Customer Reviews

Rabbids Go Home

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I agree with the person who said that the first 2 reviewers gave this a 1 because it wasn't the mini game based thing that they expected. This game should be reviewed based on what it IS, not what someone expected it to be. A bit of research to know what you were buying would have saved you the trouble and would have saved this EXCELLENT adventure game from bad scores it doesn't deserve. As an adventure game, Rabbids Go Home is completely original. I've never heard of a game where you build a huge junk pile to get to the moon and thus go home. Or anything even close to that plotline. And you get there in the most crazed, fun, weird and wonderful ways you can hope for. One similarity there IS to the previous titles is the humor. The writing is once again clever and witty, with a lot of "What the....? YES!!!!!!!!" moments. The Rabbids are manic as usual, thank goodness! I've always thought their zaniness was the best part of the mini games. The game looks great too, they are really squeezing the Wii for all the graphical juice they can get out of it. The controls are much improved over previous Rabbids games, things are very fine tuned now and feels much more natural. All in all this game was amazing, I can't think of one single reason to dock any points.

First off, if you are going into Rabbids Go Home expecting the mini-game fests of the other titles in the series, you will be disappointed. That's obviously what happened with the other reviewers did. I can honestly say that they should have read up on the title before their purchase. Rabbids never intended to be yet another sequel in the Rayman series. In fact, it doesn't even star Rayman! Ubisoft decided to take their crazy rabbit characters and move in a new direction and I feel they mostly succeeded. The graphics are detailed and stylized, the slapstick humor is nonsensical but funny as hell, and Rabbids IS a collect-a-thon, but rather than it being an excuse to extend gameplay (like with other games where you collect X amount of coins, tokens or what-have you) it actually has purpose in this title as it's the focus of the story and integral to the Rabbids goal of getting home. If you are open-minded and not expecting more of the same as before, you will really like Rabbids!!

I had been reading up on this title since they first announced it so I knew that it wasnt going to be another minigame-filled waste of time (lord knows the Wii has enough of those!!) what I ended up getting was a great adventure title that I'm happy I purchased! Good graphics, catchy music, hilarious hijinks, and co-op play made this one a no-brainer for me. I hope they plan on extending this franchise. Hey, we don't even need Rayman... well, unless they plan on taking him back to his roots hehe

So, here I am about to write this review when my son chimed in (he is nine). This review is going to be in two parts: from the perspective of a nine-year old and an adult.

The Game: Rabbids Go Home
To begin, the player creates their Rabbid character in a comical way (my son accidentally blew up his ears too big and they popped) and then that rabbit pushes around a shopping cart through a variety of scenarios, collecting trash and other odd objects. The more things you run into, the more mess you create and the more stuff you collect. This game is really best with one player, but you can have two (the second person helps the first one by shooting and collecting things...only one person can drive). You can run into the "humans" and knock off their clothes and collect those as well (the humans then run around, tastefully covered by their skivvies). The commentary of the humans is repetitive, but funny. As you progress in the game, you learn skills and trick out your shopping cart with jets and other things. Parts of each level are timed, where you have to get through in the alloted time. We have no idea what happens if you don't make it through in time because my son has always made it...

At the end of each level, you meet up with a band of Rabbids and go down a pee-filled toilet (which both my kids find grossly humorous). This allows you to empty your cart, earning more height towards building a huge trash pile to get to the moon. Then you begin a new scenario, drive around and do the same thing all over again.

The Review:
The Nine-Year Old: "All you do is go around collecting stuff into piles to go to the moon. I think it is fun because pushing around the cart and running into things is fun. Running into people and watching their clothes fall off is a lot of fun. I like it because parts are easy and parts are hard. I would buy this game if you like playing by yourself and you like driving around collecting stuff."

The adult: I find this game repetitive. I am willing to go by my son's reviews because part of the reason I was disappointed was my own fault. I assumed this game would be like the other Rayman games (a lot of mini-games) which I enjoyed playing with my kids. I was hoping that this game would also allow me to interact and laugh with my kids while we did crazy things.
In this game, all you do is drive the cart around different areas, collecting trash. It doesn't change much between levels. However, it is still creatively made and seems to keep my kids engaged. The folks who made this game look like they had a lot of fun, adding in little extras (such as a guy dressed up as Santa who runs around claiming he isn't the Real Santa and the executive secretary who rushes around trying to keep her boss happy).

As long as you understand that this is not like the other Rabbid games, and buy it for the game that it is, you should enjoy this game just fine.

The Rayman raving rabbids games have been pretty popular with the Wii over the past few years, this time around however the Rabbids decided to ditch the mini-games and go back home. On the moon.

-Pros-

The Rabbid's cinematic comedy shorts are pretty funny and make the game much more enjoyable.

Rabbid customization is a nice touch that has a vast amount of possibilities to keep you entertained.

-cons-

Replayability is kind of low.

The game almost feels like it would be very boring without the Rabbid's little comedy scenes, like the game is almost heavily relying on them to keep it entertaining.

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Rabbids Go Home may not be a spectacular title but it certainly sticks out from the overcrowded mess of Wii titles available today. It defiantly worth a rental and maybe even a buy if you can get it at a discount price.

-The Final Score-

Presentation: 4/5
Gameplay: 3.7/5
Replayability: 3/5

Final Score: 3.75/5
*PBXD

We had just gotten the Wii and asked for this game for Christmas. We knew nothing of Rayman or the other games. Rabbids Go Home is GREAT! Our seven year old can play it, I (video game challenged) can play it, and my husband loves it! He has chronic severe pain, and playing Rabbids is pretty much the only thing we've found that lets him forget his pain for a while. Nothing else engages him enough. It is also the first thing to make him laugh in quite some time. I don't see how anyone who enjoys video games can NOT like this game. If you have a Wii, you should own this game.

Ok, have the folks that panned this game actually played it? I'm a huge Rabbids fan. I have all the Rabbid games and I was not disappointed in this at all. It is different. If they made the same kind of game, those same people would be complaining because it is the same old, same old. This is more of an adventure game. It is still hilarious and fun and quirky. I love it and so does my 6 year old, although he doesn't get the humor (thank goodness) and he is often asking me why I am ROFLMAO! The only Rabbids game I like as much as this one is TV party, another Ubisoft masterpiece. If you like this game, you will probably also like the Munchables, btw. Quit your whining and try playing it, BWAAAAAAAAAAAH!

first, let me admit that it was nothing like the first games, except that the rabbids are as silly and stupid as always. There aren't The minigames like the first 3, and Rayman has completely been dropped out of the game. Not that i'm complaining: this game has had me laughing so hard while presenting me with such fun levels, crazy missions, and lovable characters.

The story is, as you would expect with the rabbids, as crazy as always: the bunnies want to go to the moon so that they can sleep in peace, so, in order to get there, they decide to build a pile of junk so high that they will touch to moon. And where to get this stuff? The human's city, of course! You take control of your bunnies and your shopping cart, and drive of through different places: malls, banks, hospitals... and steal as much stuff as possible to get to your destination. But the humans are slowly learning to fight back...

Unlike the other Rabbids, this is not a 4 player game. Basically, one person is doing all the steering, but a second player can connect at anytime to help him pick up junk you can't reach. The bosses aren't too hard, the levels are easy enough to play, while the whole time you and your family are laughing your heads off while watching rabbids attack humans, pick up the most random stuff, breaking airplanes, chasing cows, tubing down a mountain. It was the fun and laughs i've had at the same time for a very, long time.

It took us about ten hours to finish the game, but there are still some levels to go. My family was hooked to every minute of it until we added the last peace of junk to the pile. It is, without a doubt, one of the best video game of all time!

pros and cons:
pros:
+ The levels are are easy to understand.
+ the controls are easy to get used to
+ the Rabbids are the most lovable and stupid video game characters of all time.
+ You don't get stuck on in the same spot for a long time. You figure out how to get out easily.

cons:
- you have to strip the humans and steal their clothes. Don't worry, they are still wearing their undies, but for some that may cause a problem. Not to mention that your main character as a bunny in a thong...oopsies.
- If you're expecting a game like the first three Rabbids, you'll be disappointed.
-It's not 4 players like the others.

As other reviewers stated, this is not the same gameplay style as the other Rabbids games (which we love), but it's entertaining. Yes, it's somewhat repetitive as you are pretty much doing working towards the same objective repeatedly in different scenarios.
My family plays as a team passing the controllers around. My 5 y/o can play and enjoys it, but he's a fairly experienced gamer for his age. The kids like it and laugh hysterically at the rabbid antics.
It's a good family friendly game as long as you understand that the gameplay is not like the previous Rayman Rabbids games.
We will still be anticipating a new Rabbids party game, though.

This is my first Rabbids game and I wasn't sure what to expect when I plunked down the cash for the purchase. Well I was expecting that the game I bought in tandem (Garfield) would be the game I would love, NOPE. This is the one that stole my imagination. The other game turned out to be rather hard to play and this is much easier to jump into and enjoy the ride. And do I ever enjoy the ride. Laughing all the way and creating as much havoc and mayhem as the game will let me. Indeed a comedy adventure.

Now understand that the game is NOT particularly challenging most of the time (it is a kids game primarily) and that may throw many adults off the track, but not me, I like a fun game that's NOT 'pull your hair out' hard. Most of the levels are creatively designed and fun to explore with lots and lots of stuff to break and collect. The various humans that get scared out of their clothes is one of the high points as this never gets old.

So overall, it's a fun adventure (maybe a bit short) but still a stellar game for the price and entertainment value.