style and completely was the opposite of what I had witnessed from online videos. It just wasn't for me and not something I should have purchased.

Absolutely adore this game so much. Ah the memories lol!

Spectrobes was a franchise by Disney Interactive Studios that started in 2007. In this series, you play as Rallen and Jeena, a duo of Nanairo Planetary Patrol officers (space rangers, basically). They learn of the Krawl, a horde of aliens of darkness that plan to invade star systems across the galaxy. To defeat them, Rallen and Jeena will need to revive ancient fossils of Spectrobes, creatures of light, to fight the Krawl. Spectrobes: Origins, the third installment, builds fairly heavily from the second game, Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals, so I would encourage playing the first 2 games, or at least Beyond the Portals, before Origins. That said, Origins is a Wii game, while Beyond the Portals and Spectrobes (the first game) were DS games. Origins departs pretty heavily from the groundwork laid by the first game, introducing a new combat system, a new setting, and a huge revamp to the general feel of the game, making use of the Wii's greater system capabilities. Although gameplay usually feels fun and dynamic, the story isn't very developed, and feels kind of generic and shallow. All in all, as a monster-training game, it will inevitably feel like a Pokémon knock-off, and its storyline isn't great, but the gameplay is engaging and fun. I'd definitely recommend it.