Octomania

by Atlus

Product Features

• Colorful, addictive gameplay for the entire family
• Move quick to create huge combos as you fill your opponents screens with sea urchins
• Single-player Story mode
• Multi-player mode for up to four players
• Online play using the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000TTZIH2
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 25, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,127 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #38 in Video Games > Wii > Puzzle

Product Description

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Casual gaming gets a shot in the tentacle!

On a peaceful day in the land of Lonronpia, Kari, an apprentice magician, is summoning up her favorite treat. When her spell goes horribly awry, hundreds of thousands of colored octopi suddenly rain down from the clouds. A guardian angel appears before her, asking Kari to rid the land of the octopi and undo the damage of her failed spell.

Octomania is a puzzle game that blends cheerful graphics and one-of-a-kind humor with simple-yet-addictive gameplay. The game features a multiplayer mode, a story mode, time challenges, and a cast of twelve unique playable characters, each with his or her own personality, storyline, stage, and special move.

Key Features

• Encounter zany foes on your quest to rid Lonronpia of octopi! Story mode takes you to multiple locales to battle a variety of clever and humorous opponents, while Arcade mode lets you jump straight into the action. You can even opt to play in "Endless mode," where it’s all about how long you can hang in there before your screen fills up.
• Local head‐to‐head and Nintendo Wi‐fi Connection multiplayer modes! Whether you’re playing alone, alongside a friend, or against a random player online, the fast‐paced puzzle gameplay is always a blast! Two players can face off online, and up to four players can play in local multiplayer.
• Tons of content for a great price! Combo chains, special attacks, multiple difficulty levels…Experienced gamers will find a lot to enjoy, but newcomers will find just as much fun to be had. And with the included tutorial mode, anyone can pick it up and play!

Product Description

Octopuzzle is an all-new puzzle game for the Wii from the makers of Puyo Puyo! Lightning reflexes and quick thinking will ?net? the player a win as they race to clear their screen of Octopi before their opponent. Match the colored Octopi in the correct quantities under the numbered nets in order to clear them from the playing field and fill your opponents screen with annoying Sea Urchins. Don't let your screen stay full for too long! With colorful Octopi, lovable characters, and addictive gameplay, Octopuzzle is a fun challenge for the whole family, and with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection support, the whole family doesn't have to be in the same room! ESRB Rated E for Everyone

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Customer Reviews

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top rating for $20 very good puzzle Wii video game with Wifi game play..., April 15, 2008

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J. DUBY - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Octomania (Video Game)

Why I bought Octomania and now give it a top rating:
I was going to rent Octomania, but decided for $20 it was worth the risk to buy it (why spend $5 plus renting the game when it only cost $20 to begin with); now, I'm glad I purchased it. I enjoy puzzle video games especially games I can play against someone in home or on-line and at $20 although Octomania is not a perfect puzzle game; it is very good game, perfect for the value, and best puzzle game on Wii yet.

Why you would buy Octomania:
If you like puzzle games and you have a Wii, you owe it to yourself to pick up this budget title for only $20.

Why you wouldn't buy it:
If you don't like puzzle games, can't get past whimsically bizarre game play, characters, graphics, and story line and don't like to play games versus others in home and online; do not buy Octomania.

Who can play?
Anyone that has decent control of the Wiimote (you have no problem moving the Wiimote cursor on the Wiichannel menus and pressing the A button to select a desired option or type out a name on the Wiikeypad), can differentiate colors, and understand the total number of octopi a net requires can play this game with a little practice.

How to start:
Start out by playing the tutorials each a couple of times then start playing any mode at the easiest setting. This will give you an understanding of the game in terms of both control and game play to be able to move on to more difficult settings and get better as a player.

My take on the game play:
I purchased the game the day it came out and my wife and I played the tutorial for half an hour then started playing. The game is fast paced and involves using the Wiimote to move the square cursor on your screen to grab octopi and put them into numbered nets.

The square cursor can surround 4 octopi at a time; to move an octopus from one corner to one of the three other corners of the square cursor, you press the A button on the Wiimote at the same time dragging the square cursor towards a net with movement of the Wiimote.

Placing the correct number of same color octopi in the net causes the net to disappear and the octopi to form an octopi ink mist string that represents the space the octopi were at. Touching other octopi of the same color or sea urchins (only way to get rid of sea urchins) to the octopi ink mist will cause it to grow (mist takes place of where the octopi/sea urchin were at when they touch the mist string) and for every octopi that dissolves to ink/mist causes your opponent (computer or player) to have that number of sea urchins to deal with on their screen (playing field).
The person that manages to keep their screen from entirely filling up with octopi/sea urchins wins. Sound strange? It is a little strange, and not overly easily to describe (I tried to simplify and didn't mention all the game play/controls), but it does make for fun fast paced competition.

As a puzzle video game:
Early on when just starting a game and at lower difficulty settings, there isn't much strategy or `puzzle' involved with Octomania; the game play is more about who can control the octopi fastest, get them in the nets and attach octopi/sea urchins to the string of octopi mist faster than their opponent. That aspect (speed) never disappears in the game play, but at higher difficulty levels and later when your screen/playing field fills up with more and more octopi/sea urchins more strategy and `puzzle' thinking is required.

For instance, it would be easier to grab the 3 octopi of the same color that are very close to the net that requires 3 octopi, but it would be a mistake if you have only a few of that same color on screen and have many more of a different color octopi on the screen that happen to be further away.

Also the movement of the octopi takes strategy and thought especially when you have to fit more than a few octopi into a net (it is easy to fit a few in a net, but difficult when having to move 4 or more as placement and movement into position becomes a problem).

2.0 out of 5 stars OMG THESE ENGLISH DUBS., October 6, 2011

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mammadx - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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Only for puzzle lovers. Thus game was super short and hilariously dubbed. Should have just kept Japanese voice track and simply English subbed it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Puzzle Game, May 16, 2010

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Adam Agro "A. Agro" (South West, FL USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Octomania (Video Game)

When I first got this game I had no idea what it was. There wasn't to much info about the game out there. It's a zany puzzle game with multiple characters that involve you moving same colored octopi into nets. I caught on to the controls easily, but it does look confusing. The game has two control options: point and click or sideways. I much prefer the sideways controls. The characters are insanely corky and the dialog is hilarious. If you're a fan of Japanese style humor you will love this. It is after all a port of a Japanese arcade game. The best thing is the multiplayer. Two players can work simultaneous on the same puzzle against the computer or two more players. You can also do a co-op story mode. The art style is great and the game is very additive. I'd say pick it up.