Odama
- Face off against a weird set of foes in this part-pinball, part-approach game
- Odama ball, powerful enough to ruin no matter what it strikes–friend or foe
- Use Nintendo Game Mic and giant flippers to direct soldiers and aim the ball
- Bowl over enemies, shatter defenses, and wreak havoc on the battlefield
- For 1 player
Product Description
Odama is a unique mix of pinball and startegy gaming. A legendary general developed an ingenious weapon called the Odama — a gigantic ball that destroys everything it strikes. Use your Nintendo Game Microphone to direct the soldiers and the Odama, to face off against a weird set of foes.
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This was a exact starter game for my boys (7 & 11)–fun and challenging without it being impossible–lots of approach to learn in the different levels of the game. The one drawback is that you need to buy a memory card separately in order to save the game every time you play.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is a game owners of expensive Xbox360’s will be jealous about. Proving it doesn’t take fancy HDTV’s and overpriced consoles to have an incredible game.
What we have here is a mix of approach wargame and pinball that is unlike anything you have ever played before. Toss in an included microphone, and a wide range of voice commands for your troops, and you have a really unique experiance!
Superb themed graphics, a fantastic asian soundtrack, authentic asian voice all add to the quality of the game. Be advised, Pinball sports meeting aren’t a cakewalk, and this is no different. Be prepared to play hard to win some levels, but the rewards are incredible.
Rating: 5 / 5
It’s a very excellent, unique new game that is extremely fascinating and will be a rush when you play it. i say this because so many things are going on at once, but after playing for 30 minutes it became really simple to handle the tasks. a fun challenging game that doesn’t involve hot coffee or the covenant.
Rating: 5 / 5
In a world of same ancient, same ancient video sports meeting, it’s a pleasure to play a game that is unique and fun. There is really no other sports meeting like this around.
I was suprised to see how effectively the two game types could be combined so effectively. The balance between the them is executed very well, though it is challengeing to get the coordination of the sending the pinball (the odama) into action and guiding your soldiers to victory. At least at first.
I have read other reviews in other places that hack on the “poor” graphics, but I honestly don’t reflect it’s poorly executed graphics as much as they went for a look that resembled medievel Japanese art. I in person like the look of the game.
If you are a gamer who in fact enjoys fun and innovative sports meeting, and is tired of the endless stream of first person shooters, racing sports meeting and criminal thug sports meeting, give it a try. Kudos to Nintendo for trying to bring right fun and gaming back from the dead!
Rating: 4 / 5
Odama had the potential to be a brilliant and incredible game. It has a LOT going for it. The Japanese war theme is thoroughly genuine and really “puts” you in the game. The voice commands are sharp and reactive, and your personal narrator is witty. The sense of destruction is entirely satisfying, and crushing buildings and enemies with the Odama is quite realistic (relative to the premise of course).
But here is where Odama takes a SERIOUS blow and fails in a huge way. The levels are TIMED – quite small, with nearly no opportunity to add time to the timer. Where ANY level could be passed with enough effort, the time limit inhibits corrections of mistakes, and in general inhibits casual playing. Once you make a mistake in this game, there is no going back. You just start over.
Also, because this IS a pinball game, there is a splendid deal of luck involved. You may struggle owing to and fail a mission over and over, even though you are doing the right things, all because of the luck of the ball. Or on the same hand, you may win a mission in record time. The flippers do not hit the ball where physics says it should.
As a final note: I recommend this game ONLY to honest players who have a masochistic like of failure, or to those who find the regard in experiencing a truly unique thought, but flawed and imperfectly executed.
Rating: 2 / 5