Active Life: Explorer
- October 21, 2010
- Namco Bandai Games
"Active Life: Explorer" is a sport game that offers single-player and local multi-player options for up to 2 players. As fearless adventurers, players explore various themed locales, overcome challenges, and collect treasures. The split-screen view provides a thrilling experience, from running across falling bridges to escaping from beasts, ensuring an active and engaging gameplay for the whole family.
Reviews
- Great for kids aged 5-10, providing a fun way to stay active indoors.
- Offers a variety of mini-games that require physical movement, making it an engaging workout for the whole family.
- Compatible with Mii characters and allows for cooperative play, enhancing the fun and interaction among players.
- Incompatible with newer Wii models that lack Gamecube ports, leading to frustration for some users.
- Some mini-games can be challenging for younger children, potentially causing frustration and limiting playability.
- The mat is small, making it difficult for multiple players to use comfortably at the same time.
- story9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's story aspect is minimal, focusing instead on short, engaging missions that allow kids to unlock costumes and courses. While there is no overarching narrative, the structure of the challenges and the ability to save progress easily make it accessible and enjoyable for young players. Overall, players appreciate the fun and variety in the missions, though they express a desire for a more developed storyline in future iterations.
“Another benefit is that each challenge is a fairly small amount of time (less than 2 minutes each so far) and progress is continually saved, so unlike other quest games, there is no need to 'complete a level' in order to save progress.”
“Lots of great upgrades from the earlier versions, lots of very nicely thought out and fun challenges, and easy to play the quest or free mode, where you can play or practice any of the different games with 1 to 4 people.”
“My six year old and I play the game together conquering explorer missions while it is too cold to be outside.”
“No story line, not much control, you just step through and done.”
“At first I was bummed that the missions were short, but I think they are short so that kids can get through them.”
“My only wish is that they'd make another one with new quests and adventures.”
- graphics5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The graphics in "Active Life Explorer" are described as simplistic and not top-of-the-line, yet they are deemed adequate for the gameplay experience. While they may lack the polish of more popular Wii titles, the engaging and novel gameplay elements effectively compensate for any aesthetic shortcomings, making it appealing to younger players.
“The graphics are good and it is engaging!”
“While the graphics are not top of the line, the novelty of jumping between cars and ducking under obstacles in order to stop a runaway train, escaping a collapsing mine while making treacherous turns on a broken down track, and racing through the desert on horseback to catch a bandit will overshadow the aesthetic weaknesses of the game.”
“Graphics are simplistic, but adequate.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by the amusing antics of the avatars during the three-legged race, which elicit genuine laughter as they stumble and fall. Players, especially kids, find themselves not only engaged in physical activity but also enjoying a fun and lighthearted experience.
“The avatars in the three-legged race literally had me rolling on the floor laughing as they stumbled, tried to run, and fell.”
“The kids worked up a sweat while playing, laughing the whole time.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users report significant stability issues, with one noting that the game causes their Wii to freeze upon selection from the disk. This suggests a potential problem with compatibility or performance that affects gameplay.
“It freezes my Wii!”
“I can load the CD, but once I select the game from the Wii disk, it just freezes.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its wholesome and exciting nature, effectively promoting themes of teamwork and sharing, which contribute to an emotionally uplifting experience for players.