Mercury Meltdown: Revolution - Nintendo Wii

by Ignition Entertainment

• Full interaction using the Wii Remote tilt sensor. Support for the Wii Classic and Nintendo GameCube controllers.
• Advanced rendering techniques for improved graphical quality
• 480p and 16x9 widescreen support
• Over 150+ challenging levels. Hidden Labs and Bonus Features to unlock.
• State-of-the art blob physics

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NKRJAG
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 23, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,593 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Mercury Meltdown Revolution is a brain-teasing puzzle game that challenges players to immerse themselves in a colorful world of sci-fi machines, crazy characters, and bubbling test tubes. Using the Wii Remote, players guide a liquid mercury 'blob' around traps, door switches, spikes, moving floors, and other hazardous elements in order to complete the level.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

191 of 201 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars great game October 30, 2007

By David C

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

What a great WII game. We've played Zelda and a few others, and while Mercury Meltdown may not cost $50 and may not be a big, Hollywood-style release, it is a wonderfully addictive, puzzling game. It is keeping this 47 year old and his 12 year old daughter up late on school nights.

All WII games should be this good. Can't tell you how disappointing it is to pay $50 for a game and get it home to find it's totally lame. This game is a reasonable $20 and is oodles of fun.

84 of 88 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Kororinpa on the cheap November 2, 2007

By Luke Meyers

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I thoroughly enjoyed the game Kororinpa: Marble Mania which came out some months before this one, and the action in this game is pretty similar. However, it feels different enough that it's definitely not just a level pack for that game. The blob physics add a new dimension, as does the focus on solving puzzles by changing your blob different colors, mixing different color blobs to make secondary colors, etc. It's neat stuff. For 20 bucks this game is an absolute steal, and it's got a lot of levels and stuff to unlock. Each level has various ways to excel and try to get a top score -- beating par time, collecting all bonuses, and losing as little mercury as possible.

On the downside, so far the "party games" don't seem to me to be truly multiplayer. But I've only unlocked one; I don't know if later ones involve multiple players. Also, the tilting motions used to steer your blob around are much more constrained than in Kororinpa -- no flipping the world upside down! Oh, well. Still a great game and an absolute bargain.

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Budget Game March 27, 2008

By Adam C. Pazder

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

Mercury Meltdown Revolution is a puzzle game with a simple concept, but one that requires a fair amount of skill to unlock all of the bonus material.

You control a glob of Mercury and use one of the several control schemes (Wiimote, Classic Controller etc) to tilt the screen in order to manipulate the glob.

Every challenge has a Goal that must be reached within the time limit. However things get complicated as you must frequently use items found on each level to change the color and texture of your glob to make it to the finish line.

This is a game that will certainly make you think, and ocassionally make you scratch your head. While there are some multiplayer features that get unlocked as you progress, the main gem of this game is in the single player quest.

Overall this game will not stand up to the visual rivals of the "other" Next Gen systems, however its cartoon-ish style works well within this context. The game is easy to pick up and play and offers a great deal of satisfaction with its 130+ levels.

This is a great buy for anyone looking to round out their Wii library, and at a [...] it won't hurt you wallet.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun little game, a little difficult for children--4 1/2 stars January 7, 2008

By Melissa VINE VOICE

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Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

In Mercury Meltdown you have to navigate your blob of mercury through a maze, around obstacles like pushers, gravity blenders, spinners, and switches, to the finish line. While making sure your blob is the right color to pass through doors and the same color as the finish line, you have to avoid schizoids, mercoids, spectroids, and jerkoids. They'll eat your blobs of mercury. If you loose too much mercury you fail the mission.

We bought this game for our 9 year old son, who loves puzzles. According to him, he likes it because of the challenging levels he has to navigate. He also finds the party games, that are unlocked when you collect a certain number of bonuses, fun. The feature that lets you save or replay certain levels has been a fun source of entertainment as well. He does think the game can be frustrating at time because of some of the obstacles.

I have not played the game, but have watched him play it quite a bit. It's actually very fun to watch and has kept me on the edge of my seat watching him make tight turns. However, I do have one `warning' if you're buying it for children. According to Toy's R Us' website, the manufacture's recommended age is 6 (they recommend 8). Our 6 year old can not play this game. It requires too much concentration and patience. Our 9 year old struggles with patience and the fine motor skills needed to complete most levels. I highly doubt many 6 year olds can play it without a great deal of frustration. My son gets frustrated with it very easily. With enough encouragement he'll complete the most advance levels, but we have had a couple of occasions where we've asked him walk away because of his frustration. We found a couple of walk throughs online that have helped him through a couple of levels but for the most part it's pretty easy to figure out what needs to be done to complete a level.

Over all we've been very happy with this game and would buy it again. At 20.00 it's definitely worth the money.

**Note our son contributed most of the content, including background information and his personal opinions on the game. Read more ›

40 of 43 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Challenging and fun December 2, 2007

By Pooger

Verified Purchase

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

If you like puzzle games that require you to think a bit then this one is fun! Also takes some good reflexes and precise control of the wiimote.

I bought this along with Kororinpa and I really do like both. My friends think this one take a little too much thinking to be casual though :)

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing game for improving concentration & patience and practice the wii controls! December 29, 2007

By MomOfTwinkieGirls

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

I must say I bought this game today based on all of your reviews, thank you to those of you who were honest about this game, really helpful. I never buy games before reading reviews here on Amazon. The back of the game case obviously doesn't tell you about the game's flaws.

This game is very very very challenging. And it does require a ton of focus, patience and concentration. But the wii controls are incredible. It's so percise and doesn't take long to get used to. There is a lot of imagination in this game and a lot of creativity as well. Every level is so different from one another and it definitely keeps you hooked for a long time.

I'm very glad I bought this game, it's one of those "chill" games for when you're tired of all the sports games and just feel like sitting comfortably on your couch moving the wii remote.

I took off one star for this game because of the graphics, I have a 47" HD LCD and it looks REALLY pixelated and just in general the graphics are very mediocre and poor quality. I guess this game is all about the actual game play. But in all seriousness, for 19.99, i don't really care about that aspect! If you're a fan of interactive puzzle games that stimulate logic, this is definitely for you! I can't wait to try others like this.