Art Style: ORBIENT Review for wii

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The review!!
This is a wiiware game and can be downloaded off the shopping channel

The Good

Clever, physics-based puzzles Several hours of gameplay for only six dollars Smooth learning curve.

The Bad

Doesn't have that must-play addictive appeal Lackluster presentation.




The goal of each level is to increase the size of your planet until it reaches a certain mass. You do this by banging into similarly sized planets, conveniently colored blue so you can easily identify which are useful, slowly increasing your mass as you avoid collisions with asteroids and larger bodies. As your diameter increases, previously off-limits planets become available to usurp, while smaller ones will not contribute to a size gain but can be caught in your orbit to become a satellite for extra points. What makes Orbient so clever is that you don't manipulate your planet directly, but rather you manipulate the gravitational pull of the surrounding celestial objects. When you press the A button on the Wii Remote, all nearby suns and planets exert a gravitational pull; pressing the B button causes them to repel your planet with equal vigor.

This sounds rather simple, but things can get complex. Turning on gravity as you float through the vacuum turns it on for all applicable objects, so its effects can come from every direction, and they are further influenced by your distance from those objects, as well as their size. It takes a short while to get the feel for these subtleties, and you'll watch in agony as your planet crashes into a flaming sun as you helplessly hold the B button. You can also orbit larger bodies, at which point the only object exerting force on you is the one you circle. Luckily, the game lets you pick up on these nuances gradually, slowly increasing the challenge while you get used to the bizarre physical laws of this unusual galaxy.

For all its uniqueness, Art Style: Orbient is unlikely to be a game you'll return to once you've meandered through. Its slow pace, often requiring extended moments of inactivity, keeps it from developing the addictive charms of the finest puzzle games--an issue that might have been mitigated by the addition of leaderboards or some kind of multiplayer mode. Additionally, the high level of challenge in the later levels hinders the potential for a relaxed, psychedelic experience in the vein of Flow. Nevertheless, you probably haven't played anything like Orbient before, and at such a low price, it's a good value for an afternoon's worth of enjoyment.


Review of gamespot
Art Style: ORBIENT for Wii Review - Wii Art Style: ORBIENT Review
 

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