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by norm stovall    normstovall@gmail.com

LocoRoco Cocoreccho
For Playstation 3

      Loco Roco Cocorecho is one of the few amazingly unique Japanese games great enough to warrant a localized port to English-speaking locales. If you have ever played a game like Katamari Damacy, Parodius, or Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, you will know what I’m talking about. As a psuedo-sequel to the well-received LocoRoco for the PSP, LocoRoco Cocoreccho brings back all the zaniness that made the original great, while bringing in an all-new gameplay style that will confuse, annoy, and eventually entrance you and have you addicted. In Loco Roco Cocoreccho, your goal is to lead your LocoRocos to the end, while navigating them through the colorful world that seems to be a Rube Goldberg-inspired creation. A LocoRoco, by the way, is a small yellow blob-like creature that looks kind of like a Snork head with a happy face slapped on it. (Remember Snorks? I loved that show.) To control your LocoRocos, you use the left thumbstick on your controller to move your butterfly-shaped cursor about the screen. When you hold the circle button, your butterfly will emit rays of light, attracting the attention of the LocoRoco, encouraging him/her/it to follow.
      That is basically it; just attract as many LocoRocos as you can, leading them through a maze. As you go along on your adventure, your LocoRocos will sing the constantly looping theme song in unison. Eventually, you will find new colors and shapes of LocoRoco, all with different abilities and singing voices. It’s all very cute, but not cute in a way that makes you want to pull your eyes out and deafen yourself. In addition to leading your little guys around their environment, you can also control various parts of the world by doing things like shaking, tilting, and jerking your Sixaxis controller. It’s all very fun to learn, and the download is quick and pretty inexpensive. So if you have a PS3 and a few bucks to spare, check out Loco Roco Cocoreccho-Especially if you are a fan of unique, out of the box games that don’t rely on violence or adult subject matter to maximize sales.


What’s Hot on Xbox Live Arcade this week?

      Xbox Live certainly has accumulated a good number of solid classic hits, with such titles as the 1989 hit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Galaga, and Pacman Championship Edition. For me, I have really put some time into the older score-based games of yesteryear, and I have been playing a lot of Centipede/Millipede and Galaga. I always wrote these games off as too old school and just plain old boring, but I have to admit- the draw of MS achievement points really did help me gain an appreciation for these games that I probably wouldn’t have tried otherwise. For anyone who is a fan of classic games, you really should check out these reiterated titles available for download. And for those who aren’t sure, just check out the free demos. This week, EA Games is releasing its newest edition of Tetris entitled Tetris Splash. Tetris Splash promises great control mechanics, vibrant colors, and multiplayer online game modes. For a fraction of the cost of the Xbox 360 game Tetris Evolution, puzzle fans will certainly find Tetris Splash worth their while.

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