macross on 02 June 2008
Closing Comments
Protothea is a totally hardcore shooter that, while challenging, just isn't very interesting. The one unique aspect is its control scheme, but I can't say it's an improvement over two analog sticks. The game doesn't look that great, doesn't sound that great, and doesn't offer much creativity. If you consider yourself a hardcore shooter fan you might want to take a look, if only to check out the IR controls. But there are much better shooters on the Wii.
IGN Ratings for Protöthea (Wii)
| Rating | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| out of 10 | click here for ratings guide | |
| 4.5 | Presentation Lacks polish in almost every area. No context is given for what this conflict is about. | |
| 6.5 | Graphics While a lot of it looks generic, there are a few impressive visuals, like the water in level one and the sky city of level four. | |
| 3.5 | Sound The music is cheesy, cheesy techno metal, and sound effects are muffled. | |
| 5.5 | Gameplay It's a shooter: enemies fly at you and you blast them. But Protothea doesn't bring anything new to the table. | |
| 5.0 | Lasting Appeal Normal Mode will last you a few hours, and then there's the longer Hard Mode to play through. But shooter fans like to go for high scores, a feature Protothea does not include. | |
| 5.4 | OVERALL |
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