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(More customer reviews)For starters, we were HUGE fans of last year's Scooby Doo First Frights for Wii.I personally thought that it was one of (if not THE) best games of the year on the Wii for the under 10 crowd.One of last year's break-out hits, for sure.
So it was with great excitement that we purchased Scooby Doo and the Spooky Swamp for Wii.I must say that I am not as overwhelmingly excited about the sequel as I was with the original.The main reason is that the game developers chose to change some of the fundamental game play structure for this sequel.Some may like these changes, others may not.
Chief among them is the fact that the game play is entirely objective driven this time around.You must complete an objective (or task) to proceed forward in the game.To that end, READING SKILLS ARE A MUST.The objectives are sometimes obvious, but other times the objective must be read (or re-read) from the objectives log to be certain that you understand the task that you need to perform.So even if your child can pick up the very easy game play mechanics on their own, a lack of reading skills will leave them constantly asking "What do I do next?"Where the original game allowed a non-reader to play on their own and still advance through the game without a problem, this new game requires someone to sit with a non-reader to guide them through the objectives.
The objective-driven game play does allow for the story telling and story progression to be enhanced well above and beyond the original game's high standards.This is a definite plus!
Voice acting is solid, as was the case with the previous game.Although, Shaggy's voice acting is decidedly a notch or two below the previous game.
This game is definitely more of a challenge for the younger set this time around.It appears that the game developers were pushing the game to be more along the lines of the "Lego" games for Wii.My suggestion would be for fans of the original game to try it for themselves and decide how they feel about the original vs. the sequel, and for parents to be aware of the reading requirement before making a purchase.While it is an excellent game, I feel that the fundamental changes will prevent it from becoming a classic like the original.
My 7 year-old son quickly lost interest after about 30 minutes, where the original game was one of his favorites for Wii.
UPDATE 9/19/2010 - My son has regained his interest in the game, but only when I am close by to help out on a regular basis.On his own, he quickly gets frustrated.
UPDATE 9/26/2010 - Finished the game in about 8-10 hours.Only 2 episodes in this game, as opposed to 4 episodes in the last.It was great while it lasted, but seemed like it was over a bit too soon.
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