Voodoo Vince

Controls for Vince are very easy to pick up, although, with certain combinations, it can be painful or downright deadly for Vince if you have a brain freeze, and hit "dive bomb" instead of "propeller" (like, say, over a bottomless pit).

The camera controls aren't perfect, but they're pretty easy to pick up, and eventually they become second nature when you're playing.

My favorites, and the thing that VV is known for, are the "voodoo powers". Like another reviewer said, they're basically slickly-animated smart bombs. However, having said that, it's definitely a kick to be surrounded by monsters, and then setting off things like Blender, Vial of Acid, William Tell, or Wrecking Ball (unless I've missed something, it's randomly chosen, but they all have the same effect on the monsters).

The mini-games are also quite clever, and the boss fights are sufficiently challenging, although if you don't execute them perfectly, the re-do factor of trying to damage the boss can be extremely trying.

Ultimately, this is a very addicting game, and one that I really hope comes out with a sequel.


Crazy wacky! Addictively fun! Super Amazing!   December 15, 2004
E. Grassie (Oakland, Ca)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Yes - it is that good. Great graphics, music, tons of humor all threaded beautifully through a zany story line. So many things to discover in this game. Each level holds complex surprises that you have to figure out - who knew you'd have to light yourself on fire and run across rooftops to blow up the evil, wrench hurling, trash talking gas station -the whole time dodging flying frogs and bottomless pits?! Ride a mouse in Rodent Rodeo, drive a flyboat in the bayou, fight goblins in a graveyard using your voodoo powers (one attack consists of dropping a cow on yourself which, in turn, voodoo style, squashes all monsters in the area), swing like Tarzan through swamps, battle a possessed talking doll who throws poodles. This game is just a totally fun, hi-larious good time.


It just might work its voodoo on you. Good - not great!   April 21, 2004
Jeff (California, USA)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful

Voodoo Vince. I bought it for the Xbox because it got pretty good reviews and my XBox needed a platformer. By the way... three out of five stars for me, means that I liked the game and would reccomend it to fans of the genre. In truth it is worth 3.4 stars, but no way is it ever gonna be worth five. The only five star platformer I have played was the original Super Mario 64, so based upon that game, 3.4 is a fair assessment of Voodoo Vince. What can you expect?

Graphics...Astounding: 4.5
Music...Very Original and good: 4.0
Control... better than most: 4.0
Originality...somewhat lacking: 2.0
Humor...sometimes funny, sometimes dumb: 2.5
Gameplay...fun...but nothing new: 3.0

OVERALL SCORE: 3.4 out of 5

This game is probably one of the better platform titles for the XBox, so if you must have a platformer... rent it first. Odds are, if you like platformers, you will have fun. If you don't like them, however, Voodoo Vince isn't going to convince you otherwise.

JEFF


Highly Recommended   May 1, 2004
rgh (Festus, MO USA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful

The game has three-D graphics and allows multi-direction movement of Vince. The levels are challenging and solutions cleaver. The game will hold the interest of players from early teens and up.


Enter Voodoo Vince...   September 12, 2004
Victor R. Perry (New Mexico, USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Voodoo Vince has class! REAL class! I love it.
Firstly, the locations are awesome. You'll be playing in a New Orleans-like setting, then you're in a Mansion, a Swamp, a Carnival, and a bunch of other places. There's one part where you're setting this clock to make all these bussinesses open so that you can get stuff and finish the level.
The monsters are fun to beat up and really cool looking!
Now, the Voodoo powers are just great! Really funny! There's a bunch of them and they all make me laugh. "Chainsaw" will make just that pop up and saw you in half, a Anvil will drop from the sky, on you...there's Toxic Waste, Blender, Shark Attack, Alien Attack, Bear Trap, Angry God, Lightning, the list goes on and on...and all of them will use that same effect on other monsters! My favorite Voodoo power is "1930's Mob Hit".
All the special moves are awesome. Head slam is great, Spin move, you can also Float to places while in mid-air, which really comes in handy.
Vince himself has class. He always has a little wise-crack or something to say, and the other characters are just as fun as he is.
Honestly, I can't think of a single thing wrong with this game. It's not too hard, but then it's not too easy. It requires a little strategy, but all of them are made really creative.
This is THE most original, most creative, most fun game I've ever seen. Period. It's totally worth the money. Thumbs up for Beep Industries(the guys who made the game)!