Kororinpa

Kororinpa
Kororinpa
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	Hudson Soft; Konami
Platform(s)	Wii
Release	December 2, 2006; February 23, 2007; March 1, 2007; March 20, 2007
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Unknown

Kororinpa (known as Kororinpa: Marble Mania in North America) is a video game for the Wii. It was a launch title in Japan.

In the game the player tilts the playing field, using the Wii Remote to navigate a spherical object around mazes to reach the end goal, similar to Marble Madness, Marble Blast, and the Super Monkey Ball series. Some of the mazes cause the player to tilt them in such a way so that a wall becomes the floor, or interact with objects such as magnets and conveyor belts. Each level contains a number of orange crystals and a single green crystal. Collection of all orange crystals is mandatory for progression, green crystals are optional, but unlock secret levels, new balls and music. Once the forty five single player levels have been completed, a mirror mode is unlocked.

Reception

The game has received a mixed, but predominately positive response. IGN UK awarded the game a score of 6.10 out of 10, citing the game as being "hard not to warm to", noting the "jolly soundtrack and cunning level design difficult to resist". However, they criticized the game for its lack of levels or challenge, and also its "ill-conceived camera". British gaming magazines NGamer and Official Nintendo Magazine were less critical, awarding Kororinpa scores of 81 out of 100 and 80% respectively. ONM praised the game for its control method and multiplayer mode. On Game Rankings, the game has recieved an average of 72.4% from 6 reviews.

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