Topic: Rabbids Land Impressions

[Daan]

Maybe going to a theme park filled with Rabbids ain't so bad after all!

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/impressions/32532

I recently got to play a bit of the full version of Rabbids Land, the debut of Ubisoft’s Rabbids series on the Wii U. I had seen a selection of the mini-games before, but this was the first time I had a clear look at the game.

The game offers three different modes. The main party mode lets you play with up to four others on a circular board filled with surprises. Unfortunately, the board offers little variety; you remain on the same floors, and only the location of certain spaces changes each time you play. Your main goal in the party mode is collecting trophies by performing certain tasks and by winning various mini-games. 

The various spaces on the board serve a distinct purpose. Quiz spaces throw random questions your way; event spaces come with the promise of weird, surprising occurrences; and gift spaces give you a handy item to use on yourself or your friends, such as an additional roll of the dice and a baseball bat, which steals the trophies of every person who passes by. The person currently controlling the board uses the Wii U GamePad, while the other three players pass a Wii Remote and Nunchuk to play mini-games against that player.

The next mode is Free Play, in which you can play all the mini-games on your own after you’ve unlocked them by playing the party mode. The mini-games focus on different aspects of asymmetrical gameplay; there are 20 mini-games in all, and most are really fun to play. You can also play the mini-games on the GamePad in a special single-player mode called Treasure Hunt. Each has various levels of play and adds additional tasks for you to complete. One such task may have you play all the songs of the roller coaster mini-game, one after another, while collecting special orbs, which unlock various bonus features like artwork and funny videos you can enjoy on the TV or GamePad.

If party games are your bread and butter, Rabbids Land may be something to look into. While the mini-game selection is limited, each activity is clever and fairly interesting. You may have to go through the party mode a couple times to get them all, but they are really worth discovering and exploring. The single-player component is also rather fun, with various levels of play for each mini-game.