Don't be fooled by the cheery presentation of Little King's Story -- as Will found out, the game has a wicked sense of humor and innovative gameplay that will keep your fingers busy and a smile on your face.

Adorable, charming, and an absolute blast, Little King's Story is more than worth your time - and weighing in at about 30 hours, it deserves every minute it can get! A surprising and enchanting experience, I think it's safe to say that Little King's Story is a must-own title that I certainly couldn't have expected, which only makes this hybrid RPG's success all the sweeter.

Closing Comments
Little King’s Story misses the boat in a few key areas for me personally – the largest of which is the lack of IR pointing in a game specifically based around real-time strategy elements – but at the end of the day there’s no denying that this title has serious staying power, an immense amount of charm, and is downright fun despite its faults. Yasuhira Wada of Harvest Moon fame is back with a series that – while still very early – has the makings of being just as big, if not even bigger, than his most well-known franchise. There are a few quirks I don’t personally dig, such as the use of public domain music when the amazingly talented Yoko Shimomura is on the project, and I’ve made my gripes with a Wii-exclusive game not using Wii-exclusive tech, but at the end of the day it comes down to whether or not this is an entertaining game despite any of its faults, and it absolutely is. If you – like I – have been waiting for this game for over two and a half years now, the wait is over, and the final package is one developer Cing should be proud of. This is a game with impressive humor and style, a beautiful design, and a world I can’t wait to play though again and again in a hopefully very successful franchise. On the control front though, more could be done, and Little King’s Story leaves me wanting in ways that are both good and bad. Hopefully this is just the beginning for our newfound king.

Rating	Description
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8.5	Presentation The cinemas, style, characters, world, humor, and overall vision is nothing short of amazing. The musical production could have been better though, and some Wii functionality is ignored.
8.0	Graphics The art style wins out over a few technical issues, but they’re in there. A crisper, clearer playfield view would have been great, considering the art direction is nothing short of captivating.
8.5	Sound There’s plenty of voiceover work and the music is well composed. With that being said, the music is also public domain. Yoko Shimomura is capable of so much more, and feels under-used.
8.0	Gameplay All of the elements are presented well, balanced, and a lot of fun. No pointer control is a serious oversight though. This could have been 9.0 quality with the right implementation.
8.5	Lasting Appeal One of the deeper and more engaging Wii-exclusive adventures out there. Give it time, and Little King’s Story will pull you in. Bring on a sequel.
8.5 Great	OVERALL (out of 10 / not an average)