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(More customer reviews)First, let me comment that I don't own the PlayStation version, but based on the information I've seen on other websites, it seems to be the same game.I own the PC version.
Second, I'm not a very experienced gamer.On the other hand, I'm in my 30's.I found The Emperor's New Groove challenging and fun.While from a strictly technical standpoint, I can see arguments that the graphics aren't perfect, the graphics were absorbing to me.I also loved the music and the funny, sarcastic attitude of the characters.
You control Kuzco, the Emperor, in his transformed, llama state.The game begins high up in the mountains, in Pacha's village, and your goal is to travel back to the royal palace to be transformed back into a human Emperor.The game is a series of levels that take you through the mountains, rivers, catacombs, etc.You have to collect coins and other items, solve puzzles, and make many challenging jumps--in many ways, The Emperor's New Groove can be considered a platform game.
One of the things that makes the game challenging is that you only can take five hits before you lose a life.It is possible to collect extra lives, but it isn't easy to find the object you need to get them.Until you've mastered defeating enemies like the "evil" royal guards, you can take those five hits in a matter of seconds.Losing all your lives (I often only had one) means starting over from the beginning of a level.When you're in a level that takes 40 minutes to get through and you have to defeat the guard 20 minutes into it, that can be quite a challenge.
Of course, to experienced gamers, say someone who plays computer/video games an hour or two per day and has been doing so for 10 - 15 years or so, this might not be such a hard game.But as a Disney title, The Emperor's New Groove is directed at kids from 8 and up.For more inexperienced gamers of any age, it may be _too_ challenging.My wife, for instance, who hasn't tried playing computer games before this title (she liked the film so much that she wanted to try it) has given up for the time being, at least until she builds some experience on easier titles.I'm a bit more experienced, but there were levels here, such as the very long one full of huge Venus Flytraps, lava pits, bees, ellaborate arrow booby traps, etc. that took me _at least_ 5 or 6 hours of gameplay to get through.
Elsewhere, I've read some complaints about the way the 3D camera automatically scrolls.I agree that when you're in a tight spot, the camera changes can make the game quite difficult.Also, you have to position the camera in order to make many of the jumps, and tight spots, as well as trying to maneuver so you won't miss the jump, can make positioning the camera correctly _extremely_ difficult.But that's part of the challenge, isn't it?
In my opinion, the three most recent Disney Action Games I've played--The Emperor's New Groove, 102 Dalamatians: Puppies to the Rescue (this is the best one for the most inexperienced gamers, since it's much harder to die) and Donald Duck Goin' Quackers--are not only the three best Disney games so far, but are the most fun games I've played yet (I may have to add other recent titles to that list, but although I own them, I was waiting to finish those three (and I still can't defeat the last Donald Duck Boss) before I install them).Of course it helps that I'm a huge Disney fan.
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Product Description:
The Emperor's New Groove, about a young, selfish Incan ruler named Kuzco, is based on the Disney movie of the same name. Kuzco's power-hungry adviser Yzma plots to kill him and claim the throne, but accidentally transforms Kuzco into a llama, instead. After being rescued by a good-hearted villager named Pacha, Kuzco begins a journey to locate a magic potion that'll turn him back into a human, so that he can reclaim his throne. Players will explore eight worlds during this quest, with gameplay mixing movie-like visuals, puzzles, fighting, platform-style action, and comic rapport.
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