Game Informer Review
Wow, generic platform games have reached a new pinnacle of dull and cliché. It's not so much Scaler's fault as it is poor timing and the fact that eight bizillion games have come out with essentially the same features (multiple animal forms and sliding on rails/wires/vines, for example). This collect-a-thon featuring a "wise-cracking 12-year-old" offers some seriously dull lead characters, hyper-repetitive action, and a babysitting-required camera that makes the unoriginal platforming even more of a pain. Did I like this game? Oh my word, no. Do I see a future with the characters and universe? Not so much, which is the main reason that I can't give Scaler any bonus points for the nicely consistent art style that is its one highlight.
Rated:
4.5 out of 10Editor:
Lisa MasonIssue:
February 2005
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Product Description
Give your enemies a tongue-lashing they will never forget!Wise-cracking 12-year-old Bobby Jenkins has stumbled upon his evil next door neighbor's plot to use a mutant lizard army to destroy the world. Caught Bobby is zapped by a bizarre bolt of energy and transformed into his shape-shifting alter-ego Scaler.With no way to call for back up Scaler has to defeat all of his enemies or risk spending the rest of his life in reptile exile!Format: XBOX Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: E - Everyone UPC: 710425294211 Manufacturer No: 29421