Mercury Meltdown: Revolution

by Ignition Entertainment

Product Features

• 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 ; 4.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 23, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,255 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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

188 of 198 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great game, October 30, 2007

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David C (WA United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mercury Meltdown: Revolution (Video Game)

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

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Luke Meyers (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mercury Meltdown: Revolution (Video Game)

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.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

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

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Adam C. Pazder "Astral Adam" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mercury Meltdown: Revolution (Video Game)

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.