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12.39% of people buy Little King's Story and MadWorld ~ Nintendo Wii. DetailsRelease date
April 30th, 2009
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Current sales rank
Top 1000
All-time sales rank
Top 200
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Description
Little King’s Story is an original title designed and developed by some of the most respected names in the gaming industry. Featuring the efforst of Yasuhiro Wada (creator: Harvest Moon), Hideo Minaba (Art Director: Final Fantasy XII), and Youichi Kawaguchi (Main Programmer: Dragon Quest VIII), Little King’s Story combines life-simulation, real-time strategy, and adventure elements along with an enchanting storyline to offer a new and unique gaming experience.
Once upon a time there was a young boy named Corobo. He was a shy, withdrawn boy with few friends. One day while wandering the forest near his village he came across a crown infused with a mysterious power; the power to charm any person and make them follow any order. At this time an adventurer, the bull-knight Howzer, appears and informs Corobo that he is now the king of his village and that it is his responsibility to become the best king ever. Corobo then returns to his village to begin his efforts to turn his sleepy little hamlet into the best kingdom ever. Features:
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9 out of
10 people found this
review helpful:
"This is a humble game that needs a hug and our support."
This is not a review rather an impression regarding playing the game for a day or so. Little King Story contains no motion controls, no use of the pointer, no online, no mulitplayer, no mini-games, no highscores, no cars, no guns, and no bouncing boobs. These are not faults and seem to reflect the confidence placed with the content, story and design of the piece, perhaps the biggest fault of this game will be it will not be seen by many people, it will be dismissed by those who see the awkward and forgettable title, perhaps the 7+ age rating will drop a few more out, the cartoon assemblage of Japanese and western will exclude and confuse many tastes, the lack of Mario in the title and any advertising will drop it from the shelves after one week and this is a symptom of Nintendo's daunting AAA title dominance.
Little King Story manages to entangle aspects of Pikmin (control, battle system, subsequent guilt of landscape acquisition and character death), Harvest Moon (creation of buildings,managment of resources, NPC character emotions such as hate, desire, love), Animal Crossing (day/night duration, absurd and delightful character design) Chibi-Robo (superb subtly in writing and timing). This is a sophisticated game and its exceptional designers know how to slowly reveal the game to you, it never adds pointless fetch quests or grinding as a way of padding out the game length, simply playing and exploring is rewarded by its wonderfully curious and cliche free scenery. This is a game that will be scarce and attract high prices on eBay over time, it will be lovingly discussed by game critics and unsuccessfully mimicked by designers for many years, if you give Little King's Story one chance it will hook you in with its humble and understated introduction. But that's just my opinion after a day.
2 out of
2 people found this
review helpful:
"Cute and twee, then it hooks into you like a kitten"
After reading rave reviews about Little Kings Story I purchased a copy with low expectations, given that rave reviews tend to be the most disappointing games.
Starting the game was straightforward with good use of both the nunchuck and the wiimote buttons being used to full capacity. Good tutorials throughout the game reveal how much more you need to learn and makes gameplay far more intuitive. Using the Z control allows for easier gameplay, as does using the + buttons to reorganise your party. Once a battle commences, recalling your minions is extremely easy, with next to no lag time before minions retreat. This will be a game that can keep on being played for a long time to come.
2 out of
2 people found this
review helpful:
"Harvest moon + Overlord"
This game concept is rather simple, you are a king and you will need to clean up your land, invade neighbors, order your people to do their jobs etc. the idea is similar to harvest moon except the combat part which is the same as overlord (you don't actually do anything yourself, and can only everyone to attack / retreat)
The only thing I don't like about this game is how they use nunchuck to control direction, this can be rather difficult especially during combat scene since you need to aim at moving boss before ordering your troops to attack (otherwise they will just run around bouching like mindless drone)
"Addictive game for the whole family."
After a period of getting use to the game, it gets more and more addictive. Great for kids and adults alike...
"Very cute!!"
I love this game its very cute and if u like puzels u will like this game and its also funny at times so u will giggle here and there but i garentee that u will like it for sure:)
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