Alice in Wonderland (Nintendo Wii)

Basically a mini-movie with games throughout, this Wii offering has both good and bad qualities.

The game is very plot-driven. Based on the new Alice in Wonderland movie by Tim Burton, the story revolves around Alice, who once again tumbles down the rabbit hole 10 years after she does as a child. In the interim Wonderland has been plundered by the Red Queen and her evil minion the Jabberwocky. Alice helps the Underland Underground Resistance -- including the Cheshire Cat, the Dormouse, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the White Rabbit -- fight to save Wonderland. Game players help Alice battle the Red Queen's forces and find the famous Vorpal Sword.

Each Underland character gives players a special ability: The Cheshire Cat turns you invisible or makes objects appear or disappear, the Dormouse gives you sword skills and makes you lightning quick, the Mad Hatter lets you create optical illusions by lining up objects, the March Hare lets you use your mind to throw objects, and the White Rabbit lets you alter time or slow your enemies.

Options include setting the SFX, music and voice volume; turning subtitles on or off; choosing the game language (English, French or Spanish); and changing the camera axis. You can choose whether to play alone or with a friend.

Pros: The story is interesting and creative, and there are lots of levels of play.

Cons: The play is pretty basic fighting for the most part. You travel through Alice's adventures, stopping occasionally to fight off the bad guys. Visuals are odd and distracting, with awkwardly rendered 3-D objects and figures. The colors used are not pleasing to look at, gaudy and laser-like, with little subtlety. It's hard to understand what the characters say, so it's good there are subtitles you can turn on. Overall the game isn't up to the standards of other Wii offerings.

-- Julie Neal, author of The Complete Walt Disney World 2010.

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I got this game for my GF and she loves it. I watched her play it for several hours and found myself addicted to it by just watching. I love these style of games in general and this version on the Wii is most excellent. The graphics are solid, the voice over's by the actual actors are great, the controls are fluent and the story and game play is top notch. A great game for fans and gamers looking for a cool adventure game.

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I was really excited to hear this movie was coming out. Even more when I saw there was a Wii game for it too! I was hooked after 10 minutes! I got it before the movie came out too since I pre-ordered. I played it every day after work for like 3 weeks. The game follows along with the movie story line. Each different character you encounter along the way has their own ability which is really cool. They help you earn things through out the game as well as advance in the game. You fight against the Red Queen's army most of the game. I found myself stuck only once because my Wii decided to freak out on me but that had nothing to how with the actual game. I love this game and have recommended it to people. If you liked the movie you should defiantly get the game. You won't be disappointed.

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