Customer Reviews

Ratatouille

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Typically, I'm not a huge fan of movie-themed games. However, this is a good one! Not fantastic, but good. The graphics are quite nice (in terms of the Wii) and the dialogue and storylines are entertaining. Not a difficult game to play for an adult. I had hoped it would be simple enough for my younger children. But, ages 6 and up should be just fine. Ratatouille uses both the Wii-mote and the nunchuck controllers and at least four buttons across both controllers. My biggest complaint is that the game does not make the most out of the Wii controllers. Most of the gameplay could be done on a keyboard on a PC-based game. There are a few rudimentary adaptations of the wii controllers unique capabilities in both the main game and the mini-games, such as pointing at vegetables that need to go into a soup pot. Hardly the innovations we have come to expect from Wii mini-games. Nevertheless, its an enjoyable game. Solid gameplay and good stroytelling make this a game that can hold your interest. I continue to maintain that movie-themed games would benefit from having a lower price-point than mainstream games, since few of them live up to the production standards of other titles. However, this is one of the more enjoyable movie-themed titles I've played and if you were a huge fan of the movie, you will enjoy the game. I have to admist, I really liked the "smell-o-vision" graphic representations.

The game play was nice. It starts out in a fun way. It does get repetitive though, and easily boring.
The main reason why I wanted to play this game was for the multi player. Unfortunately you have to unlock it. I've completed 60% of the game and used the unlock codes for the multi player and it still wont let me play. I'm disappointed that this yet another game where you have to unlock multi player. Can we please get some games out there that you don't have to end the game three thousand times before you can play with your friends?

Another Pixar movie, another tie-in. And like a lot of tie-ins, they tend to be more based on using the license rather than making a solid game. The Incredibles was a pretty alright game but its frustration factor and repetitiveness was aggravating and Cars was kind of a boring racing game. Now we can finally get into platformers which will no doubt please the kiddies. How much fun they have or even how much you'll have will probably be slightly minimal. It's a fun game but it's been done better although maybe not as cuter.



Story: Remy is a thin blue rat living in France. Thanks to a mishap, he ends up in the sewers of Paris. Nearby is the restaurant Gustave's, the late owner being Remy's hero who's slogan "anyone can cook" gets him on the mission to become a great chef. But who would let a rat cook, let alone cook in a restaurant in France? Well lowly kitchen worker Linguini would and both of them fulfill their dreams of both of them becoming a great chef.



Graphics: Like a lot of Wii games, the graphics here look nice but maybe not at the level as top-tier games such as Gears of War or Twilight Princess. In-game cinematics can range from pretty well-done and textured to almost blurry and kind of too much light bloom. But gameplay is quite animated with my favorite animation being Remy's feet when he turns sharp corners.



Sound/Music: Very well done actually, normally I kind of tune out the music but using a French inspiration with instruments such as musettes, the music is quite nice to listen to. Voice acting is of course spot on with Patton Oswalt providing the voice of Remy, Lou Romano as Linguini and Janeane Garafalo as Colette, a fellow chef Linguini likes. Unlike some tie-ins like the Spider-Man series, these VA's seem genuinely interested in giving good performances and not just "I'm just doing this for the kids".



Gameplay: Where the game suffers or excels depending on who old you are. Controlling Remy with the control stick, Z button is used to make him sprint like a rat out of hell (I just had to use that pun) and C for the camera. On the Wii-mote, A is used for jumping while B is kind of like Zelda's context-sensitive button such as using spoons as a weapon, boxes for shield or interact with things in the environment. Shaking the controller makes Remy do a spin attack, perfect for bags and bugs.



The game is quite repetitive. Remy's in a Parisian area, has to coordinate with rats which will end in getting a big haul of food. Afterwards you go through a pipe to head back home in the sewers. It's not that the game doesn't have an inviting atmosphere with all the cute rats everywhere but after awhile you feel like "oh boy, here comes those aggravating chase scenes again". The fun parts though are the mini-games in the kitchen as Remy as to control Linguini and make food which range from a cake using DDR-like moves to yes or no choice salads and rotating potatoes and waving up and down to cut them. These are probably the more funner segments even though there's not a whole lot of different ones.



Make no mistake, despite its Disney/Pixar name, this thing can get aggravating. From its end-level chase scenes to the special levels up in the sky, there's going to be lots of re-tries. But despite that, it's still a game your kids will like although adults might not find much depth.

I saw the sneak preview for Ratatouille in mid June and played the demo of the PC version. The movie was great and demo promising enough to warrant picking this up on release day.



The controls are a LOT better than the PC version, but so far there haven't been too many instances where wiimote specific gestures make a huge difference between what can be done on a 360 or PS3.



Voice work is excellent (as one would expect).

Wii graphics are toned down a bit, but are still quite deep.



Overall game play is a blast. As you progress through the game you accumulate Gusteau points which you can use to unlock in game power-ups, movie clips, mini games, cheat codes and more. I am still having a lot of fun in the game, so I haven't used any points yet, but they will be nice to have for later.



I can't comment on multi player mode, but the game is well worth the price.

Got this game for Xmas because I loved the movie, needed more games, and love food. And let's face it, it's on the cheaper side for a Wii game.

The game is super cute in terms of story, animation, etc. Mini scenes unfolding before your eyes, the rats talking to each other and stuff.

But the game play is appropriate for a first-time gamer, this game is to the Wii like the training wheels to a bike. If you can beat level one in Super Mario Bros, you are too skilled for this game.

Cute will only take me so far.

I finally got to the salad making stage (as a foodie, the most enticing part of the description from the package) and it was just matching shapes. Neither thought nor coordination was needed.

If you have a small child who wants to play Wii like his big brothers and sisters, this is a great game for them to play with. But if you're reading this review, you're much too old for it.

Also, the camera/ perspective changed so rapidly and dramatically that I got queasy (kinda car sick) after playing for an hour.

My husband and I recently bought a Wii. I haven't honestly had a game system since my Colecovision back in the 1980's, so this was all new to us! While I have loved some of the games -- especially the Carnival game -- this one is a little more challenging and it takes forever to master the different challenges. As far as we can tell, you have to master the challenges or else you go back to where you were in the story to do it over and over again. Not too fun.

The graphics are really great though and the story is cute. I'm sure this is a great game for some people, but it just wasn't for us. We'll stick to the Carnival game and the racing ones for him. We just picked up the Bully game, too, and that one seems a little challenging but not nearly as hard to navigate with the controls.

Highly recommend this game. I have a five year old and he loves it. Still has trouble with some of it but still loves playing.

Ratatoullie for wii is a ton of fun. Playing as Remy (the rat) is probably the best part of the game. The game can get boring and repetitive at hte end though, but is still worth buying.

Graphics-The game looks good, but could be better.Graphics don't matter though. The worlds are very detailed and fun to explore.
Gameplay- You have to complete missions that other rats give you. You have to avoid human, dogs, cats, lobsters, and more enemies.

Controlls- They actually work really good. I'm impressed. The rat always does what you want him to do.

Ratatoullie is a really well-crafted game that you should buy

I bought this for my 7 & 4 year old but my 4 year old can't play it yet..
it's kinda hard for me so my 7 year old needs help sometimes.

The game plays through a story line, so you don't get lost on what to do next, so pretty simple. Has a couple of things you have to figure out which to do first but that's the extent of the adventure. The timed sequencing of jumps/controling Remy was challenging for both adults who tried it....Way to difficult for younger children.
our 6 year old enjoys watching mommy play - (good graphic quality), would expect a teenager to be bored with it if they are an active gamer.
Note: easy mode, on a scale of 1-10 was about an 8 in difficulty. ---> Didn't dare try the normal or hard modes.
This Adult Disney fan enjoyed playing it through (after many do-overs) and look forward to conquering the multi-player mini games next.