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Video Games : Archer Maclean's Mercury (PSP)
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Archer Maclean's Mercury (PSP) from: Atari Childrens Toy Shop Price: £13.00 Prices subject to change. |
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Audience Rating: Universal, particularly children Binding: Video Game Brand: Atari EAN: 5060050942373 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: Atari Manufacturer: Atari Manufacturer Maximum Age: 18 years Manufacturer Minimum Age: 132 months Platform: Sony PSP Publisher: Atari Release Date: September 01, 2005 Studio: Atari Sales Rank: 1047 MPN: 40002 Accessories:
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 Rating:  - Another Archer Maclean MasterpieceI purchased my first Archer Maclean game around the mid-80s, Dropzone for the Atari 8-bit computers. It was an arcade quality video game on a home computer. Well here is another Maclean classic over 20 years later. It is original, highly addictive and makes excellent use of the PSPs capabilities. I would happily pay £35 for this game. Rating: - A surprise gem for the skill-based puzzle fanWhen I first heard about Mercury back before the PSP came out, I thought it sounded boring. However, I am a huge fan of Super Monkey Ball on the Gamecube and many of my friends told me that they thought I'd like Mercury because it has that same element of highly refined skill that Super Monkey Ball has. So I picked Mercury up cheap and was indeed pleasantly surprised by the depth and elegance of the title. Each level is a maze with a blob of mercury in it which you move by effectively "tilting" the maze with the analogue nub. The other buttons provide detailed camera control so that you can position the view to show exactly where the mercury is going. Some levels involve pressing switches, some guiding the mercury through a tricky ... Read More: Rating:  - Shiny but SHORT....Come on - a game like this is meant to have a bit of life to it. While it was very enjoyable, the stark fact is it is too short. Do not even think to compare this to the likes of Tetris or some other puzzle clones. Nice idea, very well presented but at the end of the day it is an expensive game with a very very short lifespan. Don't even think that you will enjoy replaying this one. Once completed that is it. Shaving a second off your last best time might work in a racing game but in floating a glob of mercury around a small (yes small) map, well - I think I prefer to go out for some fresh air. As to all those magazines that rated this so highly - shame on you. Continuing to hype a game that in ... Read More: Rating: - one of the best psp games currently availableI bought Mercury as soon as it was released. Its an excellent game. Its based on the old marbles game but instead you are a ball of mercury which you need to guide around various platforms and complete certain tasks. There are 72 levels and each level is unique and different. The graphics are superb. Each level has its own unique style of music and there are also bonus levels to complete for highs scorers. Some of the later levels do get particularly tough and this is one game you wont complete in a couple of hours, which adds to its appeal. If you're a serious puzzle fan, I'd definately recommend this game. Rating:  - Sorry...Wow, look at all of those 5* reviews. Sorry, I just didn't like it at all. It seems far far too simplistic (and I know that simple can be good, IF it's an original idea) but this is just marble madness but without the ingenuity. I just couldn't get into this game, try as I might. It was an effort to wait for the next level to load without switching off. Maybe I was just rubbish at it but it just didn't engage me. I say again: sorry, but I was left very unenthused. |
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