As the game progresses, the levels get more complex, with more obstacles, speed boosts, ramps, and even corkscrews.ĭespite the crazy environments, the whole Antarctic feel stays strong. The belly sliding is fast enough to be fun, and controls well enough not to get too frustrating for kids. Mumble must either reach the end before time runs out, or collect items on his way down. The other aspect of Happy Feet involves players guiding Mumble on the touchscreen as he slides on his belly down icy slopes. Three tracks are recycled towards the end of the game, but we get songs from KC and the Sunshine Band, Stevie Wonder, as well as the Britney Murphy-recorded version of Queen's "Somebody to Love." The rhythm games are good length thanks to the full versions of the songs, and at the very least the response is spot on.an important feature for a rhythm design to have. In this case players tap to the rhythm of a meaty sampling from the actual Happy Feet soundtrack. Even though you can play it visually, the idea is to tap the screen to the specific beat of the song. The rhythm games are like a toned down version of Elite Beat Agents players have to tap circles on the touch screen, timing the taps with the enclosing circles around it. At least these two gameplay modes are pulled off solidly. I can't tell if the developers were going to make Happy Feet a collection of minigames and ran out of idea, or if they were going to make it a full fledged rhythm game and just half-assed it. Apparently all of penguin's troubles are solved by sliding on their belly, or dancing. Because there are only two types of gameplay, the people working on the story had to try and force the story to work. To those who haven't spent the ten bucks (or six bucks at matinee and kids' prices), it makes no sense. A scene with two penguins getting into an argument, or a scene with a penguin chasing after a huge fishing ship should not lead into a dancing rhythm game. Screen from the movie, accompany a pretty vague narration of the plot, along with some dialogue that isn't always attributed to any one particular character. There's some sort of story involved with this, but it assumes you've seen the flick as it gets lost in the weak cutscenes. In fact, Mumble's singing voice is so painfully terrible it makes him a laughing stock. However, his "happy feet" don't make up for his inability to sing. Mumble is the best dancer of all the other Emperor penguins. Happy Feet follows the story of Mumble, an Emperor penguin living in Antartica.
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