Ratatouille
A rat that’s good for something other than scaring your little sister.
Tags: Ratatouille Categories: DS Reviews, Reviews
Posted by Mike "Two Tone" McConnell on Jul 23rd, 2007
| Title | Players | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratatouille (title page) | 1 | ||
| Developer | Publisher | Genre | Online |
| Action | No | ||
Pixar’s Ratatouille seems to have been put out on any platform still sold in store, even some that aren’t (though I’m not sure that the Apple IIe version is authorized). The DS version is the cream of the crop. Stripping away a lot of the bloat that bogs down the home version, the handheld title is a solid 3-D platformer, and the cooking mini-game manages to be more fun than the actual game.
One of the largest downsides to this title is that there is not a whole lot of innovation. The platform action is that same many of the other licensed titles have brought to the DS. The power of the game lies in the level design, as the various nooks and crannies of the human world provide quite the challenge for Remy to collect all the ingredients. This leads to a cooking levels, and if you were a fan of Cooking Mama, you get the idea. For those of you that missed out on the cooking craze, you basically use the stylus to mimic different kitchen activities. Since this is a game within a game it doesn’t have the same depth as Majesco’s smash hit, but if you’re jonesing for cooking action, this will do until you can get your hands on the Wii sequel.
While Ratatouille won’t manage to engross adults for very long (beyond the cooking game), it is going to be a good game for the kids. Platformers aren’t in short supply these days but this is a better game than most. The levels are tight and the action isn’t overly complex. It is also fair to note that this version of the license is actually superior to the console versions.
| What Works | Score |
|---|---|
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+ Decent level design + Cooking mini-game is actually better than the real game... |
6.0 |
| What Doesn't | |
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- Cooking game is better than the real thing - Just because it's the best of the bunch doesn't mean it's that good in the first place |
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| Under the Shrink-wrap | |
| A generic platformer with a movie license slapped on it, this better than most but a tiger cannot be expected to change its stripes. | |
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Posted by Mike "Two Tone" McConnell on Jul 23rd, 2007 and is filed under DS Reviews, Reviews. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can post a comment, or trackback from your own site.
