Comments on: Chu Chu Rocket: Cheeping out

By: Craig Grannell

Craig Grannell — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:27:43 +0000

And there are loads more levels, too.

By: romanista

romanista — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:38:20 +0000

chuchurocket is now reduced to $0.99

By: romanista

romanista — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:20:04 +0000

I bought it when i think it was a bit reduced, two points too add to the review.

1. on my iphone 3G, it only starts if have recently rebooted the iphone, whcih kind of makes the chance of me playing it rather small, since rebooting the iphone to play a few puzzle levels takes too much time..

2. on the plus side, on the menu screen it (now?) says more content coming soon, so that at least suggest more (paid?) levels in the future..

By: No Name

No Name — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:00:37 +0000

Now down to £1.79 / $2.99 etc.

Is it worth it for that price, or should I wait for the happy and perhaps faraway land of 59p? I’m loth to line their pockets if they’ve made a complete balls-up of this.

By: romanista

romanista — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:11:34 +0000

i always loved 4 player mode too, the chaos probably more than the gameplay proper, but still..

did check the gba version after the review to see what the first 25 were like, and there more like tutotorials.. imagine bangai-o spirits released with only the tutorial.,..

By: Górecki

Górecki — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:54:03 +0000

“Chu Chu Rocket’s “main” game – the multiplayer battle mode – was a bit average.”

Wha, wha, whaat? 4-player Chu Chu Rocket is one of the most fun multi-player experiences I’ve ever had. Only SMB Monkey Target comes close. Admittedly the online mode was hampered by Sega’s shitty ISP service and random matchmaking but broadband and friend lists should go someway to improving that.

Not including that, being stingy with the puzzles and a relatively high price point change it from being an instant-buy to a wait-and-see for me.

Although if you own an iPad and at least one friend then you’re a nutter if you don’t buy it.

By: matt

matt — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 08:52:44 +0000

Multi-player on the DC was so much fun! The GBA also had multi-player but obviously it was more difficult to get going. Other than that I ‘m not surprised SEGA have done a piss poor job with this – it seems to be a habit for them.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:38:39 +0000

Great unbiased review. I don’t understand why Sega cheaps out with their iOS ports, when they obviously take the platform pretty seriously considering how much attention they give it.

I was excited to hear this game was actually going to have touch controls instead of a crummy on-screen d-pad, but to axe content while selling the game at a premium $4.99 (yes, App Store pricing model broken, etc. another discussion) just sucks.

Since they started developing for iPhone I’ve wanted to see ARCADE ports of Outrun and Space Harrier with proper iOS control implementation. Now I hope they never do it because they’ll surely screw it up some other way.